canten is a variation of the word cantar

cantar

∗ ≈

to sing

∗ verb

cantar
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cantar

transitive verb

1. to sing (canción)

2. to call (out) (bingo, línea, el gordo)

intransitive verb

3. to sing (persona, ave) ; to crow (gallo) ; to chirp (insecto)

4. to talk (informal) (confesar)

5. to stink (informal) (apestar) (peninsular Spanish)

le cantan los pies -> he has smelly feet

6. to stick out like a sore thumb (informal) (desentonar) (peninsular Spanish)

7. (alabar)

cantar a -> to sing the praises of

masculine noun

8. poem (literature) ;

eso es otro cantar -> that's another story

cantar [can-tar’]

noun

1. Song set to music. (Colloquial) (m)

Cantares -> canticles or Song of Solomon
Cantares de gesta -> old metrical romances

article & verb transitive

1. To

noun, singular

2. To recite in a poetical manner.

3. To creak, to make a harsh, grinding noise. (Colloquial & Metaphorical)

4. To divulge a secret 5. (Colloquial)

Cantar a libro abierto -> to sing off-hand
Cantar de plano -> to make a plain and full confession
Cantar la victoria -> (Met.) To triumph
Cantar misa -> to say the first mass
Ése es otro cantar, that is another kind of speech. ¿Lo digo cantado o rezado -> how would you have me say it
Al fin se canta la gloria -> do not triumph till all is over, don’t whistle before you are out of the woods
Cantar las claras -> to speak out
Cantar a dos voces -> to sing a duet

At cards, to announce the trump.

cantar

verbo:intransitivo

1 (Música) to sing

cantas muy bien you sing very well; en esa región hablan cantando they talk in a singsong way in that region; los monjes cantaban en la abadía the monks chanted o sang in the abbey

voz

2 [+pájaro] to sing; [+gallo] to crow; [+cigarra, grillo] to chirp

3 (alabar) to sing of; sing the praises of

los poetas que le cantan a la mar the poets who sing of o sing the praises of the sea

4 (revelar) to spill the beans (familiar); (a la policía) to squeal (familiar)

le presionaron y al final cantó

cantar de plano to tell all; make a full confession

los hechos cantan por sí solos the facts speak for themselves

del éxito de su gestión cantan las cifras

5 (oler mal) to stink (familiar); reek

te cantan los pies your feet really stink (familiar) o reek

verbo:transitivo

1 [+canción] to sing; [+mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+misa] to sing; say; [+número de lotería] to call out

cantarlas claras to call a spade a spade

cantar a algn las cuarenta to give sb a piece of one's mind (familiar)

su madre le cantó las cuarenta cuando llegó a casa his mother gave him a piece of her mind when he got home (familiar)

cantar victoria

es muy pronto para cantar victoria, la crisis política continúa it is too early to claim victory, the political crisis continues

ninguno de las dos naciones puede cantar victoria

—creo que ya está solucionado —no cantes victoria "I think it's sorted out" — "don't speak too soon" o "don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)"

2 [+mérito, belleza] to praise; eulogize

3 (revelar) to confess

cantó todo lo que sabía he confessed all that he knew

1 (canción) song; (Religión) chant

2 (Literat)

el Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs

eso es otro cantar that's another story

cantar de gesta chanson de geste; epic poem

gallo

Verb Conjugation for "cantar" (go to to sing)

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	canto	canté	cantaba	cantaré	cante
Tú	cantas	cantaste	cantabas	cantarás	cantes
Ella/Él/Usted	canta	cantó	cantaba	cantará	cante
Nosotros	cantamos	cantamos	cantábamos	cantaremos	cantemos
Vosotros	cantáis	cantasteis	cantabais	cantaréis	cantéis
Ellos/Ustedes	cantan	cantaron	cantaban	cantarán	canten