tracks

French translation: pistes

16:08 Sep 16, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: tracks
it;s about computers
Sandy
French translation:pistes
Explanation:
(au pluriel)
piste au singulier = track

les deux réponses précédentes sont un peu confuses, mais exactes

Maya veut dire que tracks (track au pluriel) désigne le nombre de pistes par ex. d'un disque souple ou dur. Bien entendu nombre de pistes = number of tracks.

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Yves Georges
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4 +1piste
Bram Poldervaart
5pistes
Yves Georges
4nombre de pistes
Maya Jurt


  

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nombre de pistes


Explanation:
unité utilisé pour mésurer la densité des disquettes souples (floppies)

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
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piste


Explanation:
source grandictionnaire:

track

Syn.
magnetic track
piste magnétique n. f.


Déf. :
Piste sur la surface d'une mémoire magnétique.


and ITC experience

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Bram Poldervaart
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pistes


Explanation:
(au pluriel)
piste au singulier = track

les deux réponses précédentes sont un peu confuses, mais exactes

Maya veut dire que tracks (track au pluriel) désigne le nombre de pistes par ex. d'un disque souple ou dur. Bien entendu nombre de pistes = number of tracks.

HTH


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Yves Georges
France
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1459
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