boast wide

English translation: feature wide and flat frequency responses

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English term or phrase:boast wide
Selected answer:feature wide and flat frequency responses
Entered by: naglaa khater

22:41 Dec 5, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Music
English term or phrase: boast wide
Generally boast wide and flat frequency responses (smooth sounding mics)
naglaa khater
Local time: 12:12
feature wide and flat frequency responses
Explanation:
"Boast" here is simply a synonym of "feature" and has nothing to do with music per se. It is a word that obviously has positive connotations, and is often used in marketing-oriented material.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 06:12
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4 +8feature wide and flat frequency responses
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boast wide and flat frequency responses
feature wide and flat frequency responses


Explanation:
"Boast" here is simply a synonym of "feature" and has nothing to do with music per se. It is a word that obviously has positive connotations, and is often used in marketing-oriented material.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Walter: In other words, the responses are so good that, if the mics were people, they could boast about it.
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Oliver.

agree  Jennifer Levey: Yes. The advertiser's 'they boast' = everyone else's 'they have'.
33 mins
  -> Thank you, MM.

agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> Merci, Tony.

agree  Demi Ebrite
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Demi.

agree  Liam Hamilton
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liam.

agree  Alexandra Taggart: "wide and flat" - constant
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alex.

agree  kmtext
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, KM.

agree  Rolf Keiser
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gold.
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