“Faire un canard”, in music = faire une fausse note, un son discordant, = faire “un couac”!. From Wordnik.com. [canard - French Word-A-Day] Reference
In English, this type of “canard”/“couac” is quite simply 'a wrong note '... with no duck involved!. From Wordnik.com. [canard - French Word-A-Day] Reference
I can't think of an English equivalent to “faire un canard” or “faire un couac”, (a bum note?. From Wordnik.com. [canard - French Word-A-Day] Reference
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