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to sing
01
cantare
to use one's voice in order to produce musical sounds in the form of a tune or song
Intransitive
Transitive: to sing a tune
Esempi
The singer sang the blues with a lot of emotion.
Il cantante ha cantato il blues con molta emozione.
02
cantare, cinguettare
(of birds) to make high-pitched and pleasing sounds
Intransitive
Esempi
As the evening approached, the nightingales sang softly in the fading light.
Mentre la sera si avvicinava, gli usignoli cantavano dolcemente nella luce che svaniva.
03
fischiare, cantare
to produce a high-pitched whistling noise
Intransitive
Esempi
He could hear the tires singing on the wet road as the car sped by.
Poteva sentire gli pneumatici fischiare sulla strada bagnata mentre l'auto passava veloce.
04
cantare, denunciare
to provide information or report on someone's illegal activities to the authorities
Intransitive
Esempi
She was reluctant to sing, but the pressure from the detectives was too much.
Era riluttante a cantare, ma la pressione dei detective era troppo forte.
Albero Lessicale
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