half-speed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for half-speed in the French»English Dictionary

I.ralenti (ralentie) [ʀalɑ̃ti] VB pp

ralenti → ralentir

II.ralenti (ralentie) [ʀalɑ̃ti] ADJ

ralenti geste, rythme, croissance:

ralenti (ralentie)

slower

III.ralenti N m

1. ralenti CINE:

ralenti

slow motion

scène/chute (filmée) au ralenti

scene/fall (filmed) in slow motion

tourner au ralenti

to shoot [sth] in slow motion

2. ralenti (pas à pleine capacité):

fonctionner au ralenti machine, entreprise:

to be just ticking over

fonctionner au ralenti personne:

to be running at half-speed

avancer au ralenti automobiliste, circulation:

to crawl along

vivre au ralenti

to live at a slow pace

3. ralenti MOTOR:

ralenti

idle

tourner au ralenti moteur:

to be ticking over Brit

tourner au ralenti moteur:

to idle

moteur qui tient bien le ralenti

engine that ticks over well Brit

moteur qui tient bien le ralenti

engine that idles well

See also ralentir

I.ralentir [ʀalɑ̃tiʀ] VB trans VB intr

ralentir

to slow down

II.se ralentir VB refl

se ralentir refl:

se ralentir

to slow down

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At least one Dictaphone model featured a half-speed, low-fidelity 30 minute option.

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After the label's initial success, both major record labels and small startups began producing half-speed mastered releases and albums advertised as being sourced directly from the original master tape.

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Due to the band's tight budget, they ran the recorder at half-speed to fit everything on one master tape.

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