corde

corde [kɔʀd(ə)] nf → rope; [de violon, raquette, d'arc]; string (= trame);

la corde → the thread;

(Athlétisme, Auto);

la corde → the rails pl;

les cordes (Boxe) → the ropes;

les (instruments à) cordes (Mus) → the strings, the stringed instruments;

semelles de corde → rope soles;

tenir la corde (Athlétisme, Auto) → to be in the inside lane;

tomber des cordes → to rain cats and dogs;

tirer sur la corde → to go too far;

la corde sensible → the right chord;

usé jusqu'à la corde → threadbare;

corde à linge → washing ou clothes line;

corde lisse → (climbing) rope;

corde à nœuds → knotted climbing rope;

corde raide → tightrope;

corde à sauter → skipping rope;

cordes vocales → vocal cords