penny whistle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for penny whistle in the English»French Dictionary

penny whistle N

penny whistle

flûteau m

Translations for penny whistle in the French»English Dictionary

flûtiau

penny whistle

Translations for penny whistle in the English»French Dictionary

penny [Brit ˈpɛni, Am ˈpɛni] N

1. penny <pl pennies> (small amount of money):

penny

≈ centime m

it won't cost you a penny!

ça ne te coûtera pas un centime!

not a penny more!

pas un centime de plus!

when he died she didn't get a penny

quand il est mort elle n'a pas eu un sou

not to have a penny to one's name or two pennies to rub together

être sans le sou

2. penny Brit <pl pence or pennies> (unit of currency):

penny

penny m

fifty pence or p

cinquante pence

a five pence or five p piece

une pièce de cinq pence

a 25 pence or 25p stamp

un timbre-poste à 25 pence

3. penny Am <pl pennies>:

penny

cent m

a penny for your thoughts or for them inf

à quoi penses-tu?

a penny saved is a penny gained or earned

un sou économisé est un sou gagné

a pretty penny inf

une jolie somme

in for a penny in for a pound

lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov

les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

the penny dropped inf

ça a fait tilt inf

they are two or ten a penny inf

on les ramasse à la pelle inf

to be penny wise pound foolish

économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille

to earn or turn an honest penny

gagner honnêtement son pain

to spend a penny inf Brit euph

aller au petit coin euph

to turn up like a bad penny

revenir continuellement

I.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] N

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

sifflet m

whistle (siren)

sirène f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h

to blow the or one's whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

to blow the whistle for half time

siffler la mi-temps

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind)

sifflement m

whistle (made with a small pipe)

coup m de sifflet

to give a whistle of surprise

pousser un sifflement de surprise

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

flageolet m

II.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB trans

whistle (gen) tune, command

siffler

whistle (casually) melody

siffloter

III.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB intr

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

siffler

to whistle at sb/sth

siffler qn/qc

to whistle for dog

siffler

he whistled to us to come

il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir

Phrases:

to whistle past, to whistle by (move past fast) arrow, bullet:

passer en sifflant

to whistle past, to whistle by train:

passer à toute vitesse

the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air

les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air

IV.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl]

to blow the whistle on sb

dénoncer qn

to blow the whistle on sth

révéler qc

(as) clean as a whistle

propre comme un sou neuf

you can whistle for it inf!

tu peux toujours courir! inf

to wet one's whistle inf

se rincer le gosier inf

to whistle in the dark

essayer de se donner du courage

penny whistle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny whistle in the English»French Dictionary

penny <-ies [or Brit pence]> [ˈpeni] N

1. penny <pence> (value):

penny

penny m

I don't get a penny in royalties

je ne reçois pas un sou de droits d'auteur

2. penny <-ies> (coin):

penny

penny m

Phrases:

the penny (has) dropped!

ça a fait tilt!

a penny for your thoughts

à quoi penses-tu?

two [or ten] a penny

treize à la douzaine

I.whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB intr, trans

whistle

siffler

II.whistle [ˈwɪsl] N

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle

sifflement m

2. whistle (device):

whistle

sifflet m

to blow a whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

Phrases:

to blow the whistle on sb/sth

dénoncer qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She plays a hollow reed, called a tooter, which is similar to a penny whistle.

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Acoustic guitars, mandolin, bandurra and penny whistle are heard but no credits are given.

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He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles.

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Their kit: one acoustic guitar, one tambourine, one penny whistle, two belting voices.

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Along with the breath blown into it, appreciate the fingers that tab the holes of the penny whistle that has been barred into the music.

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The background music reflects the best of the fifties e.g. big band, jazz, swing, kwela and penny whistle.

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Unlike earlier kwela groups, they added guitar and vocal harmonies to the penny whistle sound.

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Accordion, percussion instrumentpercussion and penny whistle "pithiavli" are also used.

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The song includes penny whistle and accordion.

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He is a multi-instrumentalist who is most often heard playing alto and soprano saxophones, penny whistle and bass clarinet.

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