Top of microphone

[PetiteDanone]

Bonjour!

I am translating a phrase, that directs a person how to use something, and I'm not quite sure how to translate "top" in this sentence:

"Hold top of microphone approximately xx from mouth"

I am using l'impératif for my translations...

Tenez le haut/sommet du microphone à environ xx de votre bouche

Please help!!

Merci

 

[Who-Cares]

La tête du micro?

 

[PetiteDanone]

Does tête work in this sense?

I'm really at a loss, because there are so many words to describe "top" depending on the context, I don't know which one to use!

 

[Who-Cares]

If you mean, the head of the microphone, I guess yes.

Haut & sommet seemed a bit awkward to me.

 

[bobepine]

"Tête du micro" sounds good to me, too.

 

[yannalan]

I don't know whetehr the french are more aware about using a microphone, but generally we say : tenez le meicrophone...
Who would put another part before hsi mouth ?

 

[Who-Cares]

I don't know whetehr the french are more aware about using a microphone, but generally we say : tenez le meicrophone...
Who would put another part before hsi mouth ?

I don't get your point.

 

[PetiteDanone]

HAHA - I was wondering that too... I am translating from an American document though, that we need to translate to French for our French Canadian customers... So I think I will just omit the whole "tête" part, as if you don't know how to use a microphone in the first place, these directions won't help you!
(en plus, il y a un schéma avec un petit bonhomme qui tient le micro près de sa bouche!!)

 

[Who-Cares]

Lol. Solved then.

 

[yannalan]

I don't get your point.

I am just explianig why there is no need to translate "head", as everybody understands you could not speak elsewhere on the microphone.

 

[Who-Cares]

I am just explianig why there is no need to translate "head", as everybody understands you could not speak elsewhere on the microphone.

Right on. I got it as the conversation went along.

Thank you.