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string

Pronunciation: /strɪŋ/

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French translation of string

A. n

  • 1 (twine) ficelle (f) a piece of string = un bout de ficelle
  • 3 (series) a string of = un défilé de [visitors]; = une succession de [successes, awards]

B. n pl

  • [Mus] the strings = les cordes (fpl)

C. vtr

Idioms

to pull strings

faire jouer le piston (fam)

Phrasal verbs

string along

B. mener qn en bateau (fam)

string together

aligner [words]

string in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of string in the British & World English dictionary Definition of string in the US English dictionary

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