Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bleep

Finnish translation:

piip/piippaus

Added to glossary by Desmond O'Rourke
May 15, 2011 22:50
13 yrs ago
English term

bleep

English to Finnish Other Slang
Sound editing term to replace expletive in direct speech, usually [bleep] in English. Thanks if you can help!
Proposed translations (Finnish)
4 piip/piippaus
5 sensuroida, sensuroitu
4 piippaus

Proposed translations

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piip/piippaus

I believe piip is used in the same way. Don't know whether it's in square brackets or within citation marks, though.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "piip/piippaus conveys best what [bleep] means in the context of sound editing. Kristina earns the points being the first to answer. "
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piippaus

piippaus IS the sound (descriptions of...)
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sensuroida, sensuroitu

although the word itself means piippauus , piipitys, Verbs piipata, piipittää
the word sensuroida (sensuroitu) is used to replace expletive in direct speech.

sensuroida harjoittaa sensuuria, etenkin poistaa julkaisusta osia

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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-05-16 10:32:07 GMT)
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Plain [piip] slang
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