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sing the blues

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Inglés		Español
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

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