twang

twang
1. noun
(a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked: The string broke with a sharp twang.) punteado, acción de herir/pulsar las cuerdas de un instrumento; tañido

2. verb
(to make a twang: He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged.) puntear, herir/pulsar (las cuerdas de un instrumento); tañer
twang
tr[twæŋ]
noun
1 (of instrument) sonido vibrante, tañido
2 (through nose) gangueo
transitive verb
1 (strum) puntear
intransitive verb
1 vibrar
twang ['twæŋ] vt
: pulsar la cuerda de (una guitarra)
twang vi
: hablar en tono nasal
twang n
1) : tañido m (de una cuerda de guitarra)
2) : tono m nasal (de voz)
twang
v.
• puntear v.
• tocar con un tañido v.
n.
• gangueo s.m.
• sonido vibrante s.m.
• tañido s.m.
• timbre nasal s.m.

I twæŋ
noun (of guitar) tañido m; (of voice, accent)

his voice has a nasal twang — tiene la voz gangosa

she speaks with a Westerner's twang — habla con el acento nasal del Oeste de los Estados Unidos


II
transitive verb \<\<string/wire\>\> hacer* vibrar (tensando y soltando); \<\<guitar\>\> pulsar las cuerdas de
[twæŋ]
1.
N [of wire, bow etc] tañido m ; [of voice] deje m

to speak with a twang — ganguear

2.
VT (Mus) tañer; [+ bowstring] estirar y soltar repentinamente
3.
VI producir un sonido agudo; (in speaking) hablar con timbre nasal
* * *

I [twæŋ]
noun (of guitar) tañido m; (of voice, accent)

his voice has a nasal twang — tiene la voz gangosa

she speaks with a Westerner's twang — habla con el acento nasal del Oeste de los Estados Unidos


II
transitive verb \<\<string/wire\>\> hacer* vibrar (tensando y soltando); \<\<guitar\>\> pulsar las cuerdas de

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