Blockflöte
recorder
noun BLOCK-floe-tuh Rare
Origin: from Block (block, the fipple) + Flöte (flute)
Usage Note
Blockflöte is the recorder, distinguished from the Querflöte (transverse flute). It is the classic German school instrument, so the word often carries a faintly childish or amateur connotation among adult musicians.
Examples
"In der Grundschule lernt fast jedes Kind Blockflöte."
Natural Translation
In primary school almost every child learns the recorder.
Literal Translation
In the primary-school learns almost every child recorder.
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