What does cassette in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cassette in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cassette in French.

The word cassette in French means tape, cassette, cassette tape, cash box, money box, strongbox, treasury, gear cluster, cabinet de la cassette, audio cassette, audiotape, cassette tape, video, video tape, cassette deck, tape deck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cassette

tape, cassette, cassette tape

nom féminin (support magnétique) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maintenant que j'ai toutes mes chansons préférées en mp3, j'ai jeté mes vieilles cassettes. Mes grands-parents ne sont pas encore passés au DVD et regardent encore des cassettes.
My grandparents haven't moved to DVDs yet and are still watching video.

cash box, money box, strongbox

nom féminin (vieilli (coffret précieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Ma cassette, on m'a volé ma cassette ! » disait Harpagon.
"My cash box! Someone has stolen my cash box!" said Harpagon.

treasury

nom féminin (vieilli (trésor personnel d'un souverain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Louis XI acheta des agents avec sa cassette.
Louis XI bought agents with his treasury.

gear cluster

nom féminin (vélo : ensemble de pignons) (of a bicycle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cycliste venait chercher une nouvelle cassette.
This cyclist came to get a new gear cluster.

cabinet de la cassette

nom masculin (salle du château de Versailles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

audio cassette, audiotape, cassette tape

nom féminin (support audio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cassette audio a été remplacée par le CD.

video, video tape

nom féminin (support d'enregistrement magnétique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cassettes vidéo ont été supplantées par les DVD.

cassette deck, tape deck

nom féminin (vieilli (lecteur de cassettes audio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils découvrit ma vieille platine cassette chez mes parents.

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