Cantinela in english
Cantinela
pronunciation: kæntənələ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kæntənələ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cantinela = chant ; tune ; refrain ; ditty.
Example: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.Example: He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.Example: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.Example: We have heard the 'haste makes waste' ditty since childhood.more:
» cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune ; sing + a different tune .
Example: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs. Example: Politicians who scoffed at the possibility of a Trump presidency and withheld their support are now singing a different tune.