Singing in spanish
pronunciation: kɑntoʊ part of speech: noun
sing = cantar, entonar. [Verbo irregular: pasado sang, participio sung]
Example: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.more:
» in sing-song = con una voz cantarina.
Example: The reading aloud was performed in a conventionalized sing-song.» sing + a different tune = cambiar de opinión, cambiar de parecer, cambiar de cantinela.
Example: Politicians who scoffed at the possibility of a Trump presidency and withheld their support are now singing a different tune.» sing along = cantar a la par, corear una canción, tararear.
Example: There are songs that when played, you just can't help but sing along.» sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs = desgañitarse cantando, cantar a pleno pulmón, cantar como (un) loco, cantar a grito pelado, cantar desaforadamente.
Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» sing in + tune = cantar sin desentonar.
Example: There are many people who love music and want to sing, but they don't know how to sing in tune.» sing + Nombre + to sleep = arrullar, adormecer con arrullos.
Example: A girl's dying wish was granted when her favourite singer sang her to sleep as she took her last breath.» sing out of + tune = desafinar, desentonar.
Example: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.» sing + Posesivo + heart out = hartarse de cantar .
Example: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out.» sing + Posesivo + praises = poner por las nubes, deshacerse en elogios, alabar, cantar las alabanzas.
Example: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.» sing song = canción cantada en tono cantarín. [Especialmente cantadas cuando la gente está en grupo y en las que participa todo el mundo]
Example: An exhibition presenting different aspects of life in and around Darlington during the period 1900-1950 was mounted and events such as sing songs for elderly people, demonstrations of domestic crafts, and historical talks took place.singing = canto, cante.
Example: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.more:
» singing competition = concurso de cante.
Example: In practical terms, this gave the impetus for social evenings and singing competitions to be organised more often.