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Meaning of Quaver | Babel Free

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

العربية الصوت المتهدج
Български треперя
Bosanski osminka
Català corxera
Čeština chvění chvět se osminka třást se trylek
Deutsch Achtelnote beben Trillern Zittern
Ελληνικά όγδοο
Español corchea temblor
Euskara kortxea
Suomi kahdeksasosanuotti
Français croche
Gàidhlig caman
Galego corchea
Hrvatski osminka
Magyar nyolcad remeg remegés reszket reszketés
Íslenska áttundapartsnóta
Italiano croma
日本語 八分音符
한국어 팔분음표
Nederlands achtste noot beving tremolo trilling vibrato
Polski ósemka
Português colcheia
Română tremur
Русский восьма́я но́та
Српски osminka
Svenska åttondelsnot skälva
Tiếng Việt móc 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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