Usage Note
Trompeta refers to the brass instrument as well as to the person who plays it informally (es una trompeta = he/she is a trumpeter). The formal word for the player is trompetista. Do not confuse with trombón (trombone), a related but larger instrument.
Examples
"El niño aprendió a tocar la trompeta."
Natural Translation
The boy learned to play the trumpet.
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