swan song in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swan song in the French»English Dictionary

chant du cygne

swan-song

Translations for swan song in the English»French Dictionary

I.swan [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] N

swan

cygne m

II.swan <pres part etc swanning, swanned> [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] VB intr Brit inf

to swan around or about

se pavaner

to swan in

arriver comme une fleur inf

she's swanned off to a conference

elle est partie se la couler douce à un congrès inf

song [Brit sɒŋ, Am sɔŋ] N

1. song MUS:

song

chanson f

to sing/write a song

chanter/écrire une chanson

give us a song

chante-nous quelque chose

to burst into song

se mettre à chanter

2. song (of bird):

song

chant m (of de)

3. song LIT:

song

poème m

for a song inf

pour rien

they're going for a song

ils se vendent pour rien

on song inf Brit

en forme

swan song in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swan song in the English»French Dictionary

I.swan [swɒn, Am swɑ:n] N ZOOL

swan

cygne m

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

to swan about pej inf

parader

to swan off pej inf (wander off)

se tirer

to swan around Asia (travel)

faire le tour de l'Asie

song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song (musical form):

song

chanson f

2. song (action of singing):

song

chant m

to burst into song

se mettre à chanter

3. song (be in top form):

to be on song

être en pleine forme

4. song no pl (musical call):

song

chant m

Phrases:

song and dance pej inf

cinéma m

song and dance Am inf (untrue tale)

histoires fpl

to make a song and dance about sb/sth

faire toute une histoire de qc/à propos de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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Everyone realized that this was his swan song.

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

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