piper

pip·er

 (pī′pər)

n.

1. One who plays the bagpipe.

2. One who plays on a pipe.

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piper

(ˈpaɪpə)

n

1. (Music, other) a person who plays a pipe or bagpipes

2. pay the piper and call the tune to bear the cost of an undertaking and control it

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Piper

(ˈpaɪpə)

n

(Biography) John. 1903–92, British artist. An official war artist in World War II, he is known esp for his watercolours of bombed churches and his stained glass in Coventry Cathedral

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pip•er

(ˈpaɪ pər)

n.

1. a person who plays on a pipe.

2. a bagpiper.

Idioms:

pay the piper,

a. to pay the cost of something.

b. to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or indulgences.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English pīpere]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	piper - someone who plays the bagpipe   bagpiper instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) pipe major - the chief piper in a band of bagpipes
	2.	Piper - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs genus Piper dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Piperaceae, pepper family, Piperaceae - tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets pepper vine, true pepper - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam long pepper, Piper longum - slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas betel, betel pepper, Piper betel - Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians cubeb vine, Java pepper, Piper cubeba, cubeb - tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits

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Translations

زَمّار

dudákpištec

fløjtespillersækkepibespiller

Flötist

flautistagaitero

cornemuseurcornemuseuxjoueur

dudás

sekkjapípuleikar

suonatore di cornamusapifferaio

sekkepipespiller

gajdoškto hrá na píšťale

gaydacıkavalcı

吹奏手

piper

[ˈpaɪpəʳ] N (on bagpipes) → gaitero/a m/f
he who pays the piper calls the tune → quien paga, manda

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piper

[ˈpaɪpə^r] n

(= flute player) → joueur/euse m/f de pipeau

(= bagpipe player) → joueur/euse m/f de cornemuse

he who pays the piper calls the tune → qui paie les violons choisit la musiquepipe rack n → râtelier m à pipes.pipe smoker n → fumeur m de pipepipe tobacco n → tabac m à pipe

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

piper

n → Flötenspieler(in) m(f); (on fife) → Pfeifer(in) m(f); (on bagpipes) → Dudelsackpfeifer(in) m(f); to pay the piper (fig) → die Kosten tragen, für die Kosten aufkommen; he who pays the piper calls the tune (Prov) → wer bezahlt, darf auch bestimmen

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piper

[ˈpaɪpəʳ] n (on bagpipes) → suonatore/trice di cornamusa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pipe

(paip) noun

1. a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow. a water pipe; a drainpipe. pyp أنْبوب тръба cano roura, trubka das Rohr rør; -rør σωλήναςtubería toru لوله putki tuyauצינור नलिका cijev cső(vezeték) pipa pípa, rör tubo 管 파이프 vamzdis caurule paip buisrør, ledningrura شپيلندوى، بين مار cano ţeavă; conductă; tub труба rúra, potrubie cev cev [lednings]rör, [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 cachimbo dýmka; dýmkový die Pfeife, Pfeifen-... pibe πίπαpipa piip, piibu- پیپ piippu pipeמקטרת पाइप lula pipa pipa, cangklong pípa pipa パイプ 담뱃대 pypkė pīpe paip pijppipefajka شپيلى، سورنى،دروى، بيم، باجه، نل، بلول، پايپ، بورغو 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 flauta píšťala die Pfeife fløjte; -fløjte; orgelpibe αυλόςflauta 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, pijppipe piszczałka, fujarka شپیلی flauta fluier свирель; дудка; труба píšťala piščal(ka) frula pipa, flöjt ปี่ kaval 管樂器 сопілка; дудка بانسري ống sáo 管乐器

verb

1. to convey gas, water etc by a pipe. Water is piped to the town from the reservoir. lei يَنْقُل بالأنْبوب отвеждам canalizar vést potrubím leiten lede; føre διοχετεύωcanalizar, conducir/transportar por tubería toru mööda juhtima با لوله انتقال دادن siirtää putkella amener 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 د پيپ له لارى ليږدول 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 tocar zapískat pfeifen fløjte παίζω στη φλογέρα tocar vilet puhuma نی یا فلوت زدن soittaa pilliä jouer לְנַגֵן בְּחָלִיל बांसुरी बजाना svirati sípol meniup seruling leika á hljóðpípu suonare 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. توله وهل 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 dizer em voz fina pípnout piepsen pibe μιλώ, λέω με ψιλή φωνή chillar; trinar viiksuma با صدای تیز حرف زدن piipittää 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 pipepiszczeć په چټكى سره خبرى كول 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

ˈpiper noun

a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes. blaasinstrumentspeler زَمّار гайдар gaiteiro pištec, dudák der/die Flötist(in) fløjtespiller; sækkepibespiller αυλητήςflautista; 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 شپيلى وهنه، سورنى وهل، دروى وهل 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

pipes noun plural

bagpipes or some similar instrument. He plays the pipes. doedelsak القِرَب гайда gaita de foles dudy der Dudelsack sækkepibe γκάινταgaita 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 doedelzaksekkepipedudy پایپ gaita de foles cimpoi волынка gajdy dude frula säckpipa ปี่ gayda 風笛 волинка بين باجا kèn túi 风笛

ˈpiping noun

1. the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes. blaasinstrument bespeel عَزْف على القِرَب свирене flautear hra na píšťalu, na dudy das Flöten fløjtespil 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. شپيلى وهنه، وموسيقي دنليزو الاتو غږونه، دجامودلمنواوغاړو په ليس، فيته اونور سينګا رونه 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 canalização potrubí das Leiten, die Rohrleitung rørtransport 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 دجامودلمنواوغاړو په ليس 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

adjective

(of a sound) high-pitched. a piping voice. piepend عالي الصَّوْت писукащ estridente pisklavý schrill pibende στριγκός, διαπεραστικόςagudo 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- pipende, skjærende piszczący جیګه آواز 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 sonho vidina das Hirngespinst ønskedrøm 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 hersenschimønskedrøm, luftslottmrzonka خوب او خیال sonho vis irealizabil несбыточная мечта vzdušný zámok, vidina prazne sanje san önskedröm เรื่องเพ้อฝัน hayâl, düş (永不可能實現)空想 нездійсненна мрія; план, побудований на піску دور کي کوڑي ý nghĩ viển vông 白日梦，幻想

ˈpipeline noun

a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc. an oil pipeline across the desert. pypleiding خَط أنابيب النَّفْط тръбопровод duto potrubí die Pipeline rørledning; 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 د پایپ پری 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 escaldante vařící brühendheiß brændende varm 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 varmwrzący, parzący سور (ګرم)، سوځند، اېشند ډېرتود 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

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