drum

tambour

Instrument à membrane tendue que l’on frappe avec les mains ou des baguettes.

En anglais simple : A musical instrument with a tight covering that you hit with sticks or your hands.

• She hit the drum with a stick.
• He plays drums in a band.
• The sound of a bass drum filled the hall.

Synonymes : skins

Expressions courantes : play the drum, bass drum, snare drum, drum kit

fût, bidon

Grand récipient cylindrique à extrémités plates, utilisé pour stocker ou transporter des liquides et d’autres matières.

En anglais simple : A large round container with flat ends, used for storing or carrying liquids and other materials.

• The oil drum was empty.
• They stored fuel in metal drums.
• We filled an old drum with rainwater.

Synonymes : barrel

Expressions courantes : oil drum, steel drum, empty drum, fuel drum

tambour

Mur circulaire qui soutient la coupole d’un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : A round wall that supports the curved roof of a building.

• The dome rests on a stone drum.
• Tall windows surround the drum beneath the dome.
• The architect designed a wider drum to support the new cupola.

Expressions courantes : dome drum, circular drum, drum beneath something

jouer du tambour, jouer de la batterie

Jouer du tambour ou de la batterie en frappant la membrane tendue avec les mains ou des baguettes.

En anglais simple : To play a musical instrument by hitting its tight covering with sticks or your hands.

• He loves to drum.
• She drummed with a local band for years.
• Can you drum in time with the music?

Synonymes : play drums

Expressions courantes : drum in time, drum with someone, drum for someone

tambouriner

Frapper une surface à plusieurs reprises avec les doigts ou un objet, souvent en attendant.

En anglais simple : To hit a surface repeatedly with your fingers or another object, often while waiting.

• Stop drumming on the table.
• He drummed his fingers against the window.
• She was drumming on her notebook with a pen.

Comment l'utiliser : drum your fingers on something (She drummed her fingers on the desk while waiting.); drum on something (He drummed on the table with a pencil.)

Synonymes : tap, beat

Expressions courantes : drum your fingers, drum on something, drum against something

tambouriner

Frapper vite et à plusieurs reprises en produisant un roulement sourd.

En anglais simple : To beat quickly and repeatedly, making a low rolling sound.

• Rain drummed on the roof.
• The grouse drummed with its wings.
• Their feet drummed against the wooden floor as they ran.

Comment l'utiliser : drum on/against something (Rain drummed against the metal roof.)

Synonymes : beat, patter

Expressions courantes : drum with wings, drum on something, drum against something

inculquer, rabâcher

Répéter une information de nombreuses fois pour que quelqu’un la retienne.

En anglais simple : To repeat information many times so that someone remembers it.

• They drummed the safety rules into us.
• My mother drummed that lesson into my head.
• The coach kept repeating the instructions to drum them in.

Comment l'utiliser : drum something into someone/someone's head (Our teacher drummed the spelling rules into our heads.); drum something in (He repeated the warning to drum it in.)

Synonymes : drill, instil

Expressions courantes : drum something in, drum into someone, drum into heads