banjo

banjo

Instrument à cordes avec un long manche et une caisse ronde recouverte d’une peau tendue.

En anglais simple : A musical instrument with strings, a long neck, and a round body covered with a tight skin.

• She plays the banjo.
• He bought a five-string banjo for the folk band.
• The tune sounds cheerful on banjos and fiddles.

Expressions courantes : play the banjo, five-string banjo, banjo player

banjo

Instrument à cordes dont la caisse est recouverte d’une peau tendue, semblable au banjo rond américain.

En anglais simple : A string instrument with a tight skin over its body, similar to the familiar round American instrument.

• The musician played a Tuvan banjo.
• This traditional banjo has a wooden body covered with skin.
• Several kinds of banjo appeared in the instrument display.

Expressions courantes : Tuvan banjo, traditional banjo, skin-covered banjo

pelle ronde, poêle

Outil ou ustensile avec une partie ronde et un long manche, notamment une pelle ou une poêle.

En anglais simple : A tool, especially a pan or shovel, with a round part and a long handle.

• He dug with a banjo shovel.
• The cook called his round frying pan a banjo.
• Two banjos with long handles stood beside the soil pile.

Expressions courantes : banjo shovel, old banjo, long-handled banjo

impasse

Rue sans issue terminée par un espace rond où les véhicules peuvent faire demi-tour.

En anglais simple : A street with no way through and a round area at the end for turning vehicles.

• The houses surround a banjo.
• Our street ends in a banjo where cars can turn.
• The estate plan shows three banjos linked to the main road.

Synonymes : cul-de-sac

Expressions courantes : banjo layout, banjo road, banjo turning area

jouer du banjo

Jouer du banjo, instrument à cordes à caisse ronde et à long manche.

En anglais simple : To play a round-bodied string instrument with a long neck.

• He banjoed by the fire.
• She likes to banjo while her friends sing.
• They banjoed their way through several folk songs.

Synonymes : play the banjo

Expressions courantes : banjo all night, banjo and sing

cogner, assommer

Frapper quelqu’un très fort ou le mettre à terre.

En anglais simple : To hit someone hard or knock them down.

• He threatened to banjo me.
• The fighter banjoed his opponent onto the floor.
• She banjoed him when he tried to grab her bag.

Synonymes : hit, punch, knock down

Expressions courantes : banjo someone, banjo someone’s jaw

bombarder, pilonner

Attaquer une cible, surtout en tirant dessus avec des canons.

En anglais simple : To attack a target, especially by firing large guns at it.

• The guns banjoed the enemy position.
• Artillery crews were ordered to banjo the hilltop.
• They banjoed the target until its defenses collapsed.

Synonymes : shell, bombard, attack

Expressions courantes : banjo a target, banjo enemy positions