- sing
- siŋ
past tense - sang; verb(to make (musical sounds) with one's voice: He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.) cantar- singer- singing
- sing out
sing vb cantarshe sings in a choir canta en un coroEl pasado de sing es sang y el participio pasado es sungsingtr[sɪŋ]transitive verb (pt sang tr[sæŋ] , pp sung tr[sʌŋ] )1 (gen) cantarintransitive verb1 (person, bird) cantar; (wind, kettle, bullet) silbar; (ears, insect) zumbar2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang cantar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sing a baby to sleep arrullar a un niño (cantando)to sing a different song/tune cambiar de opiniónto sing something's/somebody's praises alabar algo/a alguiensing ['sɪŋ] v, sang ['sæŋ] or sung ['sʌŋ] ; sung ; singing : cantarsingv.(§ p.,p.p.: sang, sung) = cantar v.• chiflar v.• trinar (los pájaros) v.sɪŋ
1.
(past sang; past p sung) intransitive verba) \<\<person/bird\>\> cantarto sing alto/bass — tener* voz de tenor/de bajo
b) \<\<wind/kettle\>\> silbar
2.
vt \<\<song/chorus\>\> cantar, entonarto sing somebody to sleep — cantarle a alguien para que se duerma
Phrasal Verbs:- sing out[sɪŋ] (pt sang) (pp sung)1.VT [+ song, words] cantar; (fig) (=intone) entonarsing us a song! — ¡cántanos una canción!
the words are sung to the tune of ... — la letra se canta con la melodía de ...
she sings alto — canta contralto
to sing a child to sleep — arrullar a un niño, adormecer a un niño cantando
- sing sb's praises- sing a different tuneheart 1., 2)2. VI1) [person, bird] cantar"what do you do for a living?" - "I sing" — -¿a qué te dedicas? -canto or -soy cantante
to sing to/for sb — cantar a algn
to sing to o.s. — cantar solo
they sang to the accompaniment of the piano — cantaban acompañados del piano
2) [wind, kettle] silbar; [ears] zumbar3) (US) * (fig) (=act as informer) cantar *; (=confess) confesar- sing out- sing up* * *[sɪŋ]
1.
(past sang; past p sung) intransitive verba) \<\<person/bird\>\> cantarto sing alto/bass — tener* voz de tenor/de bajo
b) \<\<wind/kettle\>\> silbar
2.
vt \<\<song/chorus\>\> cantar, entonarto sing somebody to sleep — cantarle a alguien para que se duerma
Phrasal Verbs:- sing out
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
