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concertina
(redirected from concertinas)

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con·cer·ti·na  (knsr-tn)
n.
A small hexagonal accordion with bellows and with buttons for keys.

[concert + Italian -ina, feminine diminutive suff.]

concertina
Noun
a small musical instrument similar to an accordion
Verb
[-naing, -naed]
to collapse or fold up like a concertina [from concert]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.concertina - coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
barbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
2.concertina - free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
bandoneon - a type of concertina popular in South America
free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Verb1.concertina - collapse like a concertina
collapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
Translations
concertina [kɔnsəˈtiːnə] nconcertina

concertina [kɔnsəˈtiːnə] nconcertina m
vise télescoper, se caramboler

concertina [kɔnsəˈtiːnə] nKonzertina f

concertina [kɔnsəˈtiːnə] npiccola fisarmonica
viridursi come una fisarmonica

concertina
n concertina [konsəˈtiːnə]
a portable musical wind instrument with bellows and a keyboard. konsertina, trekorrel, handharmonika lمِعْزَف يَدَوي سُداسي концертина harmonika concertina; lille, sekskantet trækharmonika die Ziehharmonika κονσερτίνα (μικρό ακορντεόν) concertina kontsertiina کنسرتینا käsiharmonikka concertina קוֹנצֶרטִינָה वाद्ययंत्र kromatska harmonika harmonika konsertina konsertína piccola fisarmonica 手風琴の一種 콘서티나(육각형의 소형 아코디언) koncertina harmonikas kosertina concertina konsertina, trekkspill concertina concertina concertină концертина akordeón kromatična harmonika mala harmonika concertina, [] dragspel หีบเพลงชัก körüklü armonika 六角手風琴 концертино موسیقی کا ایک ساز đàn côngxéctina


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The apartment block is marginally less austere, stepping back as it rises over 10 storeys with faceted bay windows like concertinas animating the wall plane.
When fortunate, the dancers might be accompanied by a local brigade of bagpipes, fiddles and concertinas.
 
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