penny whistle nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»francese

penny whistle SOST

penny whistle

flûteau m

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario francese»inglese

flûtiau

penny whistle

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»francese

penny [ingl brit ˈpɛni, ingl am ˈpɛni] SOST

1. penny <pl pennies> (small amount of money):

penny

≈ centime m

it won't cost you a penny!

ça ne te coûtera pas un centime!

not a penny more!

pas un centime de plus!

when he died she didn't get a penny

quand il est mort elle n'a pas eu un sou

not to have a penny to one's name or two pennies to rub together

être sans le sou

2. penny ingl brit <pl pence or pennies> (unit of currency):

penny

penny m

fifty pence or p

cinquante pence

a five pence or five p piece

une pièce de cinq pence

a 25 pence or 25p stamp

un timbre-poste à 25 pence

3. penny ingl am <pl pennies>:

penny

cent m

a penny for your thoughts or for them colloq

à quoi penses-tu?

a penny saved is a penny gained or earned

un sou économisé est un sou gagné

a pretty penny colloq

une jolie somme

in for a penny in for a pound

lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov

les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

the penny dropped colloq

ça a fait tilt colloq

they are two or ten a penny colloq

on les ramasse à la pelle colloq

to be penny wise pound foolish

économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille

to earn or turn an honest penny

gagner honnêtement son pain

to spend a penny colloq ingl brit eufem

aller au petit coin eufem

to turn up like a bad penny

revenir continuellement

I.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] SOST

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

sifflet m

whistle (siren)

sirène f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h

to blow the or one's whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

to blow the whistle for half time

siffler la mi-temps

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind)

sifflement m

whistle (made with a small pipe)

coup m de sifflet

to give a whistle of surprise

pousser un sifflement de surprise

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

flageolet m

II.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB vb trans

whistle (gen) tune, command

siffler

whistle (casually) melody

siffloter

III.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB vb intr

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

siffler

to whistle at sb/sth

siffler qn/qc

to whistle for dog

siffler

he whistled to us to come

il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir

locuzioni:

to whistle past, to whistle by (move past fast) arrow, bullet:

passer en sifflant

to whistle past, to whistle by train:

passer à toute vitesse

the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air

les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air

IV.whistle [ingl brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪsəl]

to blow the whistle on sb

dénoncer qn

to blow the whistle on sth

révéler qc

(as) clean as a whistle

propre comme un sou neuf

you can whistle for it colloq!

tu peux toujours courir! colloq

to wet one's whistle colloq

se rincer le gosier colloq

to whistle in the dark

essayer de se donner du courage

penny whistle nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di penny whistle nel dizionario inglese»francese

penny <-ies [or ingl brit pence]> [ˈpeni] SOST

1. penny <pence> (value):

penny

penny m

I don't get a penny in royalties

je ne reçois pas un sou de droits d'auteur

2. penny <-ies> (coin):

penny

penny m

locuzioni:

the penny (has) dropped!

ça a fait tilt!

a penny for your thoughts

à quoi penses-tu?

two [or ten] a penny

treize à la douzaine

I.whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB vb intr, vb trans

whistle

siffler

II.whistle [ˈwɪsl] SOST

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle

sifflement m

2. whistle (device):

whistle

sifflet m

to blow a whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

locuzioni:

to blow the whistle on sb/sth

dénoncer qn/qc

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

She plays a hollow reed, called a tooter, which is similar to a penny whistle.

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Acoustic guitars, mandolin, bandurra and penny whistle are heard but no credits are given.

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He taught himself to play the guitar and bass guitar, as well as playing saxophone, recorders and penny whistles.

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Their kit: one acoustic guitar, one tambourine, one penny whistle, two belting voices.

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Along with the breath blown into it, appreciate the fingers that tab the holes of the penny whistle that has been barred into the music.

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The background music reflects the best of the fifties e.g. big band, jazz, swing, kwela and penny whistle.

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Unlike earlier kwela groups, they added guitar and vocal harmonies to the penny whistle sound.

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Accordion, percussion instrumentpercussion and penny whistle "pithiavli" are also used.

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The song includes penny whistle and accordion.

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He is a multi-instrumentalist who is most often heard playing alto and soprano saxophones, penny whistle and bass clarinet.

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