harpe
Meanings
Noun
1. A triangular musical instrument played by plucking strings with the fingers; a harp. (music)
2. Any member of the sea snail mollusc family Harpidae; a harp snail.
3. A dog's claw (hunting)
4. finger (slang, by extension)
5. A stone left protruding from a wall at regular intervals so that it can be interlocked with a corresponding stone on another wall to form quoining. (architecture, masonry)
6. A type of portcullis. (historical)
Examples17
Puis-je jouer de la harpe ?
Can I play the harp?
Marie joue de la harpe.
Mary plays the harp.
J'aimerais apprendre à jouer de la harpe.
I'd like to learn to play the harp.
Je veux apprendre à jouer de la harpe.
I want to learn how to play the harp.
J'ai décidé d'apprendre à jouer de la harpe.
I've made up my mind to learn how to play the harp.
C'est une harpe.
It's a harp.