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1 свири пиано
tickle the ivories* * *tickle the ivories -
2 strimpellare
strum* * *strimpellare v.tr. to strum; to bang away; to scrape: strimpellava la chitarra per ore e ore, he strummed (on) the guitar for hours; strimpella il pianoforte dalla mattina alla sera, he bangs away at (o pounds) the piano from morning to night; strimpellare il violino, to scrape (on) the violin.* * *[strimpel'lare]* * *strimpellare/strimpel'lare/ [1]to strum, to pluck [ chitarra]; to scrape [ violino]; strimpellare il pianoforte to tickle the ivories. -
3 brzdąkać
impf brzdąknąć* * *( na gitarze) to strum, to thrum; ( na pianinie) to thump the keyboard* * *ipf.brzdąknąć pf. -ij1. brzdąkać na gitarze strum on the guitar.3. (= dźwięczeć) clank; ( o metalowych przedmiotach) jangle; ( o szkle) clink; w bagażniku brzdąkały butelki the bottles clinked in the trunk.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > brzdąkać
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4 gaveau
n. m. Piano. Tâter du gaveau: To 'tickle the ivories', to play the piano. ( Gaveau is the name of a famous piano factor which has become generic for that instrument.) -
5 prebirati
vt impf - prebirati; mus play on a stringed instrument | prebirati na gitari plunk/ /strum a guitar; prebirati po klaviru play the piano, A sl tickle the ivories* * *• pluck -
6 ivoire
n. m. Taquiner l'ivoire (joc.): To 'tickle the ivories', to play the piano. -
7 играть на пианино
Jargon: tickle the ivories -
8 piyano çalmak
v. tickle the ivories -
9 piyanoyu tıngırdatmak
v. tickle the ivories -
10 strimpellare il pianoforte
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11 klavir
m mus piano; (koncertni) grand p., coll grand; (kratki) baby grand I za - om at the keyboard; svirati klavir play the p., A sl tickle/ /punk the ivories; udarati po -u strum the p., A sl pound the ivories; koncertni klavir concert grand; uspravni - pianino; ugađač* * *• keyboard• piano• pianoforte -
12 pianino
-na, -na; loc sg - nie; nt* * *n.muz. (upright) piano; grać na pianinie play the piano; brzdąkać na pianinie tickle l. tinkle the ivories; ćwiczyć grę na pianinie practice on the piano.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pianino
См. также в других словарях:
tickle the ivories — (informal) To play the piano • • • Main Entry: ↑ivory tickle the ivories see under ↑ivory • • • Main Entry: ↑tickle * * * tickle the ivories informal old fashioned phrase to play th … Useful english dictionary
tickle the ivories — tickle/tinkle the ivories humorous to play the piano. Grandma could tickle the ivories like a professional … New idioms dictionary
tickle the ivories — ► tickle the ivories informal play the piano. Main Entry: ↑tickle … English terms dictionary
tickle the ivories — tv. to play the piano. □ I used to be able to tickle the ivories real nice. □ She sat down to tickle the ivories for a while … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tickle the ivories — verb To play the piano. I dont think your musical friend is much on the grub box. Has to keep her hands white to tickle the ivories … Wiktionary
tickle the ivories — to play the piano. She writes and produces her own music, and also tickles the ivories on her new album. Usage notes: usually refers to playing the piano informally rather than in a concert Etymology: from the literal meaning of ivories (= piano… … New idioms dictionary
tickle the ivories — This is a humorous way of talking about playing the piano. My grandfather loves playing the piano; he tickles the ivories whenever he can … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tickle the ivories — informal play the piano. → tickle … English new terms dictionary
tickle the ivories — Meaning Play the piano. Origin Many pianos have ivory keys … Meaning and origin of phrases
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tickle the ivories — informal old fashioned to play the piano … English dictionary