Meaning

9 senses
  1. A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

    The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.

    Trompete

    труба́trubá

    трубаtruba

  2. Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.

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

  3. The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.

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

    ревrev

  4. (figuratively)One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

  5. A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

  6. A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.

  7. A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.

  8. Any of various flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, for example, of the genus Collomia.

  9. (US, capitalized, often, slang)A supporter of Donald Trump, especially a fervent one.

    труба́чtrubáč

More definitions
  • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Examples

177 sentences
  1. The trumpet is a musical instrument.

    Труба — це музичний інструмент.

    ruТруба — это музыкальный инструмент.

    deDie Trompete ist ein Musikinstrument.

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  2. Tom forgot his trumpet at school.

    Том забув свою трубу в школі.

    ruТом забыл свою трубу в школе.

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  3. Tom left his trumpet at school.

    Том залишив свою трубу в школі.

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  4. Where did you get this trumpet?

    Звідки в тебе ця труба?

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  5. I can't play the trumpet very well.

    Я не дуже добре граю на трубі.

    ruЯ не очень хорошо играю на трубе.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
brass instrument:
Русский
By meaning 3
brass instrument:
elephant noise:
musician playing a trumpet:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
brass instrument:

Origin

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative.

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Forms

plural: trumpets
Singulartrumpet
Pluraltrumpets

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
musical instrument:cornetB2bemeflugelhorn
Close in meaning
  • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves:cornethorntrump

Word family

41 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • play the trumpet
  • a trumpet player
  • trumpet player
  • playing the trumpet
  • is a trumpet
  • new trumpet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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