canto [ˈkæntəʊ]
canto [kan-tou]
sustantivo
1Canto, parte de algún poema u obra de poesía.
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canto
masculine noun
1singing (acción, arte); song (canción)
- canto de(l) cisne (figurative) -> swansong
- canto fúnebre -> funeral chant
- canto del gallo (figurative) -> daybreak
- canto gregoriano -> Gregorian chant
- canto guerrero -> war song
- canto de sirena (figurative) -> wheedling
2edge (lado, borde); blunt edge (de cuchillo)
- de canto -> edgeways
- por el canto de un duro (informal figurative) -> by a hair's breadth
3pebble (guijarro)
- darse con un canto en los dientes (figurative) -> to consider oneself lucky
- canto rodado -> pebble
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canto [cahn’-to]
noun
1Singing. (m)
2A short poem, of heroic type. (m)
3Canto, a division of a long poem. (m)
4A chant or canticle. (m)
- Al canto del gallo -> at midnight
- El canto de los pájaros -> the singing of the birds
5End, edge, or border. (m)
6Extremity, point. (m)
7The crust (of a loaf). (m)
8Thickness of any thing; back of a knife. (m)
9The front edge of a book. (m)
10Dimension less than square. (m)
- Al canto -> by the side of
- De canto -> on edge
- El ladrillo está de canto y no de plano -> the brick stands on edge, and not flatwise
- Ni un canto de uña -> absolutely nothing
- Faltó el canto de un duro -> he had a close shave
noun
1A stone, pebble. (m)
2Game of throwing the stone (duck on a rock). (m)
3Quarry-stone, block, dressed ashlar. (m)
canto
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Música) (arte) singing; (canción) song; (Religión) chant
estudió canto en Barcelona she studied singing in Barcelona; clases de canto singing lessons; se oían los cantos alegres de los niños you could hear the joyful songs of the children
canto de sirena siren call; siren song
canto gregoriano Gregorian chant; (Gregorian) plainsong
canto llano plainsong
canto
sustantivo:masculino
1 (borde) [de mesa, libro] edge
de canto: el libro cayó de canto the book fell on its side; pon el libro de canto stand the book on end on its side;o
al canto (familiar)
cada vez que se veían, pelea al canto every time they saw each other there was inevitably an argument; every time they saw each other an argument was the order of the day
faltar el canto de un duro
ha faltado el canto de un duro para que se caiga he was came this close to falling;o
canto de pan heel of bread; crust (of bread)
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