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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
sing along vi phrasal (accompany vocally) (canto)acompañar⇒ vtr
  cantar con vtr + prep
Note: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun.
 The teacher played the piano and her pupils sang along.
 El profesor tocaba el piano y sus alumnos lo acompañaban.
 El profesor tocaba el piano y sus alumnos cantaban con él.
sing along with [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep (accompany [sth/sb] vocally) (canto)acompañar a vtr + prep
  cantar con vi + prep
sing [sth] out,
sing out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (call, say loudly)decir en voz alta loc verb
  (figurado)cantar⇒ vtr
  vocear⇒ vtr
 A voice from the crowd sang out, "Loser!" just as the politician started to speak.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
change your tune,
sing a different tune v expr		 figurative, informal (change opinion)cambiar de idea loc verb
 Nate has changed his tune! He has always hated football, but today he said he'd love to watch the final with me.
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.
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.
sing n informal (performance) (de canto)presentación nf
 Are you coming to the community sing tonight?
 ¿Vas a venir a la presentación comunitaria esta noche?
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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'sing.' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a cappella - alto - belt out - carol - carry a tune - chatter - croon - descant - hum - hymn - in tune - karaoke - lift your voice - massacre - out of key - out of tune - perform music - rap - serenade - sight-singing - sing a wrong note - sing softly - singing lesson - sol-fa - trill - troll - tune up - voice - warble - yodel
Spanish:
a coro - arrullar - cantar - cantar alabanzas - cantar bajo la ducha - canturrear - chirriar - chulear - enaltecer - ensalzar - entonar - frasear - interpretar - jacarear - jipiar - magnificar - salmodiar - solfear - tararear - trinar - trisar - vocear


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