English Noun trumpet (plural trumpets) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat. Synonym: cornet. Translations Croatian: truba f Czech: trumpeta f Danish: trompet m Dutch: trompet f Esperanto: trumpeto Finnish: torvi, vaskitorvi French: trompette f German: Trompete f Hungarian: kürt Indonesian: terompet Irish: trumpa m Italian: tromba f Japanese: ÉgÉâÉìÉyÉbÉg (toranpetto) Latin: buccina, trumpeta Norwegian: trompet m Portuguese: trombeta Romanian: trompeta˘ f (correct? or should accent be over the a?) Slovak: trúba f Spanish: trompeta f Swedish: trumpet Turkish: trampet Verb to trumpet To shout forth or amplify a sound. To play the trumpet. Of an elephant, to make its cry. Translations French: jouer de la trompette (2), trompeter (2 - archaic); baréter (3), barrir (3) Indonesian: meneriakkan, menyerukan Italian: barrire (3) Japanese: ã©Ç‘ (Ç≥ÇØÇ‘, sakebu) Latin: classicare Spanish: trompetar Related terms trumpeter trumpetress