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YODEL [3 records]

Record 1 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Singing
  • Music

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chant
  • Musique
DEF

Chant vocalisé [...] qui est caractérisé par des changements de registres constants.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Singing
  • Music
DEF

To sing so that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and a falsetto.

Key term(s)
  • yodle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chant
  • Musique
DEF

Vocaliser en passant rapidement et sans transition de la voix de tête à celle de poitrine à la manière des chanteurs tyroliens.

OBS

iodler : Cette graphie, puisée du document intitulé «Les rectifications de l'orthographe» du Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans Usito.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

an aggressive call used by the Common loon to define and defend territory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
OBS

Cri du Huart à collier

Spanish

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