singing

singing
noun (the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice: Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher.) canto, cantar
singing n canto
singing
tr['sɪŋɪŋ]
noun
1 (act) canto, cantar nombre masculino; (songs) canciones nombre femenino plural; (of kettle) silbido; (in ears) zumbido
he loves singing in the shower le encanta cantar en la ducha
she has a fine singing voice tiene buena voz
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
singing lesson clase nombre femenino de canto
singing
adj.
cantante adj.
cantor adj.
de canto adj.
parlero, -a adj.
n.
cantar s.m.
cante s.m.
canto s.m.
chillido en los oídos s.m.
'sɪŋɪŋ
mass noun
a) (of person, bird) canto m

she teaches singing — enseña canto

I can hear singing — oigo cantar; (before n)

a good singing voice — una buena voz (para el canto)

b) (noise - of kettle) silbido m; (- in ears) zumbido m
['sɪŋɪŋ]
1. N
1) (=act of singing) canto m

she is studying singing — estudia canto

the singing stopped — dejaron de cantar

his singing was atrocious — cantaba pésimamente, cantaba fatal *

they stood for the singing of the Internationale — se pusieron de pie para cantar la Internacional

2) [of kettle] silbido m ; (in ears) zumbido m
2.
CPD

singing lesson N — lección f de canto

singing teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de canto

singing telegram N — telegrama m cantado

singing voice N

to have a good singing voice — tener una buena voz para cantar

* * *
['sɪŋɪŋ]
mass noun
a) (of person, bird) canto m

she teaches singing — enseña canto

I can hear singing — oigo cantar; (before n)

a good singing voice — una buena voz (para el canto)

b) (noise - of kettle) silbido m; (- in ears) zumbido m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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