cantar

/kanˈtaɾ/, [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

sing, to sing


Verb cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite canté, past participle cantado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing

Noun cantar m (plural cantares)

  1. a type of shanty or popular song

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No fue exactamente coser y cantar.

    It wasn't exactly a piece of cake.

  • Ella podía cantar todas las canciones de Schubert mientras tocaba el piano.

    She could sing all Schubert songs while playing the piano.

  • A ella le gusta cantar.

    She likes to sing.

  • Le gusta cantar.

    He likes singing.

  • Me gusta cantar.

    I like to sing.

  • ¿Sabes cantar el Himno Nacional Argentino?

    Can you sing the Argentine National Anthem?

  • Ojalá pudiera yo cantar bien.

    If only I could sing well.

  • A veces oigo a mi padre cantar en el baño.

    I sometimes hear my father singing in the bath.

  • Un ruiseñor no va a cantar en una jaula.

    A nightingale will not sing in a cage.

  • Comiencen a cantar.

    Start singing.

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