TUNING FORK - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork: diapason m

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diapason (à branches): tuning fork

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I. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] N

1. tune MUS:

tune: air m

to dance/sing sth to the tune of sth: danser/chanter qc sur l'air de qc

2. tune MUS (accurate pitch):

to be in/out of tune: être/ne pas être en accord (with avec)

to sing in/out of tune: chanter juste/faux

an out-of-tune piano/violin: un piano/violon désaccordé

II. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] VB trans

tune musical instrument: accorder (to à)

tune car engine, radio, TV, signal: régler (to sur)

stay tuned!: restez à l'écoute!

III. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un]

to call the tune: mener la danse

to change one's tune , to sing a different tune: changer d'avis

to dance to sb's tune: se plier aux exigences de qn

to the tune of (to the amount of) inf: pour un montant de

to be in debt/have costs to the tune of £50, 000: avoir des dettes/des frais pour un montant de 50 000 livres

tuning [Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ, Am ˈtunɪŋ] N

1. tuning MUS:

tuning: accord m

tuning key, pin: d'accord

2. tuning:

tuning AUDIO, TV, MECH: réglage m

tuning dial, knob: de réglage

I. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] N

1. fork (for eating):

fork: fourchette f

2. fork (tool):

fork: fourche f

3. fork (division):

fork (in tree): fourche f

fork (in river): fourche f

fork (on bicycle): fourche f

fork (in railway): embranchement m

fork (in road): bifurcation f

to come to a fork in the road: arriver à une bifurcation

4. fork (in chess):

fork: fourchette f

II. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB trans

1. fork (lift with fork):

fork hay, manure, earth: fourcher

2. fork (in chess):

fork opponent, chesspiece: fourcher

III. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB intr a. fork off

fork road, river, railway line, driver:

fork: bifurquer

you fork to the left: vous bifurquez à gauche

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tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork: diapason m

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diapason: tuning fork

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I. tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] N

1. tune (melody):

tune: air m

2. tune no pl (pitch):

tune: accord m

to be in tune: être accordé

to be out of tune: être désaccordé

3. tune Brit AUTO, TECH:

tune: réglage m

Phrases:

to change one's tune: changer de ton

to the tune of sth: d'un montant de qc

to be in/out of tune with sth: être en accord/désaccord avec qc

II. tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune: accorder

2. tune TECH:

tune: régler

to be tuned to the BBC: être branché sur la BBC

tuning N no pl

1. tuning MUS:

tuning: accord m

2. tuning (adjustment):

tuning: réglage m

I. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] N

1. fork (eating tool):

fork: fourchette f

2. fork (garden tool):

fork: fourche f

3. fork (Y-shaped division):

fork: embranchement m

take the left/right fork: prendre à gauche/droite à l'embranchement

4. fork pl (support of bicycle):

fork: fourche f

II. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB trans (till)

fork garden: fourcher

III. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB intr

fork: bifurquer

to fork left/right: bifurquer à gauche/droite

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tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork: diapason m

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diapason: tuning fork

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I. tune [tun] N

1. tune (melody):

tune: air m

2. tune (pitch):

tune: accord m

to be in tune: être accordé

to be out of tune: être désaccordé

Phrases:

to change one's tune: changer de ton

to the tune of sth: d'un montant de qc

to be in/out of tune with sth: être en accord/désaccord avec qc

II. tune [tun] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune: accorder

2. tune TECH:

tune: régler

to be tuned to the local news: être branché sur la chaîne d'informations locales

tuning N

1. tuning MUS:

tuning: accord m

2. tuning (adjustment):

tuning: réglage m

I. fork [fɔrk] N

1. fork (eating tool):

fork: fourchette f

2. fork (garden tool):

fork: fourche f

3. fork (Y-shaped division):

fork: embranchement m

take the left/right fork: prendre à gauche/droite à l'embranchement

4. fork pl (support of bicycle):

fork: fourche f

II. fork [fɔrk] VB trans (till)

fork garden: fourcher

III. fork [fɔrk] VB intr

fork: bifurquer

to fork left/right: bifurquer à gauche/droite

Present
I	tune
you	tune
he/she/it	tunes
we	tune
you	tune
they	tune

Past
I	tuned
you	tuned
he/she/it	tuned
we	tuned
you	tuned
they	tuned

Present Perfect
I	have	tuned
you	have	tuned
he/she/it	has	tuned
we	have	tuned
you	have	tuned
they	have	tuned

Past Perfect
I	had	tuned
you	had	tuned
he/she/it	had	tuned
we	had	tuned
you	had	tuned
they	had	tuned

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Furthermore, mechanistic models of orientation tuning are used to assess the neural basis of experimental findings on tilt effects.

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As this is a fifth below the most common contrabass tuning, some call this a subcontrabass.

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When the front panel tuning controls are rotated, this system raises and lowers ferrite slugs in and out of the receiver's tuning coils.

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Larger and heavier than a lyre, the cithara was a loud, sweet and piercing instrument with precision tuning ability.

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This type of self-tuning can be close to instantaneous.

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tuning fork N MUS

I. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] N

1. tune MUS:

2. tune MUS (accurate pitch):

II. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un] VB trans

III. tune [Brit tjuːn, Am t(j)un]

tuning [Brit ˈtjuːnɪŋ, Am ˈtunɪŋ] N

1. tuning MUS:

2. tuning:

I. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] N

1. fork (for eating):

2. fork (tool):

3. fork (division):

4. fork (in chess):

II. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB trans

1. fork (lift with fork):

2. fork (in chess):

III. fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB intr a. fork off

fork road, river, railway line, driver:

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tuning fork N MUS

I. tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] N

1. tune (melody):

2. tune no pl (pitch):

3. tune Brit AUTO, TECH:

Phrases:

II. tune [tju:n, Am tu:n] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

2. tune TECH:

tuning N no pl

1. tuning MUS:

2. tuning (adjustment):

I. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] N

1. fork (eating tool):

2. fork (garden tool):

3. fork (Y-shaped division):

4. fork pl (support of bicycle):

II. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB trans (till)

III. fork [fɔ:k, Am fɔ:rk] VB intr

tuning fork N MUS

I. tune [tun] N

1. tune (melody):

2. tune (pitch):

Phrases:

II. tune [tun] VB trans

1. tune MUS:

2. tune TECH:

tuning N

1. tuning MUS:

2. tuning (adjustment):

I. fork [fɔrk] N

1. fork (eating tool):

2. fork (garden tool):

3. fork (Y-shaped division):

4. fork pl (support of bicycle):

II. fork [fɔrk] VB trans (till)

III. fork [fɔrk] VB intr

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