luth
French → English
(music) Lute: a plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a neck
Le luth était un instrument très populaire pendant la période de la Renaissance.
(English) The lute was a very popular instrument during the Renaissance period.
Il joue du luth dans un ensemble de musique ancienne à Paris.
(English) He plays the lute in an early music ensemble in Paris.
(metaphor) Poetic inspiration: a symbol of the poet's art and creative talent
Le poète a repris son luth pour chanter les louanges de sa bien-aimée.
(English) The poet took up his lute again to sing the praises of his beloved.
Son luth s'est tu depuis qu'il a perdu sa muse.
(English) His poetic inspiration has fallen silent since he lost his muse.
Entry ID: fr:en:luth · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary