wind instrument in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wind instrument in the English»French Dictionary

wind instrument N

wind instrument

instrument m à vent

Translations for wind instrument in the French»English Dictionary

instrument à cordes/à percussion/à vent

string/percussion/wind instrument

Translations for wind instrument in the English»French Dictionary

I.instrument [Brit ˈɪnstrʊm(ə)nt, Am ˈɪnstrəmənt] N

1. instrument (tool, implement):

instrument

instrument m also fig

to be the instrument of fate

être l'instrument du destin

to be an instrument for good/evil

exercer une bonne/mauvaise influence

2. instrument MUS:

instrument

instrument m

to play an instrument

jouer d'un instrument

3. instrument:

instrument AVIAT, MOTOR

instrument m

to fly on instruments

piloter aux instruments

to fly on instruments attr landing, flying

aux instruments

4. instrument LAW (document):

instrument

instrument m

instrument

acte m juridique

II.instrument [Brit ˈɪnstrʊm(ə)nt, Am ˈɪnstrəmənt] VB trans

1. instrument MUS:

instrument

orchestrer

2. instrument (equip):

instrument factory, machine

équiper

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vent m

North/East wind

vent du nord/d'est

the wind is blowing

il y a du vent

which way is the wind blowing?

d'où vient le vent?

a high wind

un vent fort, un grand vent

to have the wind at one's back [or to have the wind behind one]

avoir le vent pour soi

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vent m

fair wind

bon vent

to sail or run before the wind lit, fig

avoir le vent en poupe

to sail into the wind

naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout

to sail close to the wind NAUT

serrer le vent

to sail close to the wind fig

jouer avec le feu

3. wind (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of

couper le souffle à

to get one's wind

reprendre souffle

to get one's second wind fig

reprendre ses forces

4. wind (current):

wind fig

vent m

the wind of change

le vent du changement

the cold winds of recession

le spectre de la récession

there is something in the wind

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vents mpl

wind

gaz mpl intestinaux

to break wind

lâcher un vent

to suffer from wind

avoir des gaz

to bring up wind

roter

that's a lot of wind inf!

c'est du vent! inf

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

les instruments mpl à vent

II.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

couper la respiration or le souffle à

wind climb, exertion:

essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine

2. wind (burp):

wind

faire faire son rot à inf

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

avoir un vent de, flairer

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avoir vent de, apprendre

to get the wind up inf

avoir la trouille or la frousse inf (about à cause de)

to put the wind up sb inf

flanquer la trouille à qn inf

to put the wind up sb inf

faire une peur bleue à qn

to go/run like the wind

aller/filer comme le vent

it's (like) pissing sl or whistling in the wind

c'est comme si on pissait dans un violon sl

to see which way the wind blows

prendre le vent

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind (of road)

tournant m

2. wind (movement):

wind (of handle)

tour m

to give a clock a wind

remonter une pendule

II.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

enrouler (on, onto sur, round autour de)

he wound a scarf round his neck

il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou

she wound her arms around him

elle l'a enlacé

to wind wool

faire une pelote de laine

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, a. wind up watch, clock, toy

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

donner un tour de

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession, road, river:

serpenter

III.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river, procession:

serpenter (along le long de)

wind stairs:

tourner

a queue winding round the theatre

une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre

wind instrument in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind instrument in the English»French Dictionary

wind instrument [ˈwɪnd ˈɪnstrʊmənt] N

wind instrument

instrument m à vent

Translations for wind instrument in the French»English Dictionary

instrument à vent

wind instrument

Translations for wind instrument in the English»French Dictionary

instrument [ˈɪnstrʊmənt, Am -strə-] N a. fig

instrument

instrument m

to be the instrument of sb

être l'instrument de qn

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vent m

a breath of wind

un courant d'air

a gust of wind

une rafale de vent

2. wind no pl (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

3. wind no pl Brit, Aus (flatulence):

wind

gaz m

to break wind

faire des gaz

4. wind MUS:

the wind

les instruments mpl à vent

5. wind no pl (meaningless words):

wind

n'importe quoi

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to get wind of sth

avoir vent de qc

to go/run like the wind

filer comme le vent

to put the wind up sb Brit, Aus

flanquer la frousse à qn

there's sth in the wind

il y a qc dans l'air

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (hurt):

wind

couper le souffle à

2. wind Brit (bring up wind):

to wind a baby

faire faire son rot à un bébé

I.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (wrap around):

wind film

rembobiner

wind wool

enrouler

2. wind (tension a spring):

wind

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

tourner

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

wind

serpenter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The music is generally performed by harps, violins and guitars, with an occasional wind instrument.

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Like other clarinets, the contra-alto clarinet is a wind instrument that uses a reed to produce sound.

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In this mode of operation, the fountain becomes a wind instrument.

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He added that the pink sails reflect the wind instrument sound of the string section.

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The wind section, is dominant by a wind instrument, something akin to the clarinet.

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Dances and songs are accompanied by a kumuz (a plucked string instrument), an accordion, or less often a wind instrument.

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They also make musical instruments like the siku (wind instrument) and the charango.

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In musical terms, they are often described as sounding hollow, and are therefore used as the basis for wind instrument sounds created using subtractive synthesis.

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The "cornu", a long tubular metal wind instrument that curved around the musician's body, was used for military signals and on parade.

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Being a double-reeded wind instrument, it is extremely difficult to master it to produce perfect pitches.

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