string Signification, définition

Signification de string en français

• 0 a very long thin piece of material used to tie things -- ficelle [ feminine ]

  • Tie a piece of string around the box. Nouez un bout de ficelle autour de la boîte.

• 1 a series of things or events -- série [ feminine ]

  • a string of failures/tragedies/attacks etc. une série d’échecs / de tragédies / d’attaques etc.

  • a string of hit films une série de films à succès

• 2 a number of things attached in a row on a string -- rang [ masculine ]

  • a string of beads/pearls un rang de perles / un collier

• 3 one of the wires on a musical instruments that makes notes -- corde [ feminine ]

  • a guitar with six strings une guitare à six cordes

• 4 the instruments with strings in an orchestra -- les (instruments à) cordes

  • The strings enter with the first theme. Les cordes arrivent avec le premier thème.

• 5 [ plural ] sth you must agree to in order to be given sth -- conditions

  • It’s a good deal, but there are some strings attached. C’est une bonne affaire mais elle comporte quelques conditions.

• 6 to put a string through holes in a set of small objects -- enfiler

  • She strung the shells on some thread. Elle enfila les coquillages sur un fil.

• 7 to decorate sth by hanging objects along it -- décorer

  • Tiny white lights were strung along the walkway. De minuscules lumières blanches étaient suspendues le long de l’allée.

  • a house strung with Christmas decorations une maison garnie de décorations de Noël

• 8 (a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc -- ficelle

  • a piece of string to tie a parcel

  • a ball of string

  • a puppet’s strings

  • apron strings.

• 9 a fibre/fiber etc, eg on a vegetable. -- fil

• 10 a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin -- (à) corde(s)

  • His A-string broke

  • (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.

• 11 a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc -- rang

  • a string of beads.

• 12 to put (beads etc) on a string etc -- enfiler

  • The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.

• 13 to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument) -- monter

  • The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.

• 14 to remove strings from (vegetables etc). -- enlever les fils de

• 15 to tie and hang with string etc -- suspendre