wind instrument in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wind instrument in the English»Italian Dictionary

wind instrument [Brit ˈwɪndɪnstrəmənt, Am ˈwɪnd ˌɪnstrəmənt] N

wind instrument

strumento m a fiato

Translations for wind instrument in the Italian»English Dictionary

strumento a fiato

wind instrument

strumento a fiato

wind instrument

Translations for wind instrument in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. instrument (tool, implement):

instrument

strumento m also fig

to be the instrument of fate

essere lo strumento del destino

to be an instrument for good, evil

avere una buona, cattiva influenza

2. instrument MUS:

instrument

strumento m

to play an instrument

suonare uno strumento

3. instrument:

instrument AVIAT, MOTOR

strumento m (di bordo)

to fly on instruments

effettuare un volo strumentale

to fly on instruments before n landing, flying

strumentale

4. instrument LAW (document):

instrument

strumento m giuridico

instrument

atto m giuridico

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

1. instrument MUS:

instrument

strumentare

instrument

orchestrare

2. instrument (equip):

instrument factory, machine

equipaggiare

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vento m

North, East wind

vento del nord, dell'est

the wind is blowing

sta soffiando il vento

which way is the wind blowing?

in che direzione soffia il vento?

a high wind

un forte vento

to have the wind at one's back, to have the wind behind one

avere il vento alle spalle

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vento m

fair wind

vento favorevole

to sail or run before the wind

avere il vento in poppa also fig

to sail into the wind

navigare controvento

to sail close to the wind NAUT

stringere il vento, navigare di bolina

to sail close to the wind fig

stare sul filo del rasoio

3. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

wind

respiro m

to knock the wind out of

mozzare il fiato a qn

to get one's wind

riprendere fiato

to get one's second wind fig

riprendere fiato

4. wind (current):

wind fig

aria f

wind fig

sentore m

the wind of change

l'aria di cambiamento

the cold winds of recession

le avvisaglie della recessione

there is something in the wind

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vento m

wind

peto m

to break wind

petare

to suffer from wind

soffrire di flatulenza

to bring up wind

ruttare

that's a lot of wind! inf

è solo aria fritta!

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

i fiati

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

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

togliere il fiato, mozzare il fiato

wind climb, exertion:

lasciare senza fiato

2. wind (burp):

wind baby

far fare il ruttino a

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

fiutare

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avere sentore di or fiutare

to get the wind up inf

prendersi una strizza (about per)

to put the wind up sb inf

fare prendere una strizza a qn

to go, run like the wind

andare, correre come il vento

it's (like) pissing inf, whistling in the wind

è come parlare al vento

to see which way the wind blows

fiutare il vento or sentire che aria tira

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

= se non fai attenzione rimarrai con quella faccia!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind

(of road) curva f

2. wind (movement):

wind

(of handle) giro m

to give a clock a wind

caricare un orologio

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

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

avvolgere (on, onto su; round intorno a)

he wound a scarf round his neck

si avvolse una sciarpa attorno al collo

she wound her arms around him

lo cinse con le braccia or lo strinse fra le braccia

to wind wool

aggomitolare la lana

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, also wind up watch, clock, toy

caricare

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession:

snodarsi

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

serpeggiare, snodarsi

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

wind road, river:

serpeggiare, snodarsi

wind procession:

snodarsi (along lungo)

wind stairs:

salire, inerpicarsi

a queue winding round the theatre

una coda che faceva il giro intorno al teatro

wind instrument in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind instrument in the English»Italian Dictionary

wind instrument N

wind instrument

strumento m a fiato

Translations for wind instrument in the English»Italian Dictionary

instrument [ˈɪn·strə·mənt] N

1. instrument MUS:

instrument

strumento m

2. instrument (tool):

instrument

strumento m

3. instrument LAW (document):

instrument

atto m

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vento m

a breath of wind

un po' di vento

gust of wind

raffica f di vento

2. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

to get [or catch] one's wind

riprendere fiato

to have the wind knocked out of sb

far rimanere qu senza fiato

3. wind MED:

wind

aria f

to break wind

passare aria

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

scoraggiare qu

he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind prov

chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta prov

to sail close to the wind

navigare di bolina

to get wind of sth

fiutare qc

to go [or run] like the wind

andare come il vento

there's sth in the wind

c'è qc nell'aria

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

wind

mozzare il fiato a

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

1. wind (coil):

wind

arrotolare

wind

aggomitolare

wool to wind sth around sth

arrotolare qc intorno a qc

2. wind (wrap):

wind

avvolgere

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

wind clock, watch

caricare

4. wind film:

wind

far avvolgere

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

wind

serpeggiare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used.

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It can be used as well by wind instrument players, who want to improve their air flow.

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However, the guitar has been distorted to sound somewhat like a wind instrument.

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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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It is thought to have the perfect form for a musical wind instrument.

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

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For this reason, the pitch of a musical wind instrument increases as its temperature increases.

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