horn

clacson

Dispositivo su un veicolo che emette un suono forte per avvertire le persone.

In inglese semplice: A device on a vehicle that makes a loud sound to warn people.

• Press the horn to warn him.
• The driver sounded her horn twice.
• Why are all those car horns beeping?

Sinonimi: hooter, klaxon

Espressioni comuni: car horn, sound the horn, horn button

corno

Parte dura e appuntita sulla testa di un animale, oppure il materiale di cui è fatta.

In inglese semplice: A hard pointed growth on an animal’s head, or the material it is made of.

• The goat has a broken horn.
• The bull lowered its horns.
• Her old comb was made of horn.

Sinonimi: keratin

Espressioni comuni: curved horn, horn handle, horn on something

corno

Strumento musicale, solitamente di metallo, che si suona soffiandovi dentro.

In inglese semplice: A musical instrument, usually metal, that you play by blowing into it.

• She plays the horn.
• The orchestra needs two more horn players.
• A horn solo opened the concert.

Espressioni comuni: play the horn, french horn, horn section

corno

Strumento in cui si soffia per emettere un forte segnale sonoro.

In inglese semplice: An instrument you blow into to make a loud signal.

• The hunter blew his horn.
• A horn sounded across the valley.
• They used horns to call everyone together.

Espressioni comuni: hunting horn, blow a horn, sound a horn

suonare il clacson

Azionare il dispositivo sonoro di avviso di un veicolo.

In inglese semplice: To make a vehicle’s warning device sound.

• The driver horned twice.
• She horned at the cyclist ahead.
• Cars kept horning outside the gate.

Come si usa: horn at someone/something (He horned at a car blocking the entrance.)

Sinonimi: honk

Espressioni comuni: horn at someone, horn loudly