swan song in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swan song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swan song N

swan song

canto m de cisne

Translations for swan song in the Spanish»English Dictionary

canto de cisne

swan song

Translations for swan song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

song [Am sɔŋ, Brit sɒŋ] N

1. song C (piece):

song

canción f

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos una canción!

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos algo!

to burst into song U

ponerse a cantar

the Song of Songs, the Song of Solomon BIBL

el Cantar de los Cantares, el Cantar de Salomón

to buy/sell sth for a song inf

comprar/vender algo por una bicoca inf

2. song U (of bird):

song

canto m

the song of the nightingale

el canto del ruiseñor

3. song (digression) Am:

song inf

vaguedad f

See also sing

I.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB intr

1.1. sing person/bird:

sing

cantar

to sing alto/bass

tener voz de tenor/de bajo

a mother was singing to her child

una madre le cantaba a su hijo

she sings to (the accompaniment of) the guitar

canta acompañada de la guitarra

1.2. sing wind/kettle:

sing

silbar

my ears are singing

me zumban or me silban los oídos

2. sing (turn informer):

sing sl

cantar sl

sing sl

desembuchar sl

II.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB trans

1. sing song/tune/chorus:

sing

cantar

sing

entonar

sing me a song

cántame una canción

to sing sb to sleep

cantarle a alguien para que se duerma

to sing sb to sleep

arrullar a alguien cantando

a sung mass

una misa cantada

to sing a different song or tune if you were seventy, you'd be singing a different tune

si tuvieras setenta años, no opinarías lo mismo

2. sing (celebrate) liter:

sing hero/exploits/beauty

cantar

I.swan [Am swɑn, Brit swɒn] N

swan

cisne m

II.swan <pres part swanning; pt, pp swanned> [Am swɑn, Brit swɒn] VB intr esp Brit inf

to swan about or around

andar pavoneándose por ahí

we have so much work to do and she goes swanning off to the theatre!

¡con todo el trabajo que tenemos ella se va al teatro olímpicamente!

he swans in around 11 o'clock

se aparece a eso de las once como si tal inf

swan song in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swan song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song MUS (piece of music):

song

canción f

to give sb a song

cantar para alguien

2. song (action of singing):

song

canto m

Phrases:

song and dance Brit pej inf

numerito m

song and dance Am inf (untrue justification)

rollo m

to make a song and dance about sth

montar un número por algo

(to go) for a song

venderse a precio de saldo

to be on song

estar en forma

I.swan [swɒn, Am swɑ:n] -nn- N

swan

cisne m

II.swan [swɒn, Am swɑ:n] -nn- VB intr Brit, Aus inf

to swan about

pavonearse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Aged 36 he continued to play, but the first part of the 200506 season appeared to be his swan song.

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Her swan song is capable of devastating a small area of land with its destructive force.

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Indeed, it is the swan song of second youth longing for the earlier one.

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It proved to be his swan song to the world of popular music.

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Many critics have considered it one of his finest works, going so far as to call it his swan song.

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Everyone realized that this was his swan song.

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It was a sad swan song to an otherwise illustrious career.

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Had it been a swan song, it would have been a worthy one.

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