Complete Definition of "trumpet"

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English
Image:Trumpet.jpg|thumb|right|A trumpet.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�tr�mp�t/
SAMPA|/"trVmp@t/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat.

#: The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.

  1. In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician that plays the trumpet.

#: The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.

  1. The cry of an elephant.

#: The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.

Synonyms
cornet (brass instrument)

Translations
trans-top|brass instrument
Albanian: bori
Arabic: ARchar|ب�� (būq)
Breton: trompilh
Catalan: trompeta f
Chinese: ��, �� (laba)
Croatian: truba f
Czech: trubka f, trumpeta f
Danish: trompet c
Dutch: trompet f
Esperanto: trumpeto
Finnish: trumpetti
French: trompette f
German: Trompete f
Hebrew: �צ�צר�|�ֲצ�ֹצְרָ� f
Hungarian: trombita
Icelandic: trompet m
Indonesian: terompet
Irish: trumpa m
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Italian: tromba f
Japanese: ������ (torampetto)
Jèrriais: trompette f
Korean: ��� (teureompes)
Latin: buccina, trumpeta
Marshallese: robba
Norwegian: trompet m
Polish: tr�bka f
Portuguese: trombeta
Romanian: trompet� f
Russian: ���ба (trubá) f
Slovak: trúba f
Slovene: trobenta f
Spanish: trompeta f
Swedish: #Swedish|trumpet c
Turkish: trampet
Welsh: utgorn m
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trans-top|musician playing a trumpet
Albanian: borizan
Danish: trompetist
French: trompettiste
Italian: tromba f, trombettista m
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Polish: tr�bienie n
Russian: ���ба� (trubá�) m
Norwegian: trompetist m
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trans-top|elephant noise
Albanian: feçkë
Danish: trompetstød
French: barrissement
Italian: barrito m
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Russian: �ев m
Spanish: barrito m, berrido m
Telugu: ����ార� (gheeMkaaraM)
Norwegian: trompetstøt n
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Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive To sound loudly, be amplified

#: The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.

  1. intransitive To play the trumpet.

#: Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.

  1. intransitive Of an elephant, to make its cry.

#: ''The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.

  1. transitive To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically

#: Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
#: Bill has trumpeted the cause of debt relief for Africa far and wide.

Translations
trans-top|sound loudly
Danish: trompetere
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Spanish: trompetear
Swedish: trumpeta
Norwegian: trompetere
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trans-top|play the instrument
Danish: spille trompet, trompetere (archaic)
Dutch: trompet spelen
French: jouer de la trompette, trompeter (archaic)
Icelandic: spila á trompet, leika á trompet
Italian: suonare la tromba
Latin: classicare
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Polish: gra� na tr�bka|tr�bce
Russian: иг�а�� на ���ба|���бе (igrát' na trub'é)
Spanish: trompetear, tocar a la trompeta
Swedish: spela trumpet
Welsh: utganu
Norwegian: trompetere spille
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trans-top|make an elephant call
Danish: trompetere
French: baréter, barrir
Italian: barrire
Japanese: ��� (���, hoeru)
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Polish: tr�bi�
Russian: �еве��, ���би�� (trubít')
Spanish: barritar
Swedish: trumpeta
Norwegian: trompetere
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trans-top|proclaim loudly
Danish: forkynde, udbasunere
Icelandic: básúna
Italian: strombazzare
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Russian: �а����би��
Norwegian: utbasonere proklamere
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ttbc|Indonesian: teriak|meneriakkan, seru|menyerukan

Related terms
trumpet player
trumpeter
trumpetress

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