What does flûte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word flûte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use flûte in French.

The word flûte in French means flute, flute, drat, drat it, bother, flute, Alsace flute, flute, fluyt, flute-like, fluting, play the flute, drink, recorder, alto flute, champagne flute, Champagne flute, flute of champagne, flute of Champagne, panpipes, flute, transverse flute. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word flûte

flute

nom féminin (instrument de musique) (metal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La flûte est un instrument de musique à vent.
The flute is a wind instrument.

flute

nom féminin (verre à pied oblong) (champagne glass)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les flûtes servent à boire des vins effervescents comme le champagne.
Flutes are used for drinking sparkling wines, like champagne.

drat, drat it, bother

interjection (familier (exprime l'énervement, l'impatience) (informal, euphemism)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Flûte, j'ai oublié mes gants à la boulangerie. Flûte, j'en ai assez !
Bother! I left my gloves at the baker's. Drat! I've had enough!

flute

nom féminin (pain) (bread)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pourrais-tu ramener une flûte et deux baguettes ?
Could you get a flute and two baguettes?

Alsace flute

nom féminin (bouteille de vin d'Alsace) (wine bottle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles élancées de vin d'Alsace s'appellent des flûtes.
The slender Alsatian wine bottles are called Alsace flutes.

flute, fluyt

nom féminin (bateau à fond plat) (boat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup de flûtes dans la marine hollandaise.
There are a lot of flutes in the Dutch navy.

flute-like, fluting

adjectif (son doux) (sound)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Écoute ce son flûté.

play the flute

verbe intransitif (vieilli (jouer de la flûte) (music)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les enfants flutaient dans le jardin.

drink

verbe transitif (vieilli, figuré (boire beaucoup, siffler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Paul était toujours prêt à flûter quelques bières.

recorder

nom féminin (instrument de musique à vent) (instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La flûte à bec est souvent le premier instrument que les jeunes enfants apprennent à jouer.

alto flute

nom féminin (flûte en sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

champagne flute, Champagne flute

nom féminin (verre pour champagne) (drinking glass)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains préfèrent les coupes et d'autres les flûtes de champagne.

flute of champagne, flute of Champagne

nom féminin (champagne servi dans un verre spécial) (drink)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prend souvent une flûte de champagne en apéritif.

panpipes

nom féminin (instrument de musique) (musical instrument)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Pour me détendre, j'aime écouter des morceaux joués à la flûte de pan.

flute, transverse flute

nom féminin (instrument de musique à vent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille joue de la flûte traversière.
My daughter plays the flute.

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