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1 drone
1. noun 2. intransitive verb2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern3. transitive verb* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) die Drohne2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) der Nichtstuer3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) das Brummen2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) brummen2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) eintönig reden* * *[drəʊn, AM droʊn]1. (sound) of a machine Brummen nt; of insects Summen nt; of a person monotone Stimme, Geleier nt pejII. vito \drone on in monotonem Tonfall reden* * *[drəʊn]1. n3) (= monotonous way of speaking) monotone Stimme5) (AVIAT: robot plane) ferngesteuertes Flugzeug2. vi1) (bee) summen; (engine, aircraft) brummenhe droned on and on for hours — er redete stundenlang in seinem monotonen Tonfall
we had to listen to him droning on about politics — wir mussten seinem monotonen Geschwafel über Politik zuhören (inf)
* * *drone1 [drəʊn] s2. fig Drohne f, Schmarotzer(in)3. MIL Drone f (unbemanntes) Aufklärungsflugzeugdrone2 [drəʊn]A v/i1. brummen, summen2. murmeln3. leiern, eintönig sprechen oder lesenB v/t her-, herunterleiernC s1. MUSa) Bordun mb) Basspfeife f (des Dudelsacks)2. Brummen n, Summen n3. fig Geleier n4. fig leiernde(r) Redner(in)* * *1. noun3) (Zool.): (bee; Aeronaut.) Drohne, die2. intransitive verb1) (buzz, hum) [Biene:] summen; [Maschine:] brummen2) (derog.) [Rezitator:] leiern3. transitive verb* * *v.brummen v.dröhnen v.eintönig reden ausdr.herleiern v.
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drone — I. n. 1. Male honey bee. 2. Idler, sluggard, lounger, idle fellow, lazy fellow, do nothing, good for nothing. 3. Humming, humming noise. 4. Droning pipe (in bagpipe), drone pipe. II. v. n. 1. Lounge, dawdle, idle, waste time in trifles, live in… … New dictionary of synonyms
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drone — drone1 [drōn] n. [ME < OE dran, akin to OS dran, MLowG drone < IE * dhren < base * dher , to buzz, hum > DOR(BEETLE)] 1. a male bee or ant which serves only in a reproductive capacity and does no work 2. an idle person who lives by… … English World dictionary
Drone — Drone, n. [OE. drane a dronebee, AS. dr[=a]n; akin to OS. dr[=a]n, OHG. treno, G. drohne, Dan. drone, cf. Gr. ? a kind of wasp, dial. Gr. ? drone. Prob. named fr. the droning sound. See {Drone}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of bees, esp. of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bagpipe — Bag pipe, n. A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland. [1913 Webster] Note: It consists of a leather bag, which receives the air by a tube that is stopped by a valve; and three sounding pipes, into which the air is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bagpipe — [bag′pīp΄] n. often pl.a shrill toned musical instrument with one double reed pipe operated by finger stops and one or more drone pipes, all of them sounded by air forced with the arm from a leather bag, which is kept filled by the breath: now… … English World dictionary
bagpipe — bagpiper, n. /bag puyp /, n., v., bagpiped, bagpiping. n. 1. Often, bagpipes. a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows.… … Universalium
drone — drone1 dronish, adj. /drohn/, n. 1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under bee. 2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio controlled airplane or boat. 3. a person who lives on the labor of others; … Universalium
Drone (music) — In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any part of a musical instrument that is just used to… … Wikipedia
drone — I. noun 1. the male of the honey bee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. 2. someone who lives on the labour of others; an idler; a sluggard. 3. a remotely controlled mechanism, as a radio controlled aeroplane or boat. 4. an unmanned… …
drone pipe — noun a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone • Syn: ↑drone, ↑bourdon • Hypernyms: ↑pipe • Part Holonyms: ↑bagpipe … Useful english dictionary