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der Trommelwirbel (-)
   drumroll

Britney Spears kommt auch nach Deutschland, und zwar – Trommelwirbel – nach Köln.
Britney Spears is also coming to Germany, and indeed – drumroll – to Cologne.
Trommelwirbel. Herbert Grönemeyer ist da! Seine neon-orangefarbenen Turnschuhe leuchten bis in den letzten Winkel des Stadions.
Drumroll. Herbert Grönemeyer is here! The glow of his neon-orange sport shoes shines into the darkest corners of the stadium.

Related:
die Trommel drum
die Schnarrtrommel snare drum, side drum
die Fanfare fanfare, blast of trumpets
der Fanfarenstoß flourish (of trumpets), fanfare
mit Trommelwirbel und Fanfaren with drum rolls and trumpet flourishes
der Fanfarenzug (procession of) trumpeters
der Wirbel whirl; turmoil, to-do; drumroll; whirlpool; pirouette; vertebra

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