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A n1 Zool (of animal, snail) corne f ; ( of owl) aigrette f ; fig (on moon, anvil) corne f ; ( of devil) corne f ;2 Mus ⇒ Musical instruments cor m ; to play the horn jouer du cor ; to learn the horn apprendre le cor ; for horn pour cor ; the horns les cors ;3 ( of car) klaxon® m, avertisseur m (sonore) ; ( of ship) sirène f ; to sound one's horn [car] klaxonner ; [ship] donner un coup de sirène ;5 ( for drinking) corne f.to blow one's own horn US chanter ses propres louanges ; to draw ou pull in one's horns ( feeling hurt) rentrer dans sa coquille ; ( financially) réduire son train de vie ; to lock horns with sb croiser le fer avec qn ; to take the bull by the horns prendre or saisir le taureau par les cornes.■ horn in ○ US to horn in (on a conversation) mettre son grain de sel ○ ; stop horning in ne te mêle pas de ça. -
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horn [hɔ:n]1. nouna. corne fb. ( = musical instrument) cor m2. adjective[handle, ornament] en corne3. compounds* * *[hɔːn]2) Music cor m4) [U] ( substance) corne f••to draw in one's horns — ( feeling hurt) rentrer dans sa coquille; ( financially) réduire son train de vie
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Note the use of de with jouer:to play the piano= jouer du pianoto play the clarinet= jouer de la clarinettebutto learn the piano= apprendre le pianoPlayersEnglish -ist is often French -iste ; the gender reflects the sex of the player.a violinist= un or une violonistea pianist= un or une pianisteA phrase with joueur/joueuse de X is usually safe.a piccolo player= un joueur or une joueuse de piccoloa horn player= un joueur or une joueuse de corBut note the French when these words are used with good and bad like this:he’s a good pianist= il joue bien du pianohe’s not a good pianist= il ne joue pas bien du pianohe’s a bad pianist= il joue mal du pianoAs in English, the name of the instrument is often used to refer to its player:she’s a first violin= elle est premier violonMusica piano piece= un morceau pour pianoa piano arrangement= un arrangement pour pianoa piano sonata= une sonate pour pianoa concerto for piano and orchestra= un concerto pour piano et orchestrethe piano part= la partie pour pianoUse with another nounDe is usually correct:to take piano lessons= prendre des leçons de pianoa violin maker= un fabricant de violonsa violin solo= un solo de violona piano teacher= un professeur de pianobut note the à here:a violin case= un étui à violon
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