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1 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) κέρατο2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) κοκάλινος,κοκαλένιος3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) κόκαλο(παπουτσιών)4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) κεραία5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) κόρνα6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) κέρας7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) κόρνο•- horned- - horned
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2 bugle
['bju:ɡl](a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals: He plays the bugle.) σάλπιγγα- bugler -
3 cornet
['ko:nit, ]( American[) ko:r'net]1) (a brass musical instrument similar to the trumpet.) κορνέτα2) (a cone-shaped wafer biscuit for holding ice-cream: an ice-cream cornet.) χωνάκι -
4 cymbal
['simbəl](a brass musical instrument like a plate with a hollow in the centre, two of which are struck together to produce a noise: The cymbals clashed.) κύμβαλο -
5 trombone
[trom'bəun](a type of brass musical wind instrument, on which the pitch of notes is altered by sliding a tube in and out: He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone.) τρομπόνι -
6 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) σάλπιγγα, τρομπέτα2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) σάλπισμα ελέφαντα2. verb(to play the trumpet.) σαλπίζω- blow one's own trumpet -
7 tuba
['tju:bə](a large brass musical wind instrument giving a low-pitched range of notes: He plays the tuba.) τούμπα
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