timbre in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for timbre in the English»French Dictionary

timbre [Brit ˈtambə, Am ˈtæmbər] N

timbre

timbre m

timber [Brit ˈtɪmbə, Am ˈtɪmbər] N

1. timber:

timber (for building)

bois m (de construction)

timber (for furniture)

bois m (d'œuvre)

seasoned/green timber

bois séché/vert

roof timbers

bois de charpente

roof timbers attr importer, exporter

de bois

roof timbers treatment, preservative, trade

du bois

roof timbers building, frame

en bois

2. timber (lumber):

timber

troncs mpl d'arbre

to fell timber

abattre des arbres

‘Timber!’

‘Attention (à l'arbre qui tombe)!’

attr timber plantation

futaie f

3. timber (forest):

timber

bois mpl

land under timber

futaie f

4. timber (beam):

timber

poutre f

timber

madrier m spec

timber cladding N

timber cladding

revêtement m en bois

timber-clad ADJ

timber-clad

revêtu de bois

timber-framed ADJ

timber-framed building:

timber-framed

à colombage

timber merchant N Brit

timber merchant

négociant m en bois

timber merchant

marchand m de bois

timber wolf N

timber wolf

loup m gris

timber yard N

timber yard

scierie f

Translations for timbre in the French»English Dictionary

timbre [tɛ̃bʀ] N m

1. timbre (vignette):

timbre

stamp

timbre tarif rapide/tarif lent

first-class/second-class stamp

timbre à 46 centimes (d'euro)

46-cent stamp

timbre premier jour

first-day cover

2. timbre (marque) LAW:

timbre (gén)

stamp

timbre (sur une lettre)

postmark

3. timbre (instrument):

timbre

stamp

timbre sec/humide

embossing/ink stamp

4. timbre (sonorité):

timbre (gén)

tone

timbre MUS

timbre

timbre (de voyelle)

timbre

voix au timbre voilé

husky voice

timbre chaud/riche

warm/rich tone

voix sans timbre

toneless voice

5. timbre (sonnette, sonnerie):

timbre (de porte, vélo)

bell

timbre (de réveil)

ring

6. timbre MED:

timbre

patch

timbre à la nicotine

nicotine patch

timbre tuberculinique

test square (for tuberculin patch test)

Phrases:

timbre dateur

date stamp

timbre fiscal

stamp affixed to official document e.g. passport

I.timbré (timbrée) [tɛ̃bʀe] VB pp

timbré → timbrer

II.timbré (timbrée) [tɛ̃bʀe] ADJ

1. timbré enveloppe, document:

timbré (timbrée)

stamped

2. timbré voix:

voix (bien) timbrée

resonant voice

III.timbré (timbrée) [tɛ̃bʀe] ADJ inf (fou)

timbré (timbrée)

loony inf

IV.timbré (timbrée) [tɛ̃bʀe] N m (f) inf

timbré (timbrée)

loony inf

See also timbrer

timbrer [tɛ̃bʀe] VB trans (tous contextes)

timbrer enveloppe, document

to stamp, to put a stamp on

timbre in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for timbre in the French»English Dictionary

timbre¹ [tɛ̃bʀ] N m

1. timbre (vignette, cachet):

timbre

stamp

timbre fiscal

tax stamp

2. timbre MED:

timbre

research stamp

timbre² [tɛ̃bʀ] N m (qualité du son)

timbre

timbre

timbre d'une flûte, voix

tone

timbré¹(e) [tɛ̃bʀe] ADJ

timbré(e)

stamped

timbré²(e) [tɛ̃bʀe] ADJ inf (un peu fou)

timbré(e)

cracked

timbre-poste <timbres-poste> [tɛ̃bʀəpɔst] N m

timbre-poste

postage stamp

timbre-amende <timbres-amendes> [tɛ̃bʀamɑ̃d] N m:

timbre-amende

stamp bought to pay a parking fine

timbrer [tɛ̃bʀe] VB trans

timbrer

to stamp

Translations for timbre in the English»French Dictionary

timber [ˈtɪmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. timber no pl Brit (wood):

timber

bois m de construction

2. timber (large beam):

timber

poutre f

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revenue stamp

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timbré(e)

timbre Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be fronted with timber

avoir une façade en bois

roughly-hewn timber

du bois équarri

to steam a stamp off

décoller un timbre à la vapeur

to stick a stamp on sth

apposer un timbre sur qc

to peel off

se décoller timbre

tax stamp

timbre fiscal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The vocal range and timbre of children's voices does not have the variety that adults' voices have.

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The name of the stop reflects not only the stop's timbre and construction, but also the style of the organ in which it resides.

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He then applied timbre and used audio software to create ghostly accompaniment lines.

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A major goal of classical voice training in classical styles is to maintain an even timbre throughout the passaggio.

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For this reason, many authors find that canons sound better when performed by voices of different timbre.

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No recordings survive of his voice, which was lyric-dramatic in size and said to have had a warm, vibrant if tremulous timbre.

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The timbre and tone of the singer reveal the roles of the different characters.

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A single timbre can be played in four-voice.

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Beginning in the 12th century, the organ began to evolve into a complex instrument capable of producing different timbres.

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Some instruments employ multiple manual or embouchure techniques to achieve the same pitch through a variety of timbres.

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