Translation guide
A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in music, or a consonant sound produced by vibration of the tongue or lips in phonetics.
A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, often used as an embellishment in music.
The standard loanword for 'trill' in music. Widely understood among musicians.
This piece has many trills.
A formal, technical term for 'trill' in classical music contexts. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
A speech sound produced by vibrations of the tongue or lips, such as the rolled 'r' in Spanish.
In Baroque music, the trill is an important ornament.
The standard linguistic term for a trill consonant. Used in phonetics.
The Spanish 'r' is a trill.
Also used in linguistics as a loanword for 'trill'. Common in academic contexts.
This language has a voiced alveolar trill.
Colloquial term for a rolled 'r' sound, literally 'rolled tongue'. Often used when talking about pronunciation in everyday language.
I can't roll my R's.