tin whistle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tin whistle in the English»French Dictionary

tin whistle N MUS

tin whistle

flageolet m (en métal)

Translations for tin whistle in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.tin [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn] N

1. tin (metal):

tin

étain m

tin attr mug, bath

en étain

2. tin Brit (can):

tin

boîte f (de conserve)

a tin of soup

une boîte de soupe

to eat out of tins

se nourrir de conserves

to come out of a tin

être de la conserve

3. tin (container):

tin (for biscuits, cake)

boîte f

tin (for paint)

pot m

a biscuit tin

une boîte à biscuits

a tin of biscuits

une boîte de biscuits

4. tin FOOD:

tin (for baking)

moule m

tin (for roasting)

plat m (à rôtir)

5. tin Brit (for donations):

tin

tirelire f (pour faire la quête)

II.tin <Brit pres part etc tinning, tinned> [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn] VB trans

tin

mettre [qc] en boîte or en conserve

III.tinned ADJ

tinned Brit meat, fruit:

tinned

en boîte, de conserve

IV.tin [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn]

to have a tin ear

ne pas avoir d'oreille

tin whistle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tin whistle in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.tin [tɪn] N

1. tin no pl (metal):

tin

étain m

2. tin (tinplate):

tin

fer-blanc m

3. tin (can):

tin

boîte f (de conserve)

4. tin (container):

tin

boîte f

biscuit tin

boîte à biscuits

a tin of paint Brit, Aus

un pot de peinture

5. tin (container for baking):

tin

moule m

cake tin

moule à gâteau

II.tin [tɪn] VB trans

tin

mettre en conserve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The story goes that tienne had a tin whistle which he discarded in favour of a violin.

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Mandolin, bag pipes and tin whistle enhance the eclectic style of the songs.

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He plays several instruments, including the tin whistle, bagpipes, guitar, drums, trumpet, violin, and didgeridoo.

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Unlike a recorder or tin whistle, there is not a ducted flue voicing, also known as a fipple.

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Other instruments include the piano, guitar, concertina, tin whistle, melodeon, piano accordion, keyboard and fiddle.

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The track then quietens down and the solo tin whistle plays a second melody, again followed by the orchestra.

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She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon.

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Classes are provided in flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhrn, button accordion, bouzouki, sean-ns singing, house dancing, and guitar.

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The band also utilized an array of unique instrumentation, including the tin whistle, violin, mandolin, banjolin, bouzouki, melodeon, and hurdy-gurdy, in addition to the standard guitar, bass and drums.

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Modern manufactured six-hole folk pipes are referred to as pennywhistle or tin whistle.

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