Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

noise tubes

French translation:

Tube sonore

Added to glossary by Merline
Oct 19, 2002 02:51
21 yrs ago
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English term

noise tubes

Non-PRO English to French Other
The first player to sound the nosie tube wins the game.

Proposed translations

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Tube sonore?

Il manque un peu de contexte pour bien répondre à cette question. Voici tout de même deux adresses de sites à visiter, qui vous éclaireront... peut-être.

"Des tubes creux qui produisent un son quand on les frappe sur un objet ou sur une partie de son corps..."

"...Idéaux pour un travail de groupe, ces instruments originaux développent la psychomotricité des enfants et facilitent également l’écoute des sons du plus grave au plus aigu."
Peer comment(s):

agree NancyLynn
9 hrs
agree thierry2
21 hrs
agree Yolanda Broad : En fait, "noise tube" n'est pas le terme correct en anglais (c'est un appareil de radioguidage/radiométrie), alors, on ne peut que deviner...
22 hrs
agree Gayle Wallimann
3 days 12 hrs
agree Jacqueline McKay (X)
16 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
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tube à bruit

tube = tube
noise = bruit

"tube à bruit" means it is some sort of device that produces noise.

Can't do much better without more context.

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Note added at 2002-10-19 03:03:58 (GMT)
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\"tube\" could also be \"tuyau\" like in some muscial instruments. But something tells me there is nothing musical about your tube.
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Taylor : Yes... I was wondering if it's this kid toy, a long tube made of plastic, with an "accordeony" bit, which emits a whistling noise when twirled around... It was big in France for a while, in between Rubik's cube and Tac-Tac, but I can't remember under what
5 mins
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6 hrs

tube à son (or)...

or, tubes à bruits, tubes de bruitage
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