noun🔗ShareTromboneA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭)."Jim plays the trombone very well."Jim joue très bien du trombone.musicsoundentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareButor étoiléThe common European bittern."My brother saw a trombone near the lake today. "Mon frère a vu un butor étoilé près du lac aujourd'hui.animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenvoyer, retransmettreTo transmit a signal or data back to a central switching point before sending it out to its destination."The network engineer decided to trombone all internet traffic through the security server to scan for viruses before it reached individual computers. "L'ingénieur réseau a décidé de retransmettre tout le trafic Internet via le serveur de sécurité pour rechercher des virus avant qu'il n'atteigne les ordinateurs individuels.technologycommunicationelectronicssignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZoomer et dézoomer (l'objectif); l'utiliser avec trop d'enthousiasmeTo extend and retract (the zoom lens); to use it too enthusiastically."The photographer tromboned the zoom lens, trying to get the perfect shot of the distant mountain. "Le photographe a zoomé et dézoomé l'objectif, essayant d'obtenir la photo parfaite de la montagne lointaine.mediatechnologyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading