Meaning of Violin | Babel Free
ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪnDefinitions
- A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas and cellos, and sometimes further including the double bass.
- A violinist in an orchestra or group.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
viool
Azərbaycanca
skripka
Беларуская
скрыпка
Български
цигулка
বাংলা
বেহালা
Català
violí
Čeština
housle
Cymraeg
ffidil
Ελληνικά
βιολί
Esperanto
violono
Español
violín
Eesti
viiul
Euskara
biolin
Suomi
viulu
Gàidhlig
fidheall
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
pila
Magyar
hegedű
Bahasa Indonesia
biola
Íslenska
fiðla
Italiano
violino
ქართული
ვიოლინო
Қазақша
скрипка
ខ្មែរ
វីយោឡុង
Lietuvių
smuikas
Latviešu
vijole
Монгол
хийл
Bahasa Melayu
biola
Malti
vjolin
မြန်မာဘာသာ
တယော
Română
vioară
Русский
скрипка
Slovenčina
husle
Slovenščina
violina
Shqip
violinë
Kiswahili
fidla
ไทย
ไวโอลิน
Tagalog
biyolin
Türkçe
keman
Українська
скрипка
Oʻzbekcha
skripka
Tiếng Việt
vĩ cầm
IsiZulu
ivayolini
Examples
“When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like this, it's a violin.”
“She was looking more like Sherlock Holmes than ever. Slap a dressing-gown on her and give her a violin, and she could have walked straight into Baker Street and no questions asked.”
“The string quartet, one of the most popular groupings in chamber music, is composed entirely of violins: two violins proper, one viola, and one cello.”
“The violins are seated with sufficient elbow room.”
“She is first violin in the London Symphony Orchestra.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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