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Trommel

drum

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Meaning of Trommel

a musical instrument that you hit with sticks or hands

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German/ˈtʁɔməl/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letters
drum
Trommel - drum
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Trommel with Chinese translation

Trommel usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Er schlug die Trommel laut.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Die Trommel klingt in der Musik stark.

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Trommel synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between Trommel / Trommeln / Schlagzeug / Trommelstock / Pauke / Schlaginstrument

T
🇩🇪German
Trommeln

Usually the plural of "Trommel"; it can mean the drums as objects.

A1Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schlagzeug

The full drum kit; not one drum, but the whole set of percussion instruments.

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T
🇩🇪German
Trommelstock

A drumstick; not the instrument itself, but the stick used to play it.

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P
🇩🇪German
Pauke

A large orchestral drum with a low sound; more specific and less general.

A1Rarely
S
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Schlaginstrument

A general technical term for any percussion instrument, including a drum.

A1Very Often
P
🇩🇪German
perkussives Instrument

A technical or music-theory term for a percussion instrument; sounds more academic.

A1Very Rarely
W
🇩🇪German
wird geschlagen

Not a noun, but a description of how the drum is played: it is struck.

A1Rarely
M
🇩🇪German
meist mit Stöcken oder Händen gespielt

Describes how a drum is played; it is a phrase, not the instrument's name.

A1Rarely
T
🇩🇪German
Teil eines Schlagzeugs

Emphasizes that a drum can be part of a drum kit, not the whole instrument in general.

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Z
🇩🇪German
zylindrische Form

Not a true synonym, but a description of shape: a drum is often cylindrical.

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F
🇩🇪German
Fellbespannung

Means the stretched skin or membrane on a drum; it is a part of the instrument, not the drum itself.

A1Rarely

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How to pronounce Trommel and what this word means

Trommel means drum. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Trommel

/ˈtʁɔməl/

Trommel translation

drum

Trommel examples

Er schlug die Trommel laut.

Trommel transcription

/ˈtʁɔməl/

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Trommel meaning: what does it mean?

ein Musikinstrument, das man mit Stöcken oder Händen schlägt

Trommel pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

Trommel is pronounced as /ˈtʁɔməl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Trommel definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Er schlug die Trommel laut. Translation: Он громко бил в барабан.

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