cante

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cante
masculine noun
also:
  • cante (jondo o hondo) -> flamenco singing
  • dar el cante (informal) -> to stick out a mile (peninsular Spanish)

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cante [cahn’-tay]
noun
  • Cante flamenco -> conte jondo, Andalusian gipsy singing

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cante
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Música)
cante flamenco cante jondo Andalusian gipsy singing; Flamenco singing
2 (extravagancia)
dar el cante (familiar) to make a fool of o.s.; con ese peinado vas a dar el cante you'll look really silly with that haircut; ser un cante (familiar) to be ridiculous; no puedes salir con ese sombrero, es un cante you can't go out wearing that hat, it looks ridiculous
Todo es espontáneo. Lo que pasa es que siempre que te pones algo ceñido al cuerpo [es un cante.]
3 (muy_familiar) (soplo) tip-off (to the police)

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