mandolin
A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses,…A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
» It's unlikely that Tom will ever learn to play the mandolin.
Малоймовірно, що Том коли-небудь навчиться грати на мандоліні.
Meaning
2 sensesA stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
Mandoline
мандоли́наmandolína
мандолінаmandolina
a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.
Gemüsehobel, Krauthobel
Examples
40 sentencesIt's unlikely that Tom will ever learn to play the mandolin.
Малоймовірно, що Том коли-небудь навчиться грати на мандоліні. — deniko
Do you also play the mandolin?
Does Tom also play the mandolin?
Does Tom play the mandolin, too?
ruТом тоже играет на мандолине? — marafon
The girl carrying a mandolin was very beautiful.
Translations
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Origin
From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed insFrom French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.
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Forms
plural: mandolinsWord family
12 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- play the mandolin
- mandolin as well
- the mandolin as