verb🔗ShareJouer de la flûteTo play on a flute."Maria was fluting a cheerful melody during her music lesson. "Maria jouait une mélodie joyeuse à la flûte pendant sa leçon de musique.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFlûterTo make a flutelike sound."The little bird was fluting sweetly in the morning sun. "Le petit oiseau flûtait doucement au soleil du matin.soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSiffler, modulerTo utter with a flutelike sound."The bird fluttered its wings and fluttered a soft, mournful sound. "L'oiseau a battu des ailes et a sifflé un son doux et mélancolique.soundmusiclanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGrainer, cannelerTo form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.)."The carpenter is carefully fluting the wooden legs of the table to give them a more elegant look. "Le menuisier cannele soigneusement les pieds en bois de la table pour leur donner un aspect plus élégant.architecturestyleartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGondron, cannelureA decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface."The marble column featured elegant fluting, adding a classical touch to the building's entrance. "La colonne de marbre présentait des gondrons élégants, ajoutant une touche classique à l'entrée du bâtiment.architectureartstylebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe cannelageThe act of making such grooves."The woodworker focused on the careful fluting of the table leg, using a special tool to create the decorative grooves. "L'ébéniste s'est concentré sur le cannelage minutieux du pied de la table, en utilisant un outil spécial pour créer les rainures décoratives.architectureartstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSon flûtéA flute-like sound."The bird's morning song was filled with delicate fluting that woke us gently. "Le chant matinal de l'oiseau était rempli d'un son flûté délicat qui nous a réveillés en douceur.soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlissé cannelé, godronA fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment."The dressmaker added a delicate fluting along the neckline of the blouse to give it a more feminine touch. "La couturière a ajouté un délicat godron le long de l'encolure du chemisier pour lui donner une touche plus féminine.wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFlûtéMaking a sound like a flute."The teakettle, almost boiling, emitted a high, fluting whistle. "La bouilloire, presque en ébullition, émit un sifflement aigu et flûté.soundmusiclanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading