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Quaver

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A trembling shake.
  2. A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
  3. an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

Equivalents

Españolcorcheatemblor
Françaiscroche
DeutschAchtelnotebebenTrillernZittern
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العربيةالصوت المتهدج
Българскитреперя
Bosanskiosminka
Catalàcorxera
Češtinachvěníchvět seosminkatřást setrylek
Ελληνικάόγδοο
Euskarakortxea
Suomikahdeksasosanuotti
Gàidhligcamanfrith-phunc
Galegocorchea
Hrvatskiosminka
Magyarnyolcadremegremegésreszketreszketés
Íslenskaáttundapartsnóta
Italianocroma
日本語八分音符
한국어팔분음표
Latinafusa
Nederlandsachtste nootbevingtremolotrillingvibrato
Polskiósemka
Portuguêscolcheia
Românătremur
Русскийвосьма́я но́та
Српскиosminka
Svenskaåttondelsnotskälva
Tiếng Việtmóc đơn

Examples

“The crotchets and quavers are dancing up and down the stave like⟳ little black boys on a fence.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

quaver rest Quavered quaverer quaveriness Quavering Quaveringly

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