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horn [hɔ:n]1 noun∎ the horn of plenty la corne d'abondance;∎ the Horn of Africa la Corne de l'Afrique, la péninsule des Somalis;∎ British figurative to draw or to pull in one's horns (back off) se calmer; (spend less) restreindre son train de vie;∎ British to be on the horns of a dilemma être pris dans un dilemme∎ familiar he blows a mean horn (jazz trumpet) il touche à la trompette; (saxophone) il touche au saxo;∎ American figurative to blow one's own horn se vanter∎ to sound or to blow the horn klaxonner, corner∎ to sound or to blow the horn donner un coup de sirène∎ to have the horn avoir la trique ou le gourdin;∎ to give sb the horn (arouse) exciter qn□∎ to get on the horn to sb passer un coup de fil ou de bigophone à qn(h) (of loudspeaker) pavillon m∎ cream horn = pâtisserie en forme de cornet remplie de crème(handle, comb) en corne(gore) encorner, donner un coup de corne à►► Music horn player corniste mf;Music horn section les cors mpl -
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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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[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corne2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) (de/en) corne3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corne4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corne5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) klaxon6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) cor7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) cor d'harmonie•- horned- - horned - horny -
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Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > horn
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[Police] sirène; avertisseurEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > horn
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > horn frame
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Horn — (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on the foot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Horn — may refer to: * Horn (anatomy), the pointed projection of the skin of various animals, as an organ or its material * Horn (surname)In music and sound * Horn (instrument), sometimes called a French horn, a brass musical instrument constructed of… … Wikipedia
horn — HORN, hornuri, s.n. 1. Parte a coşului de fum la o casă, constituită din canalul îngropat în zidărie (şi din porţiunea ieşită în afară prin acoperiş); p. ext. întregul coş de fum al unei case. 2. Partea de deasupra vetrei ţărăneşti prin care… … Dicționar Român
horn — [hôrn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger < IE base * k̑er , upper part of the body, head > L cornu, Gr keras] 1. a) a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants b) … English World dictionary
Horn — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. horn, ahd. horn, as. horn Stammwort. Aus g. * hurna n. Horn , auch in gt. haurn, anord. horn, ae. horn m., afr. horn. Außergermanisch entspricht am genauesten (als u Stamm) l. cornū Horn, Spitze (al. cornum), kelt. kárnon… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
HORN (R.) — HORN REBECCA (1944 ) Née en 1944 à Michelstadt Hambourg, l’artiste d’origine allemande Rebecca Horn a réalisé ses premiers travaux en polyuréthanne, ce qui provoque chez elle une grave infection pulmonaire. Pendant près d’un an, elle sera… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Horn — Horn: Das gemeingerm. Wort mhd., ahd. horn, got. haúrn, engl. horn, schwed. horn ist, wie z. B. auch das verwandte lat. cornu »Horn«, eine Bildung zu der unter ↑ Hirn dargestellten idg. Wurzel *k̑er‹ə› , die ursprünglich das Horn bzw. Geweih auf… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
horn|y — «HR nee», adjective, horn|i|er, horn|i|est. 1. made of horn or a substance like it: »the horny shell of a lobster. 2. hard like a horn; calloused … Useful english dictionary
Horn — wird, wie auch die Hornspäne, auf Stickstoffdünger verarbeitet, und zwar durch Rösten oder Dämpfen. Beim Rösten wird das Horn in eisernen Gefäßen unter kräftigem Rühren stark erhitzt, wobei jedes Anbrennen vermieden werden muß, da dasselbe große… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Horn [2] — Horn (ital. Corno, franz. Cor, engl. Horn), das bekannte, durch Weichheit des Tones vor allen andern ausgezeichnete Blechblasinstrument, entweder als Naturinstrument (Naturhorn, Waldhorn, Corno di caccia, Cor de chasse, French horn) oder (in… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hörn — Hörn, die paarige, aus Hornsubstanz bestehende Scheide der (knöchernen) Stirnbeinzapfen der Cavicornia (horntragenden Wiederkäuer). Im weiteren Sinne als Hornmaterial rechnet man hierzu noch die Hufe der Unpaarzeher, die Klauen der Paarzeher und… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik