violin

[US]/vaɪə'lɪn/
[UK]/ˌvaɪə'lɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Geige;Geiger
Word Forms
Pluralviolins

Phrases & Collocations

playing the violin

Violine spielen

violinist

Violinist

violin bow

Geigenbogen

violin concerto

Violinkonzert

violin concertos

Violinkonzerte

Example Sentences

a showy violin solo.

ein auffälliges Violinsolo.

made the violin sing.

Er ließ die Violine singen.

The soloist in the violin concerto was Menuhin.

Der Solist im Violinkonzert war Menuhin.

This violin plays well.

Diese Violine spielt gut.

A violin has strings.

Eine Violine hat Saiten.

the violin was going to be my meal ticket.

Die Violine sollte mein Glücksbringer sein.

the slow movement of his violin concerto.

das langsame Satz seines Violinkonzerts.

they played a violin sonata.

Sie spielten eine Violinsonate.

a delicate flavor; a delicate violin passage.

ein zarter Geschmack; ein zarter Violinenpart.

He plays the violin in an orchestra.

Er spielt Violine in einem Orchester.

This violin has very good tone.

Diese Violine hat einen sehr guten Klang.

The violin and the piano seem to be out of tune.

Die Violine und das Klavier scheinen verstimmt zu sein.

That little boy plays the violin well.

Dieser kleine Junge spielt gut Violine.

The cello is a member of the violin family.

Das Cello gehört zur Familie der Violinen.

The young boy played the violin sonata masterfully.

Der junge Junge spielte die Violinsonate meisterhaft.

the violin passed into the arms of a wealthy dilettante.

Die Violine geriet in die Hände eines wohlhabenden Dilettanten.

he wrote two duos for violin and viola.

Er schrieb zwei Duette für Violine und Viola.

Telemann's specified instrumentation of flute, violin, and continuo.

Telemanns angegebene Besetzung von Flöte, Violine und Generalbass.

a perfect realization of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto on disc.

Eine perfekte Umsetzung von Bartóks zweitem Violinkonzert auf Platte.

Real-world Examples

Wow. She is really into that violin.

Wow. Sie ist wirklich in diese Violine vertieft.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

I didn't know he played the violin.

Ich wusste nicht, dass er Violine spielt.

Source: Crazy English 900 Sentences

Can you hear the violin and the piano?

Kannst du die Violine und das Klavier hören?

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

As long as you make her practice her violin.

Solange du sie üben lässt, Violine zu spielen.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

It is a barain hunter who discovered the priceless violin.

Es ist ein Barain-Jäger, der die unbezahlbare Violine entdeckte.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

She took up the violin at the age of five.

Sie begann im Alter von fünf Jahren mit dem Violinenspiel.

Source: Stories of World Famous Actors and Stars

I practise the violin for three hours every day.

Ich übe dreistündlich täglich Violine.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

I started playing the violin when I was 10 years old.

Ich habe angefangen, Violine zu spielen, als ich 10 Jahre alt war.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

He reached down and took out his violin which he liked so much.

Er griff hinunter und holte seine Violine heraus, die er so sehr mochte.

Source: VOA Special September 2020 Collection

You need practice, in that regard it's also like playing the violin.

Du brauchst Übung, in dieser Hinsicht ist es auch wie das Spielen der Violine.

Source: Connection Magazine

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