pipe Signification, définition

Signification de pipe en français

• 0 a long hollow tube through which liquid or gas flows -- tuyau [ masculine ]

  • a leak in the main water pipe to the house une fuite dans la principale conduite d’eau de la maison

  • a length of copper pipe une longueur de tuyau de cuivre

• 1 a thin hollow tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking -- pipe [ feminine ]

  • to smoke a pipe fumer une pipe

• 2 a hollow tube through which musical sound is produced -- pipeau [ masculine ]

  • a shepherd playing his pipe un berger jouant de son pipeau

  • organ pipes des tuyaux d’orgue

• 3 to send liquid or gas to a place using a pipe -- amener par tuyau/conduite

  • The oil is piped from Alaska. Le pétrole est amené par oléoduc de l’Alaska.

• 4 to send sound from one place to another -- diffuser

  • music being piped into the elevators la musique diffusée dans les ascenseurs

• 5 a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow -- tuyau

  • a water pipe

  • a drainpipe.

• 6 a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked -- (à) pipe

  • He smokes a pipe

  • (also adjective) pipe tobacco.

• 7 a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound -- pipeau

  • He played a tune on a bamboo pipe

  • an organ pipe.

• 8 to convey gas, water etc by a pipe -- amener (par un tuyau)

  • Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.

• 9 to play (music) on a pipe or pipes -- jouer

  • He piped a tune.

• 10 to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound -- dire d’une voix flûtée

  • ‘Hallo,’ the little girl piped.