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pipe1 n 1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a long tube of metal, plastic, etc., used to convey water, oil, gas, etc. 2. a long tube or case 3. (Law / Recreational Drugs) a. an object made in any of various shapes and sizes, consisting of a small bowl with an attached tubular stem, in which tobacco or other substances are smoked b. (as modifier) a pipe bowl 4. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Also called pipeful the amount of tobacco that fills the bowl of a pipe 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Zoology Botany any of various hollow organs, such as the respiratory passage of certain animals 6. (Music / Instruments) a. any musical instrument whose sound production results from the vibration of an air column in a simple tube b. any of the tubular devices on an organ, in which air is made to vibrate either directly, as in a flue pipe, or by means of a reed 7. (Music / Instruments) an obsolete three-holed wind instrument, held in the left hand while played and accompanied by the tabor See tabor (Music / Instruments) the pipes See bagpipes 9. a shrill voice or sound, as of a bird 10. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a. a boatswain's pipe b. the sound it makes 11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (plural) Informal the respiratory tract or vocal cords 12. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy a conical hole in the head of an ingot, made by escaping gas as the metal cools 13. (Mining & Quarrying) a cylindrical vein of rich ore, such as one of the vertical diamond-bearing veins at Kimberley, South Africa 14. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Also called volcanic pipe a vertical cylindrical passage in a volcano through which molten lava is forced during eruption 15. US slang something easy to do, esp a simple course in college put that in your pipe and smoke it Informal accept that fact if you can vb 1. (Music, other) to play (music) on a pipe 2. (tr) to summon or lead by a pipe to pipe the dancers 3. to utter (something) shrilly 4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a. to signal orders to (the crew) by a boatswain's pipe b. (tr) to signal the arrival or departure of to pipe the admiral aboard 5. (tr) to convey (water, gas, etc.) by a pipe or pipes 6. (tr) to provide with pipes 7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to trim (an article, esp of clothing) with piping pipe2 n 1. a large cask for wine, oil, etc. 2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a measure of capacity for wine equal to four barrels. 1 pipe is equal to 126 US gallons or 105 Brit gallons 3. a cask holding this quantity with its contents [via Old French (in the sense: tube, tubular vessel), ultimately from Latin pīpāre to chirp; compare pipe1]
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pipe noun 1. tube, drain, canal, pipeline, line, main, passage, cylinder, hose, conduit, duct, conveyor The liquid is conveyed along a pipe. 2. clay (pipe), briar, calabash (rare), meerschaum, hookah (rare) He gave up cigarettes and started smoking a pipe. 3. whistle, horn, recorder, fife, flute, wind instrument, penny whistle Pan is often pictured playing a reed pipe. verb convey, channel, supply, conduct, bring in, transmit, siphon The gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water. Translations pipe [paɪp] A. N 1. (= tube) → tubo m, caño m; (larger, system of pipes) → tubería f, cañería f a length of copper pipe → una tubería de cobre see also overflow D see also waste E B. VT 1. (= convey) [+ water] → canalizar por tuberías; [+ gas] → llevar por gasoducto; [+ oil] → llevar por oleoducto sewage from the villages is piped into the river → las aguas residuales de los pueblos son canalizadas y vertidas al río most of the houses here don't have piped water → la mayoría de las casas aquí no tienen agua corriente the oil is piped across the desert → el petróleo es conducido a través del desierto por un oleoducto 3. (= play) [+ tune] → tocar(en flauta or gaita) they piped the admiral aboard → con el silbato avisaron al almirante de que subiera a bordo 4. (Culin) [+ cake] → adornar con manga; [+ icing, cream] → poner con manga to pipe cream on a cake → adornar una tarta con nata or (LAm) crema usando la manga 5. (Sew) → ribetear con cordoncillo a jacket piped with blue at the seams → una chaqueta con cordoncillo azul en las costuras D. CPD pipe band N → banda f de gaiteros pipe bomb N bomba de mano casera en forma de tubo pipe cleaner N → (escobilla f) limpiapipas m inv pipe dream N → sueño m imposible pipe organ N → órgano m de tubos pipe rack N → soporte m para pipas pipe smoker N → fumador(a) m/f de pipa pipe stem N → cañón m de la pipa pipe tobacco N → tabaco m de pipa pipe up A. VI + ADV → meter baza, saltar then somebody piped up with another question → y entonces alguien metió baza con otra pregunta B. VT + ADV → soltar de sopetón "can I come too?" piped up a little voice → -¿puedo ir yo también? -soltó de sopetón una vocecilla pipe [ˈpaɪp] n (for water, gas, oil) → tuyau m The pipes froze → Les conduites d'eau ont gelé., Les tuyaux ont gelé. water pipe → conduite f d'eau There's a leak in one of the water pipes → Il y a une fuite dans l'une des conduites d'eau. gas pipe → conduite f de gaz They had to replace the old gas pipes → Ils ont dû remplacer les vieilles conduites de gaz. (MUSIC) (= wind instrument) → pipeau m (MUSIC) (also organ pipe) → tuyau m (d'orgue) vt [+ water, gas, oil] → acheminer pipes npl (also bagpipes) → cornemuse f He plays the pipes → Il joue de la cornemuse. pipe down vi → la fermer >Pipe down! I'm trying to read → Ferme-la ! J'essaie de lire. pipe up vi → claironnerpipe bomb n bombe artisanale confectionnée avec une section de tuyau métallique pipe cleaner n → cure-pipe m piped music n → musique f d'ambiance enregistrée pipe dream n → projet m chimérique pipe n (= tube: for water, gas, sewage) → Rohr nt, → Leitung f; (= fuel pipe, for steam) → Leitung f; (in body) → Röhre f vt water, oil etc → in Rohren leiten; music, broadcast → ausstrahlen; water has to be piped in from the next state → Wasser muss in Rohrleitungen aus dem Nachbarstaat herangeschafft werden; piped music (pej) → Musikberieselung f (inf) pipe: pipe band n → Dudelsackkapelle f pipe bomb n → Rohrbombe f pipe burst n → Rohrbruch m pipe clamp n (Tech) → Rohrschelle f pipeclay n (for making pipes) → Pfeifenton m pipe cleaner n → Pfeifenreiniger m pipe clip n (Tech) → Rohrschelle f pipe dream pipe-layer n → Rohrleitungs(ver)leger(in) m(f), → Rohrleitungsmonteur(in) m(f) pipe-laying n → Verlegen nt → von Rohrleitungen pipeline n → (Rohr)leitung f; (for oil, gas also) → Pipeline f; to be in the pipe (fig) → in Vorbereitung sein; the pay rise hasn’t come through yet but it’s in the pipe → die Lohnerhöhung ist noch nicht durch, steht aber kurz bevor; we’ve got a few changes in the pipe → wir müssen auf einige Änderungen gefasst sein pipe: pipe rack n → Pfeifenständer m pipe smoker n → Pfeifenraucher(in) m(f) pipe tobacco n → Pfeifentabak m pipe tool n (for pipe-smokers) → Pfeifenbesteck nt pipe: pipework n → Rohre pl pipe wrench n (Tech) → Rohrzange f pipe [paɪp] 1. n a. (tube) → tubo pipes npl (piping) → tubatura fsg, conduttura fsg 2. vt a. (water, oil) → portare per mezzo di tubature pipe down vi + adv (fam) → fare silenzio pipe up vi + adv (fam) → farsi sentire pipe [paɪp] 1. n a. (tube) → tubo pipes npl (piping) → tubatura fsg, conduttura fsg 2. vt a. (water, oil) → portare per mezzo di tubature pipe down vi + adv (fam) → fare silenzio pipe up vi + adv (fam) → farsi sentire n pipe [paip] 1 a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow a water pipe; a drainpipe. pyp أنْبوب тръба roura, trubka rør; -rør das Rohr σωλήνας tubería toru لوله putki tuyau צִינוֹר नलिका cijev cső(vezeték) pipa pípa, rör tubo 管 파이프 vamzdis caurule paip buis rør, ledning rura cano ţeavă; conductă; tub труба rúra, potrubie cev cev []rör, []ledning ท่อ boru 管子 труба پائپ، نالي ống dẫn 管子 2 a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked He smokes a pipe; (also adjective ) pipe tobacco. pyp غَلْيون лула dýmka; dýmkový pibe die Pfeife, Pfeifen-... πίπα pipa piip, piibu- پیپ piippu (à) pipe מִקטֶרֶת पाइप lula pipa pipa, cangklong pípa pipa パイプ 담뱃대 pypkė pīpe paip pijp pipe fajka cachimbo (de) pipă трубка fajka; do fajky pipa lula pipa กล้องยาเส้น pipo 煙斗 люлька بيڑي tẩu thuốc 烟斗 3 a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe. pyp مِزْمار свирка píšťala fløjte; -fløjte; orgelpibe die Pfeife αυλός flauta vile فلوت؛ نی pilli pipeau חֶמת-חֲלִילִים बांसुरी svirala síp seruling hljóðpípa piffero, flauto; canna 笛 관악기 dūda, dūdelė, švilpynė, vamzdis stabule; svilpīte; dūdas seruling; pipa fluit, pijp (bambus-/orgel-/sekke)pipe piszczałka, fujarka flauta fluier свирель; дудка; труба píšťala piščal(ka) frula pipa, flöjt ปี่ kaval 管樂器 сопілка; дудка بانسري ống sáo 管乐器 v 1 to convey gas, water etc by a pipe Water is piped to the town from the reservoir. lei يَنْقُل بالأنْبوب отвеждам vést potrubím lede; føre leiten διοχετεύω canalizar, conducir/transportar por tubería toru mööda juhtima با لوله انتقال دادن siirtää putkella amener (par un tuyau) לְהַעֲבִיר בְּצִינוֹרוֹת नल से ले जाना voditi vodu (naftu..)kroz cijev csővezetéken át továbbít mengalirkan leiða (vatn, gas) eftir röri convogliare, portare 管で送る 파이프를 통해 보내다 tiekti vamzdžiais nogādāt pa cauruļvadu menyalurkan sst melalui paip door buizen aanvoeren lede/legge i rør transportować rurami canalizar a transporta (printr-o conductă) пускать/идти по трубам viesť potrubím speljati po ceveh provesti kroz cev leda i rör ส่งทางท่อ boruyla taşımak 管道輸送 пускати трубами پائپ کے ذريعہ پہنچانا dẫn bằng ống 管道输送 2 to play (music) on a pipe or pipes He piped a tune. blaas, fluit يَعْزِف على المِزْمار свиря zapískat fløjte pfeifen παίζω στη φλογέρα tocar vilet puhuma نی یا فلوت زدن soittaa pilliä jouer (sur un pipeau, une cornemuse) לְנַגֵן בְּחָלִיל बांसुरी बजाना svirati sípol meniup seruling leika á hljóðpípu suonare (con il piffero) 笛で吹く 관악기를 불다 groti, dūduoti, švilpti spēlēt/pūst stabuli, svilpīti, dūdas meniupkan op een fluit spelen spille på fløyte grać na fujarce, dudach itp. tocar a cânta (la fluier/caval) играть на свирели zapískať piskati svirati spela, blåsa เป่าปี่ kaval/gayda çalmak 用管樂器吹奏 грати на сопілці بانسري بجانا thổi sáo 用管乐器吹奏 3 to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound Hallo,' the little girl piped. sê يَصْفُر، يَقولُ بِصَوْتٍ حاد писукам pípnout pibe piepsen μιλώ, λέω με ψιλή φωνή chillar; trinar viiksuma با صدای تیز حرف زدن kimittää dire d'une voix flûtée לִשרוֹק ऊंची आवाज में बोलना oglasiti se sipít melengking segja hvellum rómi (parlare con voce acuta) かん高く言う 새된 소리로 말하다, 높고 날카로운 소리를 내다 (su)cypti, cyptelėti (no)čiepstēt berteriak met een piepstem spreken pipe piszczeć dizer em voz fina a ciripi пищать pípať, (za)pišťať piskati piskavo govoriti pipa พูดเสียงแหลม çocuksu bir sesle konuşmak 尖聲高叫 пищати بلند آواز سے بولنا lanh lảnh 尖声高叫 n piper a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes. blaasinstrumentspeler زَمّار гайдар pištec, dudák fløjtespiller; sækkepibespiller der/die Flötist(in) αυλητής flautista; gaitero; músico de un instrumento de viento vilemängija, torupillimängija نوازنده فلوت یا نی pillipiipari joueur/-euse de cornemuse חָלִילָן मुरली बजाने वाला gajdaš,svirač dudás peniup seruling sekkjapípuleikar pifferaio, suonatore/suonatrice di cornamusa 笛を吹く人 피리 연주자 dūdininkas stabulētājs; dūdinieks peniup seruling piper, doedelzakspeler sekkepipespiller dudziarz gaiteiro persoană care cântă la fluier, flautist волынщик; дудочник kto hrá na píšťale; gajdoš piskač frulaš pipblåsare, säckpipsblåsare คนเป่าปี่ kavalcı; gaydacı 吹奏手 дудар, гравець на сопілці بانسري بجانے والا người thổi sáo 吹奏手 n pl pipes bagpipes or some similar instrument He plays the pipes. doedelsak القِرَب гайда dudy sækkepibe der Dudelsack γκάιντα gaita torupill نی انبان säkkipilli cornemuse חֵמֶת-חָלִילִים बैगपाइप या उससे मिलता-जुलता यंत्र gajde duda seruling sekkjapípur cornamusa バグパイプ 백파이프 dūdmaišis stabulētājs; dūdinieks begpaip doedelzak sekkepipe dudy gaita de foles cimpoi волынка gajdy dude frula säckpipa ปี่สก๊อต gayda 風笛 волинка بين باجا kèn túi 风笛 n piping 1 the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes. blaasinstrument bespeel عَزْف على القِرَب свирене hra na píšťalu, na dudy fløjtespil das Flöten το παίξιμο φλογέρας acción de tocar un instrumento de viento vilemäng, torupillimäng فلوت زنی pillillä soitto action de jouer du pipeau/de la cornemuse לְחַלֵל वेणुवादन svirati sípolás meniup seruling flautuleikur il suonare la cornamusa 笛吹き 관악기 연주 grojimas, dūdavimas stabulēšana; dūdu spēlēšana peniupan het pijpen fløytespill, sekkepipespill gra na fujarce, dudach itp. flautear cântat la fluier/cimpoi hra na píšťale / gajdách piskanje sviranje frule pipspel การเป่าปี่ kaval/gayda çalma 吹簫 гра باجا بجانا sự thổi sáo; kèn túi 吹箫 2 (the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy. pomp نَقْل بالأنابيب канализация potrubí rørtransport das Leiten, die Rohrleitung σωληνώσεις, μεταφορά με σωλήνες canalización; tubería, cañería torustik لوله کشی putkisto canalisation לְהָזרִים नलतंत्र, नल voditi vodu (namjestiti cijevi) csővezeték pengaliran rörlögn; dæling (eftir rörlögnum) canalizzazione 配管 배관(配管) vamzdynas, tiekimas vamzdžiais nogādāšana/transportēšana pa cauruļvadiem sistem perpaipan het door buizen aanvoeren rørledning; det å lede noe i rør transport rurami canalização conductă; canalizare перекачивание по трубам potrubie napeljava cevi; cevovod provođenje kroz cev rörledning, ledande i rör ระบบท่อ boruyla taşıma 管道系統 трубопровід; перекачування по трубам پائپ کے ذريعہ سے گيس يا پاني کا پہينچانا hệ thống ống dẫn 管道系统 adj (of a sound) high-pitched a piping voice. piepend عالي الصَّوْت писукащ pisklavý pibende schrill στριγκός, διαπεραστικός agudo viiksuv دارای صدای زیر piipittävä flûté צַרחַנִי चिंघाड़ cvrkut éles melengking skær, skerandi flutuato かん高い 새된 spiegiamas, cypiamas spiedzīgs; čiepstošs nyaring piep{#169} pipende, skjærende piszczący aflautado ascuţit пискливый piskľavý piskajoč piskav pipande, pipig ซึ่งมีเสียงสูงหรือเสียงแหลม ince, tiz 尖聲的 писклявий تيز آواز cao lanh lảnh 尖声的 pipe dream an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream. onbereikbare droom أوْهام، تَخَيُّلات неосъществима мечта vidina ønskedrøm das Hirngespinst χίμαιρα sueño imposible, castillos en el aire soovunelm رویا toiveuni château en Espagne חָלוֹם בְאַספּמיָא मन के लड्डू, झोंक pusti snovi,prazno maštanje vágyálom khayalan draumórar (progetto irrealizzabile) 空想 공상적인 생각 nepasiekiama svajonė fantāzija; nepiepildāms sapnis angan-angan hersenschim ønskedrøm, luftslott mrzonka sonho vis irealizabil несбыточная мечта vzdušný zámok, vidina prazne sanje san önskedröm เรื่องเพ้อฝัน hayâl, düş 幻想 нездійсненна мрія; план, побудований на піску دور کي کوڑي ý nghĩ viển vông 幻想 n pipeline a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc an oil pipeline across the desert. pypleiding خَط أنابيب النَّفْط тръбопровод potrubí rørledning; pipeline die Pipeline αγωγός tubería, cañería; oleoducto; gaseoducto torustik خط لوله putkisto oléoduc, pipeline קַו צָנֶרֶת नल cjevovod csővezeték jalur pipa rörlögn conduttura, tubazione パイプライン 수송관 vamzdynas cauruļvads talian paip pijpleiding rørledning/-nett rurociąg gasoduto, oleoduto conductă трубопровод potrubie cevovod cevovod rörledning, pipeline ท่อส่งผ่านน้ำมัน boru hattı 管線 трубопровід پائپ لائن جس سے تيل، گيس يا پاني پہنچايا جائے đường ống dẫn 管线 piping hot very hot piping hot soup. baie warm ساخِن جِدا горещ vařící brændende varm brühendheiß ζεματιστός muy/bien caliente tulikuum بسیار داغ tulinen brûlant חַם מְאוֹד बहुत गरम vreo tűzforró sangat panas sjóðandi heitur bollente とても辛い 대단히 뜨거운 labai karštas ļoti karsts panas menggelegak kokend heet glovarm, rykende varm wrzący, parzący escaldante foarte fierbinte обжигающий vriaci, vrelý vrel veoma toplo rykande varm ร้อนมาก çok sıcak, dumanı üstünde 滾燙的 дуже гарячий بہت گرم rất nóng 滚烫的 pipe → ماسورة trubka rør Pfeife πίπα cañería putki pipe cijev tubo パイプ 도관 pijp rør rura cano труба rör ท่อ boru ống 管子 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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