(trombone

  • 21trombone — noun /ˌtrɒmˈbəʊn,trəmˈbəʊn,ˌtrɑmˈboʊn,trəmˈboʊn/ 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 …

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  • 22trombone — Synonyms and related words: English horn, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, bassoon, block flute, bombard, bourdon, brass choir, brass wind, brass wind instrument, brasses, bugle, bugle horn, cello,… …

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  • 23trombone — n. to play the trombone * * * [trɒm bəʊn] to play the trombone …

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  • 24trombone — trom·bó·ne s.m. 1a. CO TS mus. strumento a fiato d ottone, a canna ricurva con bocchino, simile alla tromba ma di dimensioni maggiori e con tonalità più bassa, normalmente dotato di pistoni o di coulisse 1b. TS mus. nell organo, registro che… …

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  • 25trombone — trom|bone [ tram boun ] noun count a musical instrument consisting of two metal tubes shaped like the letter U that fit into each other, with one tube wide at one end. You play it by blowing into it as you slide one of the tubes forward and… …

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  • 26trombone — {{hw}}{{trombone}}{{/hw}}s. m. 1 Strumento musicale a fiato simile alla tromba ma di dimensioni maggiori e di registro più grave. 2 (fig.) Suonatore di trombone. 3 (f. a) (fig., spreg.) Attore enfatico e vanaglorioso | (est.) Personaggio enfatico …

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  • 27Trombone — Trom|bo|ne der; , ...ni <aus it. trombone zu tromba (vgl. ↑Trombe) u. dem Vergrößerungssuffix one, eigtl. »große Trompete«> ital. Bez. für Posaune …

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  • 28trombone — [[t]trɒmbo͟ʊn[/t]] trombones N VAR: oft the N A trombone is a large musical instrument of the brass family. It consists of two long oval tubes, one of which can be pushed backwards and forwards to play different notes …

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  • 29trombone — s. m. 1. accr. di tromba 2. (fig.) suonatore di trombone 3. (fig., spreg.) vanaglorioso, gradasso, pataccone (dial.) 4. schioppo, tuba, archibugio …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 30trombone — n. 1 a a large brass wind instrument with a sliding tube. b its player. 2 an organ stop with the quality of a trombone. Derivatives: trombonist n. Etymology: F or It. f. It. tromba TRUMPET …

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