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Accordion
UK
/əˈkɔː.dɪ.ən/
US
/əˈkɔr.di.ən/
Translation of "accordion" into Russian
accordion
Noun
UK
/əˈkɔː.dɪ.ən/
US
/əˈkɔr.di.ən/
accordion
accordions pl
He played a beautiful melody on the accordion.
Он сыграл красивую мелодию на аккордеоне.
Definitions
accordion
Noun
UK
/əˈkɔː.dɪ.ən/
US
/əˈkɔr.di.ən/
A portable musical instrument with a keyboard and bellows, played by expanding and contracting the bellows while pressing keys or buttons to produce sound.
The musician played a lively tune on his accordion at the street festival.
accordion
Verb
UK
/əˈkɔː.dɪ.ən/
US
/əˈkɔr.di.ən/
To fold or become folded in alternating sections so as to compress or expand like an accordion.
The cardboard display accordioned flat for easy storage.
To alternately expand and contract in length or volume, especially in a repetitive way resembling the motion of an accordion.
The rush-hour line accordioned as commuters shuffled forward and stopped again.
accordion
Adjective
UK
/əˈkɔː.dɪ.ən/
US
/əˈkɔr.di.ən/
Capable of being folded or expanded and contracted in pleats or segments like an accordion.
They installed an accordion door that collapses against the wall when opened.
Idioms and phrases
play the accordion
He loves to play the accordion at family gatherings.
играть на аккордеоне
Ему нравится играть на аккордеоне на семейных встречах.
squeeze an accordion
He learned how to squeeze an accordion correctly.
сжимать аккордеон
Он научился правильно сжимать аккордеон.