Accordion Meaning in English

word

US

/əˈkɔɹdiən/

uh-KAWR-dee-uhn

UK

/ɐkˈɔːdiən/

uh-KAW-dee-uhn

التعريف

A musical instrument with keys or buttons, a bellows, and reeds, which is played by squeezing the bellows while pressing the keys.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Accordion" is mainly used in music and is almost always a noun. It's also used metaphorically for things that expand and contract, like an 'accordion menu' on websites.

• Spanish: acordeón
• Portuguese (BR): acordeão
• Portuguese (PT): acordeão
• Chinese (Simplified): 手风琴
• Chinese (Traditional): 手風琴
• Hindi: अकोर्डियन
• Arabic: الأكورديون
• Bengali: একতারা (তবলা) - অ্যাকর্ডিয়ন
• Russian: аккордеон
• Japanese: アコーディオン
• Vietnamese: đàn accordion
• Korean: 아코디언
• Turkish: akordeon
• Urdu: ایکورڈین
• Indonesian: akordeon

جمل نموذجية

He plays the accordion in a band.

basic

The accordion has many buttons and keys.

basic

I have never tried to play an accordion.

basic

That song sounds so cheerful on the accordion.

natural

My grandfather used to bring out his old accordion at family parties.

natural

On some websites, menus open and close like an accordion.

natural