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"Cantos" is a form of "canto", a noun which is often translated as "singing". "Sermón" is a noun which is often translated as "sermon". Learn more about the difference between "sermón" and "cantos" below.
el sermón(
sehr
-
mohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (religious)
a. sermon
El cura dio un sermón sobre la fe y la caridad, y después hizo ponerse en pie a los feligreses para orar.The priest gave a sermon about faith and charity, and then made all the parishioners stand up to pray.
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (diatribe)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. sermon (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Estoy harto de los sermones de mi padre sobre el alcohol y el tabaco. ¡Si yo no bebo ni fumo!I'm fed up with my dad's sermons about alcohol and cigarettes. I don't even drink or smoke!
b. lecture
La profesora nos soltó un buen sermón por no traer las tareas hechas.The teacher gave us quite a lecture for not doing our homework.
el canto(
kahn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (music)
c. hymn (religious)
El coro llenó el templo con la alegría de los cantos.The chorus filled the church with the joy of hymns.
d. chant (religious)
Se puede oír el canto de los monjes a una cuadra.You can hear the monks' chants from a block away.
a. singing
Cada mañana me despierta un ruiseñor con su canto.A nightingale wakes me up with its singing every morning.
a. song (of a songbird)
La gata estaba cautivada por el canto del cardenal.The cat was mesmerized by the cardinal's song.
b. crow (of a rooster)
El canto del gallo rompió el silencio de la mañana.The rooster's crow broke the morning silence.
c. chirp (of a cricket)
El bosque estaba lleno del canto de los grillos.The forest was full of crickets' chirps.
