Cantar in english
pronunciation: tusɪŋ part of speech: none
cantar1 = song ; chant.
Example: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.Example: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.more:
» Cantar de los Cantares, el = Song of Songs, the [También llamado the Song of Solomon [el Cantar de Salomón]] .
Example: The Song of Songs is enigmatic because it has no unambiguous reference to God, religion, or spiritual things.» Cantar de Salomón, el = Song of Solomon, the [También llamado the Song of Songs [el Cantar de los Cantares]] .
Example: Secondly, the verses cited in the Song of Solomon refer to the lover (whether it was Solomon or not) being dark and suntanned -- not black.» ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish ; be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new story ; be a different story .
Example: Rumors are one thing -- confirmation from a highly placed advisor to the government should be a different kettle of fish, altogether. Example: General talk about football is cool, but when it becomes bigoted that's a whole new ball game. Example: Negotiation of a general educational licence for Internet transmissions is obviously a whole new kettle of fish and would take several years. Example: Travelling on a motorbike is one thing, but when the bike is powered by oil you would normally cook fish and chips in, that's a whole new story. Example: Chile survived its huge earthquake relatively well -- Iran would be a different story.cantar2 = chant ; sing.
Example: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.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:
» canción cantada a coro = singalong .
Example: Turning almost every tune into a loud singalong, the crowd drowned out the band at times.» cantar a grito pelado = belt out ; sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs .
Example: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity. Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» cantar a la par = sing along .
Example: There are songs that when played, you just can't help but sing along.» cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out ; sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs .
Example: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity. Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» cantar como (un) loco = sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs .
Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» cantar desaforadamente = sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs .
Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises .
Example: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.» cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade .
Example: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.» cantarle la cartilla a Alguien = take + Nombre + to task ; tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; lecture ; let + Nombre + have it ; give + Nombre + a good talking-to .
Example: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast. Example: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today. Example: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work. Example: She tried to sneak out, her dad ran after her, and started lecturing her about trust and told her to go to bed. Example: When she refused, Sandler let her have it with a stream of expletives and yelled, 'I'm going to rip your throat out!'. Example: He said she's a good girl and a good worker but she just needs someone to give her a good talking-to = Dijo que ella es una buena chica y una buena trabajadora pero que sólo necesita que alguien le lea la cartilla.» cantar melodiosamente = croon .
Example: Of course, the actor obliged, and sat at the piano in the lobby, crooning for the young ladies.» cantar sin desentonar = sing in + tune .
Example: There are many people who love music and want to sing, but they don't know how to sing in tune.» cantar una serenata = serenade .
Example: Brooks then walked over to the fan, who has been battling breast cancer since June, and serenaded her sweetly.» cantar victoria = claim + victory ; speak too soon ; celebrate + victory .
Example: They must either claim victory now or accept defeat later. Example: But he spoke too soon -- since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar. Example: Despite the government's positive response to community land reform, it is still too early to celebrate victory.» cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon .
Example: But he spoke too soon -- since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.» cantar y bailar = do + a song and dance routine .
Example: I was about sixteen when I teamed up with my father to do a song and dance routine in local night clubs.» coser y cantar = plain sailing ; walkover ; doss .
Example: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Example: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him. Example: Many people think maternity leave is a doss.» desgañitarse cantando = sing at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs .
Example: My mom frequently tells the story of how she sang at the top of her lungs all during her pregnancy with me.» en menos que canta un gallo = in two shakes (of a donkey's tail) ; in two shakes (of a duck's tail) ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) ; in two licks ; in a snap ; in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a jiff(y) ; with the tip of a hat ; in next to no time .
Example: This quiche is ready in two shakes of a donkey's tail and literally takes no time at all to put together. Example: After shaving the back of my neck, he sloshed a lather on my face and in two shakes of a duck's tail, my chin was as smooth as the bottom of a baby. Example: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Example: I'm headed out to the barn to pull the buggy around -- I'll be back in two licks to give you a hand. Example: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Example: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Example: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Example: My son had his milk teeth removed and the doctor did it in a jiffy and my son didn't even realise. Example: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.» hartarse de cantar = sing + Posesivo + heart out .
Example: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out.» levantarse al cantar el gallo = rise with + the lark ; get up with + the lark ; get up at + the crack of dawn .
Example: You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus. Example: We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down. Example: My grandpa used to tell me about how he had to get up at the crack of dawn every day to start work on the farm.» los números cantan (por sí solos) = the numbers speak for themselves ; the numbers say it all .
Example: The numbers speak for themselves: for every two homeless children in 2006, there are now three -- and that's not the most frightening statistic. Example: The numbers say it all: on average, women are more educated than men globally, and now participate more fully in professional and technical occupations than they did 10 years ago.» no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched .
Example: You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.» no ser todo coser y cantar = be not all beer and skittles .
Example: Diplomacy is not all beer and skittles but this book can give that impression.» pasar en menos que canta un gallo = be a blip in time .
Example: No matter how grand or how dismal a situation is -- it's only one small blip in time.» ser coser y cantar = be a breeze ; be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk/stroll in/through/across the park .
Example: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze. Example: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices. Example: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground. Example: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving. Example: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'. Example: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat. Example: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. Example: The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression.» tan fácil como coser y cantar = (as) simple as ABC ; (as) easy as ABC ; (as) easy as (apple) pie ; (as) easy/simple as 1,2,3 .
Example: Advocates of the dictionary catalogue claim that it is as simple as ABC and certainly there is no preliminary psychological barrier against its use. Example: Preventing infant deaths can be as easy as ABC if parents remember three simple ways to keep their little ones safe at night. Example: Sometimes it's incredible how we complicate things when they can be as easy as pie. Example: Calculating the amount of lye you need for your next soap recipe is as easy as 1,2,3.