flûter
French → English
(sound) To pipe: to produce high-pitched, melodic sounds similar to those of a flute
Le merle commençait à flûter sa chanson dès le lever du jour.
(English) The blackbird began to pipe its song at daybreak.
La porte de la vieille armoire flûtait un son aigu en s'ouvrant.
(English) The old wardrobe door made a high-pitched piping sound as it opened.
(slang) To guzzle: to drink large quantities of alcohol greedily
Les marins ont passé la soirée à flûter du rhum dans la taverne.
(English) The sailors spent the evening guzzling rum in the tavern.
Ils flûtaient le champagne avec une insouciance totale lors du mariage.
(English) They were guzzling champagne with total carelessness during the wedding.
Entry ID: fr:en:flûter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary