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drum

UK
/drʌm/
US
/drʌm/

Translations

drumnoun
drums
pl
UK
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US
/drʌm/
tambourPartie cylindrique d’une machine.
The washing machine's drum was full of clothes ready to be washed.
Le tambour de la machine à laver était plein de vêtements prêts à être lavés.
The drummer played a fast rhythm on the drum during the concert.
Le batteur a joué un rythme rapide sur le tambour pendant le concert.
fûtRécipient cylindrique, surtout pour des liquides ou des produits industriels.
The oil was stored in a large metal drum in the warehouse.
L’huile était stockée dans un grand fût métallique dans l’entrepôt.
Additional translations
tambourNom de certains poissons marins dans l’usage zoologique.
logementAnglicisme ou emploi familier britannique pour un logement modeste.
Synonyms
tambourine
percussion instrument
kettle drum
timbale
bongos
djembe
snare
bass drum
drumverb
drummed
Past Simple
drummed
Past Participle
drumming
Gerund
UK
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US
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inculquerPar répétition insistante.
The teacher drummed the importance of honesty into the students.
Le professeur a inculqué aux élèves l’importance de l’honnêteté.
jouer du tambour
He loves to drum in his free time.
Il aime jouer du tambour pendant son temps libre.
tambourinerPour un bruit continu et rythmé.
Rain drummed on the roof all night.
La pluie a tambouriné sur le toit toute la nuit.
Additional translations
martelerPour des coups répétés ou insistants.
Synonyms
beat
thrum
bang
thud
tap
pound
thump
Antonyms
deter
discourage
quell
stop
silence
drumadjective
UK
/drʌm/
US
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Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to a drum or a drum-like shape.
à tambourEmployé pour un élément ou dispositif ressemblant à un tambour.
The copier’s drum unit must be replaced after 50,000 pages.
L’unité à tambour de la photocopieuse doit être remplacée après 50 000 pages.
Synonyms
drumlike
drum-shaped
cylindrical
tubular
barrel-shaped
percussive

Definitions

drumnoun
A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by striking with sticks or hands.
The drummer played a fast rhythm on the drum during the concert.
A cylindrical container or receptacle used for storing or transporting liquids, chemicals, or other substances.
The oil was stored in a large metal drum in the warehouse.
A cylindrical part of a machine, such as a washing machine or a cable reel, that rotates or is used to wind something around it.
The washing machine's drum was full of clothes ready to be washed.
Any of various marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae that produce a drumming sound.
The anglers caught a sizable black drum near the pier.
British informal: a house, flat, or lodging, especially one that is modest or makeshift.
After the gig we all went back to Jake's drum for a late-night jam.
drumverb
To play a drum or drums.
He loves to drum in his free time.
To make a continuous rhythmic noise.
Rain drummed on the roof all night.
To beat or tap rhythmically or repeatedly.
She drummed her fingers on the table impatiently.
To instill something by persistent repetition.
The teacher drummed the importance of honesty into the students.
drumadjective
Relating to or resembling a drum in form, function, or sound.
The copier’s drum unit must be replaced after 50,000 pages.
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