instrument

instrument de musique

Objet que l’on joue pour faire de la musique, comme un piano ou une flûte.

En anglais simple : An object you play to make music, such as a piano or flute.

• She plays three instruments.
• The guitar is my favorite instrument.
• Which instrument would you like to learn?

Expressions courantes : musical instrument, play an instrument

instrument de mesure

Appareil qui mesure quelque chose ou affiche des informations à son sujet.

En anglais simple : A device that measures something or shows information about it.

• The instrument measures air pressure.
• Check the instruments before starting the engine.
• A faulty instrument gave us the wrong temperature.

Synonymes : device, meter

Expressions courantes : measuring instrument, instrument panel

instrument, outil

Outil que l’on tient et utilise à la main pour effectuer une tâche.

En anglais simple : A tool held and used by hand to perform a task.

• Use a sharp instrument to cut the thread.
• The surgeon cleaned her instruments.
• He selected a small instrument from the tray.

Synonymes : tool, implement

Expressions courantes : surgical instrument, sharp instrument, dental instrument, precision instrument

équiper d’instruments de mesure

Équiper quelque chose d’appareils qui mesurent ou enregistrent ce qui se passe.

En anglais simple : To fit something with devices that measure or record what happens.

• Engineers instrument the engine before testing it.
• The bridge was instrumented with sensors.
• We instrumented the prototype to record changes in pressure.

Comment l'utiliser : instrument something with something (They instrumented the wing with pressure sensors.)

Synonymes : measure, supervise

Expressions courantes : instrument a vehicle, instrument a prototype

instrumenter

Jouer de la musique sur un instrument ou l’adapter pour des instruments particuliers.

En anglais simple : To play music on an instrument or arrange it for particular instruments.

• She instrumented the tune for flute.
• The composer instrumented the piece for a small orchestra.
• He carefully instrumented the melody for strings.

Comment l'utiliser : instrument something for something (She instrumented the song for a string quartet.)

Synonymes : arrange, orchestrate

Expressions courantes : instrument for orchestra, instrument a sonata