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A n1 ¢ ( twine) ficelle f ; a ball/a piece of string une pelote/un bout de ficelle ; to tie sth up with string attacher qch avec de la ficelle ; tied up with string ficelé ;2 ( length of cord) ( for packaging) ficelle f ; (on garment, medal) cordon m ; (on bow, racket) corde f ; ( on puppet) fil m ; hanging on a string suspendu à une ficelle ; to tie a string round sth attacher or mettre une ficelle autour de qch ; to pull the strings lit, fig tirer les ficelles ;3 ( series) a string of un défilé de [visitors, ministers, boyfriends] ; une série de [crimes, convictions, scandals, takeovers, novels] ; une succession de [victories, successes, awards] ; une chaîne de [shops, businesses] ; une kyrielle de [complaints, insults] ;4 ( set) string of garlic tresse f d'ail ; string of onions chapelet m d'oignons ; string of pearls collier m de perles ; string of beads collier m de perles (fantaisie) ; string of islands chapelet m d'îles ; string of light bulbs guirlande f d'ampoules ;6 Mus ( on instrument) corde f ; C-string la corde de do ; to tighten/break a string tendre/casser une corde ;9 Ling suite f ;1 Mus, Sport corder [racket] ; monter [guitar, violin] ; garnir [qch] d'une corde [bow] ; to string [sth] tightly faire un cordage tendu à [racket] ;2 ( thread) enfiler [beads, pearls] (on sur) ;3 ( hang) to string sth (up) above/across suspendre qch au-dessus de/en travers de [street] ; to string sth up on accrocher qch à [lamppost, pole] ; to string sth between suspendre qch entre [trees, supports].D vi ( prét, pp strung) Journ to string for a newspaper travailler comme correspondant free-lance pour un journal.to have sb on a string mener qn à la baguette ; to pull strings ○ faire jouer le piston ○ ; to pull strings for sb ○ pistonner ○ qn ; without strings ou with no strings attached sans conditions. ⇒ bow.■ string along ○ GB:▶ string along suivre ; to string along with sb suivre qn ;■ string out:▶ string out s'échelonner ;▶ string [sth] out, string out [sth] échelonner ; to be strung out along [vehicles, groups] s'échelonner le long de [road] ; to be strung out across [people] se déployer dans [field, zone].▶ string [sth] together, string together [sth] aligner [sentences, words] ; enchaîner [songs, rhymes] ; unable to string two sentences together péj incapable de mettre deux phrases bout à bout.■ string up ○:▶ string [sb] up pendre [qn] haut et court ; he was strung up by the heels il a été pendu par les pieds. -
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1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) ficelle2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fil3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) (à) corde(s)4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) rang2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) enfiler2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) monter3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) enlever les fils de4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) suspendre•- strings- stringy - stringiness - string bean - stringed instruments - have someone on a string - have on a string - pull strings - pull the strings - string out - strung up - stringent - stringently - stringency -
5 string
string [strɪŋ](verb: preterite, past participle strung)1. noun• there are no strings attached cela ne vous (or nous etc) engage à rienc. (Computing) chaîne f• a numeric/character string une chaîne numérique/de caractères3. compounds[orchestra, quartet] à cordes[+ words, sentences] enchaîner* * *[strɪŋ] 1.1) [U] ( twine) ficelle f2) ( on garment) cordon m; (on bow, racket) corde f also Music; ( on puppet) fil mto pull the strings — lit, fig tirer les ficelles
3) ( series)a string of — un défilé de [visitors, boyfriends]; une série de [crimes, novels]; une succession de [successes, awards]; une chaîne de [shops]; une kyrielle de [insults]
4) ( set)string of onions — chapelet m d'oignons
string of pearls — collier m de perles
2.string of islands — chapelet m d'îles
strings plural noun Music3.the strings — les cordes fpl
transitive verb (prét, pp strung)1) Music, Sport corder [racket]; monter [guitar, violin]to string [something] tightly — faire un cordage tendu à [racket]
2) ( thread) enfiler (on sur)3) ( hang)to string something (up) above/across — suspendre quelque chose au-dessus de/en travers de
•Phrasal Verbs:••to pull strings — (colloq) faire jouer le piston (colloq)
without strings ou with no strings attached — sans conditions
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6 double bass
[beis] (a type of large stringed instrument, the largest and deepest in sound of the violin family.) contrebasse -
7 strum
past tense, past participle - strummed; verb(to play especially noisily and unskilfully on a piano or stringed instrument: to strum a tune.) taper, gratter -
8 bridge
bridge [brɪdʒ]1 noun(a) (structure) pont m;∎ the engineers built or put a bridge across the river les ingénieurs ont construit ou jeté un pont sur le fleuve∎ building bridges between East and West efforts mpl de rapprochement entre l'Est et l'Ouest(f) (dentures) bridge m∎ what about a game of bridge? et si on faisait un bridge?;∎ do you play bridge? jouez-vous au bridge?;∎ they're playing bridge ils bridgent(h) (in billiards, snooker, pool) chevalet m∎ to make a bridge ponterCards (party, tournament) de bridge(river) construire ou jeter un pont sur;∎ figurative a composer whose work bridged two centuries un compositeur dont l'œuvre est à cheval sur deux siècles;∎ to bridge the generation gap combler le fossé entre les générations;∎ in order to bridge the gap in our knowledge/in our resources pour combler la lacune dans notre savoir/le trou dans nos ressourcesCards bridge player bridgeur(euse) m,f;British bridge roll petit pain m (au lait) -
9 harmonic
harmonic [hɑ:'mɒnɪk]1 nounharmonique►► Mathematics harmonic analysis analyse f harmonique;Mathematics harmonic mean moyenne f harmonique;Physics harmonic motion mouvement m sinusoïdal;Mathematics harmonic progression progression f harmonique; -
10 'cello
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11 banjo
['bæn‹ou]plural - banjo(e)s; noun(a stringed musical instrument similar to the guitar: He plays the banjo; Play me a tune on the banjo.) banjo -
12 cello
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