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song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song (music with words):

song
piosenka f

2. song (singing):

song
śpiew m
to burst [or break] into song
zacząć śpiewać
to give sb a song
zaśpiewać komuś

3. song no pl (sound):

song
śpiew m
song of crickets
cykanie nt

Phrases:

song and dance Brit pej inf
awantura f
for a song
za grosze

bird-song N

folk song N

love song N

pop song N

theme song, theme tune N

Usage examples with song

I like this song!
podoba mi się ta piosenka!
when singing that song
podczas śpiewania tej piosenki
for a song
za grosze
song and dance Brit pej inf
awantura f
to sing sb a song
śpiewać [perf za-] komuś piosenkę
how does the song go?
jak to leci?
to mime to a song
udawać, że się śpiewa
to give sb a song
zaśpiewać komuś
to burst [or break] into song
zacząć śpiewać
he played the song at full volume
puścił tę piosenkę na cały regulator
to make a song and dance about it Brit Aus idiom
narobić wokół czegoś szumu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He's in town promoting his new disco song about the new-fangled microwave oven.
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The couple exemplifies what the song is talking about.
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During the performance of the song, she sang wide-eyed in a video close-up.
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Her voice is said to be like music playing, and her words are delivered in a sing-song manner.
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The grey goose in the song was treated as a symbol of the irrevocable destiny of the working class.
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For example, a wordless vocalise written by a classical composer is sometimes considered an art song and sometimes not.
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Eschewing conventional punctuation, capitalisation and grammar, the book reads as if it is a series of song lyrics.
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Lo and behold, on its third night of opening, the old song was proved correct, as the outside area was fully occupied by happy locals.
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The song information now appears in a cloud type graphic which forms in the middle of the screen.
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Company dissects the cacophony of room full of chatterers and organizes it into song form.
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