cantar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to sing (sth.)  | sang, sung |	cantar (algo)
to chant  | chanted, chanted |	cantar (algo)
to speak one's mind	cantar   - confesar
to chirrup  | chirruped, chirruped |	cantar   - pájaro
to twitter  | twittered, twittered |	cantar   - pájaro
to crow  | crowed, crowed |   - loud cry	cantar   - gallo
to tweet  | tweeted, tweeted |   - chirping	cantar   - pájaro
to chitter  | chittered, chittered |   - of a bird   regional	cantar   - pájaro
to croon  | crooned, crooned |   - sing gently	cantar suavemente
to yodel  | yodeled/yodelled, yodeled/yodelledyodeled/yodelled | [MUS.]	cantar yodel   German
to belt out sth.   - a song	cantar a pleno pulmón
to yodel  | yodeled/yodelled, yodeled/yodelledyodeled/yodelled | [MUS.]	cantar a la tirolesa

Nouns

poetry	el cantar
popular ballad [MUS.]	el cantar   - copla
called strike [SPORT.]	estraic cantado   [Baseball]
(heroic) epic [LIT.]	cantar de gesta
Song of Songs [abbr.: Sg]   - book of the bible [REL.]	Cantar de los Cantares   [Bible]

Phrases / Collocations

to have a bone to pick with so.	cantar las cuarenta a alguien
to count one's chickens (before they hatch) [fig.]	cantar victoria [fig.]
rapping [MUS.]	cantar rap
to stand out	dar el cante [fig.]
permanent  adj.	de cal y canto [fig.]
stable  adj.	de cal y canto [fig.]
steady  adj.   - firm	de cal y canto [fig.]
easy come, easy go	los dineros del sacristán, cantando se vienen, cantando se van
locked  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
padlocked  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
sealed  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
under lock and key	cerrado(-a) a cal y canto
to close sth. ⇔  up  | closed, closed |   - shut	cerrar a cal y canto
things would be different	otro gallo cantaría [coll.]

Examples

She loves to sing her favorite songs in the shower.	A ella le encanta cantar sus canciones favoritas en la ducha.
She sings very well for her age.	Canta muy bien para su edad.

Orthographically similar words

canard, Canary, canary, cantor

acatar, anotar, cansar, cántaro, cantear, cantor, captar, Catar, catar, chantar, contar, cuánta, yantar

Related search terms

gorjear, copla, corear, trinar, tuitear