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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCassette-Player
/kəˈsɛtˌpleɪər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device used for playing audio recordings stored on cassette tapes.
"He listened to his favorite music on the cassette-player while driving." - 2
An electronic device that can also record audio onto cassette tapes.
"The cassette-player allowed her to record her voice for the first time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cassette' originates from the French word 'cassetta', meaning 'a small box', which was adopted in the 1960s to describe a compact audio storage format. 'Player' derives from the Old English 'plegian', meaning 'to play', reflecting the device's function to play audio recordings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cassette-Player" is said worldwide
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lecteur de cassette
Transliteration: lɛktœʁ də kasɛt
"Il a écouté de la musique sur son lecteur de cassette."
Kassettenplayer
Transliteration: kaˈzɛtənˌplɛːɐ̯
"Er hörte Musik auf seinem Kassettenplayer."
lettore a cassette
Transliteration: letˈtoːre a kasˈsette
"Ha ascoltato la musica sul suo lettore a cassette."
reproductor de casetes
Transliteration: reproˈductoɾ de kaˈsetes
"Escuchó música en su reproductor de casetes."
tocador de cassetes
Transliteration: toˈkaduʁ dʒi kaˈsetis
"Ele ouviu música no seu tocador de cassetes."
कैसेट प्लेयर
Transliteration: kaisṭeṭ plēyar
"उसने अपने कैसेट प्लेयर पर संगीत सुना।"
卡带播放器
Transliteration: kǎdài bōfàngqì
"他在卡带播放器上听音乐。"
카세트 플레이어
Transliteration: kaseuteu peulleieo
"그는 카세트 플레이어로 음악을 들었다."
カセットプレーヤー
Transliteration: kasetto purēyā
"彼はカセットプレーヤーで音楽を聴いた。"
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