barrel organ in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for barrel organ in the English»Spanish Dictionary

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

Translations for barrel organ in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.barrel [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] N

1.1. barrel (container):

barrel

barril m

barrel

tonel m

a barrel of laughs we had a barrel of laughs

nos divertimos muchísimo

it wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs

no fue lo que se dice muy divertido

to be like shooting fish in a barrel Am

ser pan comido inf

to have sb over a barrel

tener a alguien entre la espada y la pared

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

no quedarle a uno más recursos

have you seen her new boyfriend? she's really scraping the barrel!

¿has visto con quién sale ahora? ¡tiene que estar muy desesperada!

this channel is really scraping the bottom of the barrel

solo dan basura por este canal

1.2. barrel (measure of oil):

barrel

barril m

2.1. barrel:

barrel (of handgun)

cañón m

barrel (of cannon)

tubo m

2.2. barrel (of pen):

barrel

cañón m

2.3. barrel (of lock):

barrel

cilindro m

II.barrel <barreling bareled Am barrelling barrelled Brit> [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] VB trans

barrel beer/wine:

barrel

embarrilar

III.barrel <barreling bareled Am barrelling barrelled Brit> [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] VB intr

barrel (move fast) Am inf:

we were barreling down the road

íbamos disparados por la carretera

we were barreling down the road

íbamos como bólidos por la carretera inf

organ [Am ˈɔrɡən, Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)n] N

1. organ ANAT:

organ

órgano m

the vital organs

los órganos vitales

speech/visual organs

órganos del habla/de la vista

male organ form or euph

miembro m viril form or euph

male organ form or euph

órgano m euph

attr organ transplant

transplante m de órgano

2.1. organ (agency):

organ

organismo m

2.2. organ (mouthpiece):

organ

órgano m

the organ of the Nationalist Party

el órgano del Partido Nacionalista

3. organ MUS:

organ

órgano m

organ gallery or loft

galería f del órgano

barrel organ in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barrel organ in the English»Spanish Dictionary

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

Translations for barrel organ in the Spanish»English Dictionary

piano de manubrio

barrel organ

organillo

barrel organ

Translations for barrel organ in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- N

1. barrel (container):

barrel

barril m

barrel

tonel m

2. barrel (measure):

barrel of oil

barril m

3. barrel of a gun:

barrel

cañón m

Phrases:

to be a barrel of fun

ser divertidísimo

to have sb over a barrel

tener a alguien en un puño

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

tener que recurrir a lo peor

II.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB intr inf

barrel

ir disparado

III.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB trans

barrel

embarrilar

organ [ˈɔ:gən, Am ˈɔ:r-] N

organ

órgano m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The large barrel organs were often powered by very heavy weights and springs, like a more powerful version of a longcase clock.

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During this period the streets are closed off and barrel organs or "orgues" fill the streets with mechanical music.

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A radio broadcast led to a succession of small barrel organs being sent to him for repair.

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They hear a barrel organ and realize they need not stop it, because it no longer disturbs their father.

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Such instruments were called barrel organs.

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Pinning such barrels was something of an art form, and the quality of the music produced by a barrel organ is largely a function of the quality of its pinning.

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The musician usually played a barrel organ known as a tinglairy, which he wheeled around the streets collecting pennies.

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The last barrel organs were electrically powered, or converted to electrical power.

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In 1839, an unnamed parishioner donated a barrel organ to the church, but its range of music was deemed inadequate.

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In addition to a few antique barrel organs, there are many more modern organs that have been built.

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