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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWiedergabe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈviː.dɐˌɡaː.bə
"Die Wiedergabe des Videos war von hoher Qualität."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of playing back a recording, such as audio or video.
"The playback of the concert was streamed live for fans who couldn't attend." - 2
A specific instance of a recording being played back.
"During the playback, we noticed several errors in the audio quality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb phrase 'play back', combining the Middle English 'playen' (to perform music, from Old English plegan) with the adverb 'back' (from Old English bæc). Initially appearing in the mid-20th century with the advent of magnetic tape recording, it originally referred to the immediate reproduction of recorded sound or video.
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relecture
Transliteration: rə.løktʁ
"La relecture de l'enregistrement a révélé des erreurs."
Wiedergabe
Transliteration: ˈviː.dɐˌɡaː.bə
"Die Wiedergabe des Videos war von hoher Qualität."
riproduzione
Transliteration: ri.pro.duˈtsjo.ne
"La riproduzione del brano è stata impeccabile."
reproducción
Transliteration: re.pɾo.ðukˈsjon
"La reproducción del audio fue clara y nítida."
reprodução
Transliteration: ʁe.pɾo.duˈsɐ̃w
"A reprodução do vídeo foi perfeita."
पुनरावृत्ति
Transliteration: punarāvṛtti
"पुनरावृत्ति के दौरान हमें कई गलतियाँ मिलीं।"
回放
Transliteration: huífàng
"回放的质量非常高。"
재생
Transliteration: jaesaeng
"재생 중에 오류가 발견되었습니다."
再生
Transliteration: さいせい
"再生中に音質の問題が見つかりました。"
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