violin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for violin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

violin [Am ˌvaɪəˈlɪn, Brit vʌɪəˈlɪn, ˈvʌɪəlɪn] N

violin

violín m

first violin (leader)

primer violín mf

first violin (leader)

concertino m

first/second violins

primeros/segundos violines

first/second violins attr solo

de violín

first/second violins concerto

para violín

violin case N

violin case

estuche m de violín

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violin/cello concerto

concierto para violín/violoncelo

piano/violin sonata

sonata para piano/violín

concertmaster

primer violín mf

Translations for violin in the Spanish»English Dictionary

violín N m

1.1. violín (instrumento):

violín

violin

pintarle o hacerle violines o un violín a alg. Mex inf

to give sb the finger Am

pintarle o hacerle violines o un violín a alg. Mex inf

to make a V sign at sb Brit

tocar el violín Chil inf

to be a third wheel Am inf

tocar el violín Chil inf

to play gooseberry Brit inf

yo, violín en bolsa RioPl inf

I'm keeping well out of it

1.2. violín <violín mf > (persona):

violín

violinist

2. violín Ven inf (mal olor):

violín

stench

violín

stink inf

See also primero², primero¹

primero² ADV

1. primero (en el tiempo):

primero

first

¿por qué no haces primero los deberes?

why don't you do your homework first?

2. primero (en importancia):

estar primero

to come first

para mí primero está mi familia

as far as I'm concerned my family comes first

primero está la obligación y después la diversión

business before pleasure

3. primero (para expresar preferencia):

primero se queda sin comer que pedirle dinero

she would sooner o rather go hungry than ask him for money

primero¹ (primera) ADJ → primer is used before masculine singular nouns

1. primero (en el espacio, el tiempo):

primero (primera)

first

vivo en el primer piso

I live on the second floor Am

vivo en el primer piso

I live on the first floor Brit

en primer lugar vamos a analizar …

first (of all) o firstly, we are going to analyze …

las diez primeras páginas

the first ten pages

sus primeras poemas

her early o first poems

1º de julio/octubre

1st July/October

1º de julio/octubre

July/October 1st

Olaf Iº

Olaf I

estaba sentado en (la) primera fila

he was sitting in the front row

en las primeras horas de la madrugada de ayer

in the early hours of yesterday morning

mañana a primera hora

first thing tomorrow

soy el primero en reconocerlo

I am the first to admit it

2. primero (en calidad, jerarquía):

un artículo de primerísima calidad

a top-quality product

un artículo de primerísima calidad

a product of the very finest o highest quality

de primera categoría

first-class

de primera categoría

first-rate

es el primero de la clase

he is top of the class

es el primer atleta del país

he is the country's top athlete

la primera empresa mundial en el campo de la electrónica

the world's leading electronics company

de primera comida/cantante

first-class

de primera comida/cantante

first-rate

solo vendemos productos de primera

we sell only products of the finest o highest quality

un corte de carne de primera

a prime cut of meat

3. primero (básico, fundamental):

nuestro primer objetivo es …

our primary objective is …

artículos de primera necesidad

basic necessities

lo primero es asegurarnos de que no corren peligro

the essential o most important thing is to make sure they are not in any danger

primer violín N mf

primer violín

concertmaster Am

primer violín

leader (of the orchestra)

los primeros violines

the first violins

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concertino

first violin

un virtuoso del violín

a violin virtuoso

un solo de violín

a violin solo

violin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for violin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn] N MUS

violin

violín m

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to accompany sb on the violin

acompañar a alguien al violín

leader

primer violín m

fiddle

tocar el violín

fiddle

violín m

to play the fiddle

tocar el violín

neck of the bottle/vase/violin

cuello de la botella/del jarrón/del violín

Translations for violin in the Spanish»English Dictionary

violín N m MUS

violín

violin

violín

fiddle inf

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estuche de violín

violin case

rascar el violín

to scrape away on the violin

violin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

neck of the bottle/vase/violin

cuello de la botella/del jarrón/del violín

to accompany sb on the violin

acompañar a alguien al violín

to scrape away on the violin

rascar el violín

violin case

estuche de violín

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He started to play the violin at the age of five.

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Some commonly played instruments were violin, guitar and marimba.

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He began playing the piano at age 7 and added violin the following year.

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He plays the violin and the piano and is learning to play the guitar.

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The song begins with the sound of violins for about 20 seconds.

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There's no denying that it's romantic what with church bells pealing, complicated violin arrangements and a chorus which all reach a crescendo in the finale.

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The solo violin parts of these versions are identical except for one minor detail.

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They excelled composing technically flawless and violin-rich orchestral interludes, and enjoyed an equally long innings in the industry.

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The aria is accompanied only by the strings, sometimes a solo violin, sometimes a dense texture of all strings.

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The album offers original compositions for violin solo and orchestra.

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