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violín

English translation of violín

violin

A violin is a stringed musical instrument which is played with a bow. In Spanish, you call this instrument 'violín', a common noun used in any music context.


Example sentences using: violín

Usted toca muy bien el violín.

English translation of Usted toca muy bien el violín.

You play the violin very well.

'Usted' is a formal or polite form for 'you', 'toca' is 'play', 'muy bien' is 'very well', 'el violín' is 'the violin'.

El violín es más pequeño que la guitarra.

English translation of El violín es más pequeño que la guitarra.

The violin is smaller than the guitar.

In this sentence 'el violín' is 'the violin', 'es más pequeño' is 'is smaller', 'que' is 'than', 'la guitarra' is 'the guitar'.

Yo toco el violín.

English translation of Yo toco el violín.

I play the violin.

This is a simple sentence that uses the first person singular form 'yo' with the verb 'tocar' which means 'to play' an instrument. Violín is the instrument in this case.

Él es un virtuoso del violín.

English translation of Él es un virtuoso del violín.

He is a violin virtuoso.

In this sentence, 'él' means 'he', 'es' is the third person singular of the verb 'ser' which means 'to be', 'un' is an indefinite article similar to 'a' in English, 'virtuoso del violín' is a compound noun meaning 'violin virtuoso'.

Tomé lecciones de violín.

English translation of Tomé lecciones de violín.

I took violin lessons.

Here we have the past tense of the verb 'tomar' which means 'to take' and 'lecciones de violín' translates to 'violin lessons'. 'Lecciones' is a noun that means 'lessons'.

El violín es un instrumento musical.

English translation of El violín es un instrumento musical.

The violin is a musical instrument.

This is a simple sentence where 'el' is 'the', 'violín' is 'violin', 'es' is 'is', 'un' is 'a', and 'instrumento musical' is 'musical instrument'.

El sonido del violín es suave.

English translation of El sonido del violín es suave.

The sound of the violin is soft.

'El sonido' means 'the sound', 'del' is a contraction of 'de' and 'el' which means 'of the', 'violín' is 'violin', 'es' is 'is', and 'suave' is 'soft'.

Ella compró un violín nuevo.

English translation of Ella compró un violín nuevo.

She bought a new violin.

'Ella' is 'she', 'compró' is the past tense of 'comprar' which means 'to buy', 'un violín nuevo' is 'a new violin'.

¿Puedo tocar tu violín?

English translation of ¿Puedo tocar tu violín?

Can I play your violin?

The sentence starts with an interrogation mark as it is a question; '¿Puedo' is 'Can I', 'tocar' is 'play', 'tu' is 'your', 'violín?' is 'violin?'.

Está afinando su violín.

English translation of Está afinando su violín.

He/She is tuning his/her violin.

This sentence is in present progressive form, used to describe an ongoing action. 'Está' means 'is', 'afinando' is a gerund form of 'afinar' which means 'to tune', 'su' is a possessive adjective that stands for 'his/her'.

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