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canterà
will sing

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

I. cantare1 [kanˈtare] VB trans

1. cantare canzone, aria:

cantare
to sing
cantare il ritornello
to sing the chorus

2. cantare (celebrare in versi):

cantare
to sing of
cantare qn
to sing of sb

II. cantare1 [kanˈtare] VB intr aux avere

1. cantare persona:

cantare
to sing
cantare a orecchio
to sing by ear
cantare a squarciagola
to belt out
cantare a pieni polmoni
to sing one's heart out
cantare in maniera intonata, stonata
to sing in tune, out of tune or off-key
cantare in play back
to lip-sync, to sing in playback
cantare da basso, da contralto
to sing bass, alto
cantare in coro
to sing in chorus
cantare insieme a qn
to sing along with sb
cantare come un usignolo, un fringuello
to sing like a bird, lark

2. cantare:

cantare uccello:
to sing
cantare grillo:
to chirp
cantare gallo:
to crow

3. cantare (parlare sotto interrogatorio):

cantare inf, fig
to squeal
cantare inf, fig
to sing
far cantare qn
to make sb talk or start singing

III. cantare1 [kanˈtare]

sapere qc cantando fig
to have sth off pat Brit
sapere qc cantando fig
to have sth down pat Am
cantare vittoria
to crow over a victory
cantarle chiare
to speak one's mind
canta che ti passa prov
= cheer up you'll get over it
cantare le lodi di qn
to sing sb's praises
carta canta
= it's always better to put things down in writing

cantare2 [kanˈtare] N m

1. cantare:

cantare
singing

2. cantare LIT:

cantare
epic poem
al cantar del gallo
at cockcrow
English
English
Italian
Italian
sing along
cantare insieme (with a)
singable
cantabile, facile da cantare
intone prayer, psalm
cantare, intonare
lip-sync
cantare in play-back
sing up
cantare più forte
to have a singalong
trovarsi a cantare insieme
sing
cantare
to sing a role
cantare in un ruolo
to sing the part of…
cantare nel ruolo di…
to sing sth to, for sb
cantare qc a, per qn
to sing sth in front of or for an audience
cantare qc in pubblico
to sing sb to sleep
cantare per fare addormentare qn
to sing sb's praises
cantare le lodi di qn
sing
cantare (in in; to sb a qn; for sb per qn)
you can't sing
non sai cantare
to sing well
cantare bene
to sing in front of or for an audience
cantare in pubblico
to sing to an accompaniment
cantare con un accompagnamento
sing bird, cricket:
cantare
sing inf
cantare
to sing, whistle tunelessly
cantare, fischiare in modo stonato

in the PONS Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

I. cantare [kan·ˈta:·re] VB intr

1. cantare MUS:

cantare
to sing
cantare da tenore
to sing tenor
canta che ti passa prov
don't worry and it'll be all right

2. cantare ZOOL:

cantare (gallo)
to crow
cantare (uccello)
to sing
cantare (grillo)
to chirp

3. cantare fig (fare la spia):

cantare
to squeal

II. cantare [kan·ˈta:·re] VB trans

1. cantare (canzone):

cantare
to sing

2. cantare (persone, fatti):

cantare
to sing of
cantare le lodi di qu
to sing sb's praises
cantar vittoria
to claim victory
cantarne quattro a qu inf
to give sb a piece of one's mind
cantare come un dio
to sing beautifully
English
English
Italian
Italian
sing
cantare
to sing to sb
cantare per qu
sing
cantare
to sing sb to sleep
cantare per far addormentare qu
sing-along
incontro m per cantare insieme
yodel
cantare alla tirolese
yodel
cantare alla tirolese
to belt out a song
cantare una canzone a pieni polmoni
to sing falsetto
cantare in falsetto
sing out
cantare forte
to join in the chorus
cantare in coro il ritornello
chorus
cantare in coro
to break into song
mettersi a cantare
Presente
iocanto
tucanti
lui/lei/Leicanta
noicantiamo
voicantate
lorocantano
Imperfetto
iocantavo
tucantavi
lui/lei/Leicantava
noicantavamo
voicantavate
lorocantavano
Passato remoto
iocantai
tucantasti
lui/lei/Leicantò
noicantammo
voicantaste
lorocantarono
Futuro semplice
iocanterò
tucanterai
lui/lei/Leicanterà
noicanteremo
voicanterete
lorocanteranno
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cantare da tenore
to sing tenor
cantare le lodi di qu
to sing sb's praises
cantare a orecchio
to sing by ear
parlare [o cantare] ai -i fig
to waste one's breath
cantare come un dio
to sing beautifully
campfire song
canzone f da cantare intorno al falò
to belt out a song
cantare una canzone a pieni polmoni
sing-along
incontro m per cantare insieme
not all the children like singing
non a tutti i bambini piace cantare

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