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sing

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Inflections of 'sing' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sings
v 3rd person singular
singing
v pres p
sang
v past
sung
v past
sung
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sing vi (perform a song)cantar vi
 You have a beautiful voice and should sing more.
 Tienes una voz hermosa y deberías cantar más.
sing [sth] vtr (perform: a song)cantar vtr
 They stood up and sang the national anthem.
 Se pusieron en pie y cantaron el himno nacional.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sing n informal (performance)coro nm
  canto coral nm + adj
 Are you coming to the community sing tonight?
 ¿Vas a venir a cantar en el coro esta noche?
sing vi (bird: tweet)trinar vi
  cantar vi
 The birds sing in the trees.
 Los pájaros trinan en los árboles.
sing vi figurative (make ringing sound) (campanas)tañer, repicar vi
 The bells sing and reverberate when struck.
 Las campanas tañen y reverberan cuando se las golpea.
sing vi slang, figurative (inform: on [sb](coloquial)cantar vi
  cantar como un pájaro loc verb
 The informer will likely sing when pressured by the police.
 Es probable que el informante cante bajo la presión de la policía.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. el acusado está cantando como un pájaro.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Locuciones verbales
sing | sing.
InglésEspañol
sing along vi phrasal (accompany vocally)cantar con vtr + prep
Note: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun
 El cantante le pidió al público que cantaran con él la siguiente canción.
  (canto)acompañar vtr
 El cantante le pidió al público que lo acompañara en la siguiente canción.
sing along with [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep (accompany [sth/sb] vocally) (canto)acompañar a vtr + prep
  cantar con vi + prep
sing [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (call, say loudly)decir en voz alta loc verb
  (figurado)cantar vtr
  vocear vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
sing | sing.
InglésEspañol
change your tune,
sing a different tune
v expr
(change opinion)cambiar de idea loc verb
sing a wrong note v expr (sing off key)desafinar vi
  (AR, coloquial)pifiar una nota loc verb
  cantar fuera de tono loc verb
  calar una nota loc verb
sing softly vi + adv (sing in a low voice) (coloquial)canturrear vtr
  cantar suavemente vtr + adv
  (coloquial)cantar despacito vtr + adv
sing the blues v expr (perform blues songs)cantar blues loc verb
 I'm always deeply moved when I listen to Bessie Smith sing the blues.
 Siempre me conmuevo profundamente cuando escucho a Bessie Smith cantar blues.
sing the blues v expr figurative (suffer misfortune) (coloquial)pasarlas canutas expr
 Alex knew that if he kept on misbehaving, he'd soon be singing the blues.
 Alex sabía que si seguía portándose mal pronto las pasaría canutas.
  lamentar vtr
  lamentarse v prnl
 Alex sabía que si seguía portándose mal pronto lo lamentaría.
  x v prnl
sing the praises of [sth/sb],
sing [sb/sth]'s praises
v expr
figurative (praise)elogiar vtr
  alabar vtr
singalong,
sing-along
n
(group singing session) (canción)acompañamiento nm
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Spanish:

Collocations: sing a [song, melody, tune], a [community, campfire] sing, in a sing-song voice, more...

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