string band in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for string band in the English»French Dictionary

string band N

string band

orchestre m à cordes

Translations for string band in the English»French Dictionary

I.band [Brit band, Am bænd] N

1. band MUS:

band (rock)

groupe m (de rock)

band (army)

clique f

band (municipal)

fanfare f

brass/jazz band

orchestre m de cuivres/de jazz

2. band (with common aim):

band

groupe m (of de)

3. band (of light, colour, land):

band

bande f

4. band RADIO:

band

bande f

the 31 metre band

la bande des 31 mètres

5. band Brit (of age, income tax):

band

tranche f

6. band SCHOOL Brit (level):

band

niveau m

7. band (for binding):

band (ribbon) (for hair, hat)

ruban m

band (around waist)

ceinture f

band (around neck)

col m

band (around arm)

brassard m

band (around head)

bandeau m

rubber or elastic Brit band

élastique m

8. band TECH:

band (metal)

ruban m (métallique)

band (rubber)

courroie f

9. band:

band (track) MUS (on record)

plage f

band COMPUT (on disk)

piste f

10. band (ring):

band

anneau m

II.band [Brit band, Am bænd] VB trans

1. band Brit SCHOOL:

band

classer [qc] par niveaux

2. band (stripe):

band

border

I.string [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] N

1. string U (twine):

string

ficelle f

a ball/a piece of string

une pelote/un bout de ficelle

to tie sth up with string

attacher qc avec de la ficelle

tied up with string

ficelé

2. string (length of cord):

string (for packaging)

ficelle f

string (on garment, medal)

cordon m

string (on bow, racket)

corde f

string (on puppet)

fil m

hanging on a string

suspendu à une ficelle

to tie a string round sth

attacher or mettre une ficelle autour de qc

to pull the strings lit, fig

tirer les ficelles

3. string:

a string of (series of) visitors, ministers, boyfriends

un défilé de

a string of crimes, convictions, scandals, takeovers, novels

une série de

a string of victories, successes, awards

une succession de

a string of shops, businesses

une chaîne de

a string of complaints, insults

une kyrielle de

4. string (set):

string of garlic

tresse f d'ail

string of onions

chapelet m d'oignons

string of pearls

collier m de perles

string of beads

collier m de perles (fantaisie)

string of islands

chapelet m d'îles

string of light bulbs

guirlande f d'ampoules

5. string RIDING, HORSE RAC:

a string of racehorses

une écurie (de courses)

6. string MUS (on instrument):

string

corde f

C-string

la corde de do

to tighten/break a string

tendre/casser une corde

7. string COMPUT:

string

chaîne f

numeric/character string

chaîne numérique/de caractères

8. string (in bean):

string BOT, FOOD

fil m

to remove the strings from the beans

effiler les haricots

9. string LING:

string

suite f

Phrases:

string, a. stringboard CONSTR

limon m (d'escalier)

II.strings N

strings npl MUS:

the strings

les cordes fpl

III.string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string:

string MUS, SPORTS racket

corder

string guitar, violin

monter

string bow

garnir [qc] d'une corde

to string [sth] tightly racket

faire un cordage tendu à

2. string (thread):

string beads, pearls

enfiler (on sur)

3. string (hang):

to string sth (up) above/across street

suspendre qc au-dessus de/en travers de

to string sth up on lamppost, pole

accrocher qc à

to string sth between trees, supports

suspendre qc entre

IV.string <pret, pp strung> [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ] VB intr JOURN

to string for a newspaper

travailler comme correspondant free-lance pour un journal

V.-stringed COMP

a six-stringed instrument

un instrument à six cordes

VI.string [Brit strɪŋ, Am strɪŋ]

string → bow

to have sb on a string

mener qn à la baguette

to pull strings inf

faire jouer le piston inf

to pull strings for sb inf

pistonner qn inf

without strings or with no strings attached

sans conditions

See also bow², bow¹

I.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] N

1. bow (forward movement):

bow

salut m

to make a bow

faire un salut

to take a bow THEAT

saluer

to make one's bow fig

faire ses débuts

2. bow NAUT:

bow

avant m

bow

proue f

on the starboard bow

par tribord devant

to go down by the bows

sombrer par l'avant

3. bow SPORTS:

bow

rameur/-euse m/f avant

II.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB trans

bow head

baisser

bow branch

courber

bow tree

incliner

to bow the knee fig

se soumettre (to à)

to bow one's head in prayer

prier les yeux baissés

III.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ] VB intr

1. bow (bend forward):

bow

saluer

to bow to

saluer

2. bow (give way):

to bow to wisdom, knowledge, necessity, majority

s'incliner devant

to bow to pressure

céder à la pression

to bow to sb's opinion

se ranger à l'avis de qn

3. bow (sag):

bow plant, shelf:

se courber (under sous)

IV.bowed ADJ

bowed head

penché

bowed back

courbé

V.bow² [Brit baʊ, Am baʊ]

to bow and scrape fig

faire des courbettes (to devant)

there was a lot of bowing and scraping

il y a eu beaucoup de courbettes

to fire a shot across sb's bows fig

tirer un coup de semonce à qn

I.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] N

1. bow (weapon):

bow

arc m

2. bow MUS:

bow

archet m

3. bow (knot):

bow

nœud m

to tie a bow

faire un nœud

II.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ] VB intr

bow

manier l'archet

III.bow¹ [Brit bəʊ, Am boʊ]

to have more than one string or several strings to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde or plusieurs cordes à son arc

string band in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for string band in the English»French Dictionary

string band N

string band

orchestre m à cordes

Translations for string band in the English»French Dictionary

band¹ [bænd] N

1. band MUS:

band

orchestre m

band pop group

groupe m

brass band

fanfare f

2. band (group):

band

bande f

I.band² [bænd] N

1. band (strip):

band

bande f

hat band

ruban m

head band

bandeau m

waist band

ceinture f

2. band (range):

band

tranche f

tax band

tranche d'imposition

3. band (ring):

band

anneau m

wedding band

alliance f

4. band (section):

band

série f

a band of light rain and showers

un passage de pluies légères et d'averses

II.band² [bænd] VB trans

band

grouper

I.string [strɪŋ] N

1. string (twine):

string

ficelle f

2. string (wire causing musical notes):

string

corde f

3. string pl (orchestral section):

string

instruments mpl à cordes

4. string (chain holding things):

string of pearls

collier m

5. string (sequence):

string

série f

string of names

suite f

6. string COMPUT:

string

suite f

search string

chaîne f de recherche

Phrases:

to have another string to one's bow

avoir plus d'une corde à son arc

to pull strings

tirer les ficelles

II.string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (attach strings to):

string a racket

corder

2. string (attach objects to chain):

string

enfiler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These affairs were theatrically inspired, invitation-only, tea-time presentations, complete with a stage, curtains, mood-setting lighting, music from a string band, souvenir gifts and programmes.

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A highly versatile and dynamic group, each show brings new surprises from onstage theatrics, big sound, or psychedelic jams to a simple string band quintet.

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This festival is dedicated to the preservation of authentic old-time string band music as well as traditional flatfoot dancing and square dancing.

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They are self-financed, paying dues of $325 each for a total of just under $20,000, roughly one fifth of what a typical string band spends.

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Such an assemblage, of whatever instrumentation, became known simply as a string band.

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String band music, quadrille and bele music and traditional storytelling are also popular.

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They were the first family string band to make a commercial record (1924).

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The tipano band, a flute and drum ensemble, and the de kwerdas (string band), supply background music on important social occasions.

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In 1926, he added family musicians to his group for a full string band sound.

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He had his first musical training as a rhythm guitarist in his father's string band.

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