Meaning
1 sensesTo play on, or as if on, a violin.
Examples
307 sentencesTom is playing the violin now.
Том зараз грає на скрипці. — deniko
ruТом сейчас играет на скрипке. — corvard
deTom spielt jetzt Geige. — MUIRIEL
He plays the violin very well.
Він чудово грає на скрипці. — JeNNeR
ruОн прекрасно играет на скрипке. — ae5s
deEr spielt sehr gut Geige. — Haehnchenpaella
How well do you play the violin?
Наскільки добре ти граєш на скрипці? — deniko
deWie gut kannst du Geige spielen? — Waldelfe
Tom wanted Mary to play the violin.
Том хотів, щоб Мері грала на скрипці. — deniko
ruТом хотел, чтобы Мэри сыграла на скрипке. — odexed
By the way, do you play the violin?
Між іншим, ви граєте на скрипці? — leyla
ruМежду прочим, вы играете на скрипке? — leyla
deÜbrigens, spielst du Violine? — Serienchiller
Origin
Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino.Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino.
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Forms
violins, violining, violined, violinedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- play the violin
- playing the violin
- a violin teacher
- violin as well
- violin teacher
- the violin as
- the violin when
- isn't a violin
- played violin