tuning fork in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tuning fork in the English»French Dictionary

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

Translations for tuning fork in the French»English Dictionary

diapason (à branches)

tuning fork

Translations for tuning fork in the English»French Dictionary

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

tuning fork in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tuning fork in the English»French Dictionary

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m

Translations for tuning fork in the French»English Dictionary

diapason

tuning fork

Translations for tuning fork in the English»French Dictionary

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The third takes a two-part form, with the top like a tuning fork and the bottom like a lush, curvy body in a dress.

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He called himself a maker of musical instruments, but the instrument for which his name is best known is the tuning fork.

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The test uses a low-frequency tuning fork to test for the occlusion effect.

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This comprises a number of vibrating metal reeds, each one having a tuned vibration frequency like a tuning fork.

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A vibrating tuning fork is placed on the mastoid while the examiner alternately closes and opens the ear canal by pressing on the tragus inwards.

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These selectors used a tuning fork resonator rather than a simple single reed.

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The musical note produced by a tuning fork is called a pure tone because it consists of one tone sounding at just one frequency.

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As he strikes the tuning fork that is buried with the robe-draped skeleton, bagpipe music fills the air and throws him into convulsions.

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This rapid increase in pressure causes the barrel to vibrate at a certain natural frequency, much like a tuning fork.

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Additionally, the tuning fork is placed on the forehead.

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