entonábamos

Imperfectnosotrosconjugation ofentonar.

entonar

to sing

to tone up

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (music)

a. to sing

La niña entonó el himno nacional y el público guardó silencio.The girl sang the national anthem while the spectators remained silent.

b. to intone

Entramos a un monasterio budista donde los monjes entonaban oraciones.We entered a Buddhist monastery where the monks were intoning prayers.

c. to give (a note)

Como todas las piezas que vamos a cantar son a cappella, vamos a necesitar que alguien entone la primera nota.As all the pieces we're going to sing are a cappella, we'll need someone to give the first note.

2. (to vary the tone of)

a. to modulate

Todos entonamos la voz de acuerdo a la persona con quien hablamos.We all modulate our voice according to the person we are speaking to.

3. (to strengthen)

a. to tone up

La fisioterapeuta recomendó al paciente que entonara sus músculos nadando.The physical therapist recommended that the patient swim to tone up his muscles.

4. (to enliven)

a. to liven up

Este aderezo de naranja y nueces entonará tus ensaladas.This orange and walnut dressing will liven up your salads.

b. to perk up

Tómate un café para entonarte.Have a coffee to perk you up.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (related to colors)

a. to match

Esta gama de azules no entona con el resto de colores de la habitación.This range of blues doesn't match the other colors in the room.

6. (to sing at the correct pitch)

a. to sing in tune

Los únicos requerimientos para ser miembro del coro son saber entonar y leer música.The only requirements to join the choir are to know how to read music and sing in tune.

entonarse

A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).

pronominal verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to become more lively)

a. to perk up

En las tardes cuando empiezo a cansarme, me entono tomando té de jengibre.When I start getting tired in the afternoon, I perk up by drinking ginger tea.

8. (to drink alcohol)

a. to get tipsy

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Julia se entonó rápidamente con el primer vaso de vino que tomó.Julia quickly got tipsy on the first glass of wine she drank.

b. to get merry

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

Llegué tarde a la fiesta así que me entoné tomando un poco de cerveza.I arrived late at the party so I got merry by drinking some beer.

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Participles

Present:	entonando
Past:	entonado

Indicative of "entonar"

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	entono	entoné	entonaba	entonaría	entonaré
tú	entonas	entonaste	entonabas	entonarías	entonarás
él/ella/Ud.	entona	entonó	entonaba	entonaría	entonará
nosotros	entonamos	entonamos	entonábamos	entonaríamos	entonaremos
vosotros	entonáis	entonasteis	entonabais	entonaríais	entonaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	entonan	entonaron	entonaban	entonarían	entonarán