lute

1. A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

   Laute

   лю́тняljútnja

   лю́тняljútnja

   chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard

2. (countable, uncountable)Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.

3. (countable, uncountable)A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.

4. (countable, uncountable)A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.

1. Tom wants to learn how to play the lute.

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2. Tom plays the lute.

   Том грає на лютні.

   deTom spielt Laute.

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3. Tom is playing the lute.

   Том грає на лютні.

   deTom spielt Laute.

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4. The lute is a string instrument.

   deDie Laute ist ein Saiteninstrument.

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5. The bard was playing the lute.

   ruБард играл на лютне.

   deDer Barde spielte die Laute.

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