Usage Note
Trompete is the brass trumpet; the player is a Trompeter. The verb trompeten can describe an elephant's call or, jokingly, a loud nose-blow.
Examples
"Sein Trompetensolo riss das Publikum mit."
Natural Translation
His trumpet solo carried the audience away.
Literal Translation
His trumpet-solo tore the audience with.
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