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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestoile adhésive
Pronunciation / Transliteration: twal adeziv
"Il a fixé les câbles avec de la toile adhésive."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong, durable, cloth-backed pressure-sensitive tape used in film, photography, and stage production for securing cables and temporary repairs.
"The crew used gaffer tape to secure the loose power cords running across the stage." - 2
Any heavy-duty adhesive tape used for quick, strong, and temporary fixes.
"He repaired the broken car bumper temporarily with a roll of gaffer tape."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'gaffer', the term for a chief electrician or lighting technician on a motion picture or stage crew, combined with 'tape'. It emerged in the mid-20th century within the film and television production industries to describe a heavy-duty, cotton-cloth pressure-sensitive tape that could hold cables securely without damaging surfaces or leaving adhesive residue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gaffer tape" is said worldwide
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toile adhésive
Transliteration: twal adeziv
"Il a fixé les câbles avec de la toile adhésive."
Gaffa-Tape
Transliteration: ɡafa teɪp
"Das Kabel wurde mit Gaffa-Tape am Boden festgeklebt."
nastro americano
Transliteration: nastro americano
"Hanno usato il nastro americano per riparare la cassa."
cinta americana
Transliteration: cinta americana
"Fijaron los cables con cinta americana en el suelo."
fita gaffer
Transliteration: fitɐ ˈɡafɛɾ
"O técnico usou fita gaffer para prender os fios."
गैफर टेप
Transliteration: gaifar tep
"कर्मी ने तारों को बांधने के लिए गैफर टेप का इस्तेमाल किया।"
舞台胶带
Transliteration: wǔtái jiāodài
"工作人员用舞台胶带固定了电线。"
개퍼 테이프
Transliteration: gaepeo teipeu
"스태프가 개퍼 테이프로 케이블을 고정했다."
ガンテープ
Transliteration: gan teipu
"スタッフはガンテープでケーブルを固定した。"
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