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Meaning of French horn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

Equivalents

Čeština lesní roh
Deutsch Waldhorn
Español trompa
Suomi käyrätorvi
Français cor d'harmonie
Nederlands hoorn
Polski róg waltornia
Português trompa
Русский валторна
Svenska valthorn
Türkçe korno

Examples

“Using the “endangered species” model employed by the World Wide Fund for Nature, campaigners are highlighting the scarcity of bassoonists and paving the way for the promotion of some other orchestral instruments that are under threat, such as the oboe, French horn, viola, trombone and double bass.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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