keyboard

clavier

Ensemble de touches permettant de saisir des lettres, des chiffres et des informations sur un ordinateur ou une machine à écrire.

En anglais simple : A set of buttons you press to enter letters, numbers, and other information into a computer or typewriter.

• My keyboard is broken.
• She typed her name on the keyboard.
• Do these keyboards work with every laptop?

Expressions courantes : computer keyboard, wireless keyboard, on the keyboard

clavier électronique

Instrument de musique électronique à touches, capable de produire différents sons.

En anglais simple : An electronic musical instrument with keys that can produce different sounds.

• He plays the keyboard.
• We bought an electronic keyboard for our daughter.
• The band's keyboards produced sounds like strings and drums.

Synonymes : synthesizer

Expressions courantes : electronic keyboard, play the keyboard, portable keyboard

clavier

Ensemble des touches d’un piano ou d’un instrument semblable, sur lesquelles on appuie pour produire des sons musicaux.

En anglais simple : The row of keys on a piano or similar instrument that you press to make musical sounds.

• The piano has a long keyboard.
• Her fingers moved quickly across the keyboard.
• The organ has two keyboards, one above the other.

Synonymes : keys

Expressions courantes : piano keyboard, organ keyboard, across the keyboard

taper, saisir

Entrer des informations dans un ordinateur en appuyant sur les touches.

En anglais simple : To enter information into a computer by pressing keys.

• Please keyboard the names carefully.
• She keyboarded the records into the computer.
• The office staff spent the morning keyboarding.

Synonymes : type, key in

Expressions courantes : keyboard data, keyboard the text, keyboard a document