trill(
trihl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sound)
2. (music)
a. el trino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My fingers aren't strong enough to sustain the trill for more than half a bar.Mis dedos no tienen la fuerza suficiente para sostener el trino por más de medio compás.
a. la vibración (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the singing exercises involves a trill with the tongue.Uno de los ejercicios de canto consiste en una vibración de la lengua.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer vibrar
If you speak Spanish, you have to learn how to trill your r's.Si hablas español, tienes que aprender a hacer vibrar las erres.
6. (literary) (to utter with a trill)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. gorjear (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
"Mr. Carson will see you now," trilled the receptionist."El señor Carson lo atenderá ahora", gorjeó la recepcionista.
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