trombone
A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a…A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
» I've always wanted to play the trombone.
Я всегда хотел играть на тромбоне.
Я завжди хотів грати на тромбоні.
Meaning
3 sensesA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
Jim plays the trombone very well.
This trombone is very expensive.
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The common European bittern.
A kind of extendable support for attaching lighting elements to a set.
- a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
Examples
97 sentencesI've always wanted to play the trombone.
Я завжди хотів грати на тромбоні.
ruЯ всегда хотел играть на тромбоне.
Did you know Tom plays the trombone?
Ти знав, що Том грає на тромбоні?
ruТы знал, что Том играет на тромбоне?
I didn't know that you could play the trombone.
Я не знав, що ти вмієш грати на тромбоні.
I also play the trombone.
Я також граю на тромбоні.
ruЯ и на тромбоне играю.
Can you play the trombone?
Ти вмієш грати на тромбоні?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian trombone, from tromba (“trumpet”) + -one (augmentative), literally “Borrowed from Italian trombone, from tromba (“trumpet”) + -one (augmentative), literally “large trumpet”.
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Forms
plural: trombones / tromboniWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
7 patterns- play the trombone
- playing the trombone
- the trombone than
- trombone as well
- the trombone as
- a new trombone
- new trombone