song

la canción

el canto

song(sang)

noun

1. (music)

a. la canción

(F)

Would you like to sing a song with us?

¿Les gustaría cantar una canción con nosotros?

b. el canto

(M)

(of birds)

I heard the song of a robin today.

Escuché el canto de un petirrojo hoy.

song

Noun

1. (general)

a. la canción

(F)

to burst or break into songponerse a cantar

song booklibro de canciones

2. (idioms)

a.

to buy something for a songcomprar algo por cuatro perras gordas

to make a song and dance (about something)montar un número (a cuenta de algo)

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song [sɒŋ]

noun

1 (ballad etc) canción (f)

to sing a song cantar una canción; give us a song! ¡cántanos algo!; festival of Spanish song festival (m) de la canción española; to burst into song romper a cantar

to make a song and dance about sth hacer aspavientos por algo

there's no need to make a song and dance about it no es para tanto

I got it for a song lo compré regalado

to be on song (Britain) [+footballer etc] estar entonado; estar inspirado

Ward is not the most consistent of players, but when he is on song he looks a world-beater Ward is not the most consistent of players, but when he is on song he looks a world-beater it was going for a song a second-hand chair that was going for a song

to sing another song bajar el tono; desdecirse

2 [of birds] canto (m)

modifier

song and dance routine (n) número (m) de canción y baile

song book (n) cancionero (m)

song cycle (n) ciclo (m) de canciones

song hit (n) canción (f) de moda; canción (f) popular del momento

Song of Solomon Song of Songs (n) Cantar (m) de los Cantares

song thrush (n) tordo (m) cantor; tordo (m) melodioso