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♦ tune /tju:n, USA tu:n/n.1 (mus.) melodia; aria; motivo; motivetto: old tunes, vecchie melodie; to hum [to whistle] a popular tune, canticchiare [fischiettare] un motivetto popolare; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- I've only heard a couple of their tunes, ho sentito solo un paio dei loro pezzi2 [u] (mus.) armonia ( anche fig.); accordo: The curtains are not in tune with the wallpaper, le tende non sono in armonia con la carta da parati; to be in tune [out of tune] with one's colleagues, andare d'accordo [essere in disaccordo] coi propri colleghi3 [u] (mus.) tono: The girl is singing out of tune, la ragazza sta cantando fuori tono; to sing in tune, cantare in tono; essere intonato● (mecc.) tune-up, messa a punto ( di un motore) □ (fig.) to call the tune, decidere; dirigere; comandare; essere il capo □ (fig.) to change one's tune (o to sing another tune), cambiare musica (fig.); cambiar tono; cambiare registro □ to get out of tune, uscir di tono; stonare □ in tune, intonato; armonico; ( radio, TV) sintonizzato □ (fig.) to be in tune with, intonarsi, accordarsi, essere in armonia con ( l'ambiente, il periodo storico, ecc.) □ out of tune, stonato; scordato; ( radio, TV) non sintonizzato; (fig.) non in armonia: The organ is out of tune, l'organo è scordato □ (fig.) to be out of tune with, non intonarsi, stonare con □ (rif. a danze in locale da ballo) to the tunes of, (con l') orchestra di ( segue il nome) □ (fam.) to the tune of, per la bellezza di (fig.): I'm out of pocket to the tune of 600 pounds, ci ho rimesso la bellezza di 600 sterline □ Give us a tune!, cantaci qualcosa!(to) tune /tju:n, USA tu:n/A v. t.2 (fig.) mettere in accordo; armonizzare; aggiustare; regolare4 (elettron.) accordare; sintonizzare5 (mecc., spesso to tune up) mettere a punto ( un motore); regolare, registrare: to tune up a car correctly, regolare bene il motore di un'autoB v. i.1 essere in armonia; armonizzare3 (fig.) essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda (fig.)● to tune in, intonare ( un canto, ecc.) □ to tune in (to), ( radio) sintonizzare l'apparecchio (su: una stazione, un programma); (fig. fam.) mettersi sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda, sintonizzarsi (con: un modo di pensare, ecc.): Tune in again tomorrow, sintonizzatevi su questa stazione di nuovo domani! □ to tune out, spegnere ( la radio); sopprimere ( musica, ecc.); (fig. fam.) essere indifferente, non in sintonia; smettere d'ascoltare ( la radio, la TV, un oratore, ecc.); disinteressarsi, distrarsi □ to tune up, ( dell'orchestra) accordare gli strumenti; cominciare a suonare (o a cantare); (scherz.: di un bambino) mettersi a frignare; (mecc.) mettere a punto, regolare, registrare ( un motore, ecc.) □ ( radio, TV) «Stay tuned!», «restate con noi!». -
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tju:n
1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) melodía
2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) afinar2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) sintonizar3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) poner a punto•- tuneful- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up
tune1 n melodíatune2 vb afinartr[tjʊːn]1 melodía1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL afinar2 (radio etc) sintonizar3 (engine) poner a punto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin tune afinado,-aout of tune desafinado,-ato be in tune with figurative use estar en armonía conto be out of tune with figurative use no estar en armonía conto call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantanteto change one's tune cambiar de opiniónto sing in tune afinar, cantar biento sing out of tune desafinar, cantar malto the tune of a la melodía deto the tune of figurative use por la cantidad de■ he's in debt to the tune of £5000 tiene una deuda de cinco mil libras1) adjust: ajustar, hacer más preciso, afinar (un motor)2) : afinar (un instrumento musical)3) : sintonizar (un radio o televisor)tune vito tune in : sintonizar (con una emisora)tune n1) melody: tonada f, canción f, melodía f2)in tune : afinado (dícese de un instrumento o de la voz), sintonizado, en sintoníav.• acordar v.• afinar v.• armonizar v.• entonar v.• sintonizar v.• templar v.n.• aire s.m.• armonía s.f.• melodía s.f.• tonada s.f.• tono s.m.tuːn, tjuːn
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to call the tune — llevar la batuta or la voz cantante
to the tune of something: expenses to the tune of $500 a day — 500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos
b) u ( correct pitch)to sing out of tune — desafinar, desentonar
this string is in/out of tune — esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada
to be in/out of tune with something/somebody: a leader in tune with the people un líder en sintonía con el pueblo; the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings — el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno
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a) ( Mus) \<\<instrument\>\> afinarb) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> poner* a punto, afinarc) (Rad, TV) sintonizar*
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vi (Rad, TV)to tune TO something — \<\<to station/wavelength\>\> sintonizar* algo
Phrasal Verbs:- tune in[tjuːn]1. N1) (=melody) melodía f ; (=piece) tema m ; (=song) canción fcan you remember the tune? — ¿te acuerdas de la melodía or la música?
it hasn't got much tune — no es muy melódico, no tiene mucha melodía
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to hum a tune — tararear una melodía/canción(fig)•
to the tune of sth (lit) —repairs to the tune of £300 — arreglos por la bonita suma de 300 libras
he was in debt to the tune of £4,000 — tenía deudas que llegaban a 4.000 libras
- call the tune- change one's tune- sing another or a different tunedance 3., piper, signaturethe same old tune: I'm bored with politicians singing the same old tune — estoy harto de oír a los políticos siempre hablar de lo mismo
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to be in tune — [instrument] estar afinadohe can't sing in tune — no sabe cantar sin desafinar, no sabe cantar afinado
to sing out of tune — cantar desafinado, desafinar
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to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, he is in/out of tune with the people — sintoniza con/está desconectado con el pueblohis ideas were in/out of tune with the spirit of his age — sus ideas estaban a tono/desentonaban con el espíritu de su época
2. VT1) (Mus) [+ piano, guitar] afinar2) (Mech) [+ engine, machine] poner a punto, afinar3) (TV, Rad) sintonizaryou are tuned (in) to... — está usted sintonizando (la cadena)...
stay tuned to this station for a further announcement — sigan en sintonía con esta emisora para escuchar otro anuncio
3.VI(TV, Rad)to tune to sth — (to programme, channel) sintonizar algo
- tune in- tune out- tune up* * *[tuːn, tjuːn]
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to call the tune — llevar la batuta or la voz cantante
to the tune of something: expenses to the tune of $500 a day — 500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos
b) u ( correct pitch)to sing out of tune — desafinar, desentonar
this string is in/out of tune — esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada
to be in/out of tune with something/somebody: a leader in tune with the people un líder en sintonía con el pueblo; the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings — el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno
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a) ( Mus) \<\<instrument\>\> afinarb) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> poner* a punto, afinarc) (Rad, TV) sintonizar*
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vi (Rad, TV)to tune TO something — \<\<to station/wavelength\>\> sintonizar* algo
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v.1 to be out of tune (instrument).2 to untune, to put out of tune.* * *1 to put out of tune1 to go out of tune* * *VI1) (Mús) [instrumento] to be out of tune; [cantante] to sing out of tune; [músico] to play out of tune, be out of tune2) (=hablar inoportunamente) to speak out of turn* * *1.verbo intransitivo instrumento to be out of tune; músico/cantante to be off key o out of tune2.desafinarse v pron to go out of tune* * *= sing out of + tune.Ex. A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.----* desafinarse = go out of + tune.* * *1.verbo intransitivo instrumento to be out of tune; músico/cantante to be off key o out of tune2.desafinarse v pron to go out of tune* * *= sing out of + tune.Ex: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
* desafinarse = go out of + tune.* * *desafinar [A1 ]vi«instrumento» to be out of tune; «músico/cantante» to be off key o out of tuneto go out of tuneel piano se ha vuelto a desafinar the piano needs tuning again, the piano's (gone) out of tune again* * *
desafinar ( conjugate desafinar) verbo intransitivo [ instrumento] to be out of tune;
[músico/cantante] to be off key o out of tune
desafinar
I vi (una persona) to sing out of tune
(un instrumento) to play out of tune
II verbo transitivo to put out of tune
' desafinar' also found in these entries:
English:
flat
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v.1 to sing out of tune (Music) (cantante).2 to clash (color, cortinas, edificio).3 to be out of place (persona, modales).4 to humble, to wound the pride of anyone.5 to be out of tune, to be inharmonious.6 to be of a coarse address, to be rude or uncouth; to raise one’s voice in disrespect.* * ** * *verb1) to clash* * *1. VIpara no desentonar — so as to do the right thing, so as to fall into line
2) (Mús) to be out of tune2.See:* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Mús) to go out of tune o off keyb) color to clashc) atuendo/comentario to be out of place* * *= stick out like + a sore thumb, out of keeping with, out of tune with, sing out of + tune.Ex. Many of us disabled can't help sticking out like a sore thumb -- it goes with the territory.Ex. Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.Ex. Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that.Ex. A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Mús) to go out of tune o off keyb) color to clashc) atuendo/comentario to be out of place* * *= stick out like + a sore thumb, out of keeping with, out of tune with, sing out of + tune.Ex: Many of us disabled can't help sticking out like a sore thumb -- it goes with the territory.
Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.Ex: Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that.Ex: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.* * *desentonar [A1 ]vi1 ( Mús) to go out of tune o off key2 «color» to clash desentonar CON algo to clash WITH sthese color desentona con éste that color doesn't go with o clashes with this one3 «atuendo/comentario» to be out of placesiempre dice algo que desentona he always says something inappropriate o out of placepara no desentonar me vestí de largo I wore a long dress so as not to look out of place* * *
desentonar ( conjugate desentonar) verbo intransitivoa) (Mús) to go out of tune o off key
desentonar verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing out of tune, to be out of tune
2 (no armonizar) not to match
3 (estar fuera de lugar) to be out of place
' desentonar' also found in these entries:
English:
clash
- jar
* * *desentonar vi1. [cantante] to sing out of tune;[instrumento] to be out of tune2. [color, cortinas, edificio] to clash ( con with);esa falda desentona con este jersey that skirt doesn't go o clashes with this jersey3. [persona] to be out of place;en aquel sitio desentonábamos bastante we were quite out of place there;para no desentonar, llevó un traje so as not to look out of place, he wore a suit* * *v/i MÚS go off key;desentonar con fig clash with;decir algo que desentona say something out of place* * *desentonar vi1) : to clash, to conflict2) : to be out of tune, to sing off-key -
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(n.) = karaoke barEx. A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.* * *(n.) = karaoke barEx: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
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1) General subject: bouncer, flam, falsehood, hypocrisy (лицемерие), falseness (лицемерие), falsity (ложь), insincerity (неискренность)2) Music: singing out of tune (в пении или игре на инструменте), playing out of tune (в пении или игре на инструменте) -
11 मिश्रक _miśraka
मिश्रक a. [मिश्र्-ण्वुल्]1 Mixed, mingled.-2 Mixing, adulterating.-3 Miscellaneous.-कः 1 A compounder.-2 An adulterator of mercantile goods; आतिरेक्यं तु मिश्रकः Ms.11.5.-कम् 1 Salt produced from salt soil.-2 The garden of Indra, (also मिश्रकावणम्).-3 Singing out of tune. -
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miṡrákamfn. mixed (either « not pure» orᅠ « various, manifold») Var. Suṡr. (with guṇa-sthāna n. N. of the third degree on the way to final emancipation Jain.);
singing out of tune Saṃgīt. ;
m. a mixer orᅠ adulterator (of grain etc.) Mn. XI, 50 ;
salt produced from salt soil L. ;
a pigment produced from clarified butter L. ;
N. of a Tirtha MBh. ;
of a grove orᅠ garden of paradise L. ;
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(grate (или jar) upon smb.'s (или the) ear (тж. offend smb.'s или the ear))резать, оскорблять слух кого-лHis singing out of tune grates upon my ear. — Он так фальшивит, когда поет, что у меня уши болят.
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1. Ilet's sing давайте споем; they started singing они запели; animals don't sing животные не могут петь; the kettle is singing чайник закипает; my head is singing у меня в голове звенит; а bad cold made his ears sing от сильной простуды у него звенело /шумело/ в ушах2. II1) sing well (badly, softly, vigorously, charmingly, professionally, etc.) петь хороню и т.д.; don't sing too loud не пойте слишком громко2) these words do not sing easily эти слова трудно петь /поются/; this arrangement of the song (this lyric, this ballad, etc.) sings well эта аранжировка песни и т.д. хорошо поется3. IIIsing smth.1) sing a song (some of the old songs, a tune, a refrain, a hymn, a lullaby, a bar, a scale, etc.) петь песню и т.д.; the birds sang their merry notes птицы выводили свои веселые нотки id he will sing another tune сон, он запоет по-другому2) sing bass (tenor, alto, etc.) петь басом и т.д.; sing Schuman (Bach, the part of Carmen, etc.) исполнять /петь/ [песни] Шумана и т.д.; sing a solo (a duet, a trio, etc.) петь соло и т.д.3) book. sing the deeds of heroes (smb.'s exploits, arms and the man, etc.) воспевать /прославлять/ подвиги героев и т.д.; sing smb.'s praises петь кому-л. дифирамбы4. IVsing at some time I've never sung this before я этого никогда раньше не пел; sing smth. out (in) sing the Old Year out and the New Year in провожать старый год и встречать Новый год песнями; sing smth. in some manner let's sing the piece through давайте это пропоем [до конца]5. Vsing smb. smth. sing us an old song спойте нам старинную песню6. XI1) be sung at some time these songs are rarely sung эти песни редко поются2) be sung by smb. their deeds were sung by poets их подвиги воспевали поэты7. XVI1) sing to /for/ smb. sing to /for/ them спойте им; sing to smth. sing to a guitar (to a piano accompaniment, to a harp, etc.) петь под гитару и т.д.; sing for /with/ smth. sing for happiness (with delight, etc.) петь от счастья и т.д.; she was ready to sing for joy она была готова запеть от радости; his heart sang for joy в сердце у него все пело от радости; sing over smth. sing over one's work петь за работой; sing in (round, etc.) smth. crickets sang in the bushes сверчки трещали в кустах; mosquitoes sang round his head у него над головой жужжали комары; the bullets were singing past his ear у него над ухом свистели пули; the kettle was singing on the fire на огне пел чайник; the breeze sang in /through/ the tree-tops ветер шумел в верхушках деревьев2) sing in smth. sing in a deep voice (in a hoarse voice, etc.) петь низким и т.д. голосом; sing in an undertone петь вполголоса; sing in tune правильно вести мелодию; sing in a different key петь в другой тональности; sing in chorus петь хором; sing with smth. sing with taste (with sentiment /with soul/, with spirit, with skill, etc.) петь со вкусом и т.д.; sing for smth. sing for a living (for one's supper, etc.) зарабатывать себе на жизнь и т.д. пением; sing on (at, in, etc.) smth. sing on the radio (in opera, in musical comedy in the choir, at a concert, etc.) петь на радио и т.д.; sing to smth. he couldn't sing to the end он не смог допеть до конца || sing at a high pitch брать высокие ноты; I cannot sing at so high a pitch я не могу взять так высоко; sing out of tune петь фальшиво; sing from score /from music/ петь по нотам; sing by ear петь по слуху3) sing of smb., smth. book. sing of the heroes of the Trojan War (of the warrior's prowess, of smb.'s exploits, of smb.'s glory, etc.) воспевать /прославлять/ героев Троянской войны и т.д.8. XIX1sing like smb. sing like a bird (like Caruso, etc.) петь как птичка и т.д. ХХ2 abs sing as loud as one can петь во всю глотку /изо всех сил/9. XXI1sing smth. for /to/ smb. sing a song for one's pupils (a lullaby to the child, etc.) спеть песню своим ученикам и т.д.; how about singing that song for me again? пожалуйста, спойте мне эту песню еще раз; sing smth. to smth. sing a song to a guitar петь песню под гитару; he sang my poem to the tune of a popular song он спел /исполнил/ мои стихи на мотив популярной песенки; sing smth. in (on) smth. sing a part in an opera (a small part in a musical comedy, Jose in "Carmen", etc.) петь /исполнять/ партию в опере и т.д.; sing songs on the radio петь песенки по /на/ радио || sing smb. to sleep убаюкать кого-л. -
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siŋpast tense - sang; verb(to make (musical sounds) with one's voice: He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.) synge- singer- singing
- sing outsyngeIsubst. \/sɪŋ\/1) (amer., hverdagslig) (all)sang, synging2) (amer.) sangtreff, sangstevne3) surring, summing, sus(ing), hviningII1) synge• sing me a song!2) suse, hvine, summe, pipe3) ( poetisk) synge (om), dikte4) kunne synges, være sangbar5) ( slang) sladre, tyste (særlig til politiet)all-singing, all-dancing (britisk, hverdagslig) bare fryd og gammensing a different tune\/song eller sing another tune\/song forandre mening om noe, la pipen få en annen lydsing for one's supper ( overført) gjøre seg fortjent til noe, slite for fødensing in the new year synge inn det nye åretsing of dikte omsing out rope (opp), skrike synge ut, si ifrasing small slå\/legge an en annen tone, stikke pipen i sekk, gå stille i dørene (overført)sing somebody's praise prise noensing somebody to sleep synge vuggesang for noensing the blues ( hverdagslig) deppe, klage, jamre segsing up synge høyere, synge ut -
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1. [sıŋ] n1. встреча хорового кружка; вечер хорового пения2. [sıŋ] v (sang, редк. sung; sung)1. петьto sing a song [a part in an opera] - петь песню [партию в опере]
to sing from score /from music/ - петь по нотам
to sing out of tune - петь неправильно, фальшивить
to sing by ear [in chorus] - петь по слуху [хором]
to sing sharp [flat] - петь на полтона выше [ниже] ( чем нужно)
2. петьсяhis lyrics sing themselves - его лирические стихи напевны /так и просятся в песню/
3. провожать, встречать или сопровождать пениемto sing a bride to her new house - с песнями проводить новобрачную в её новый дом
4. читать нараспев5. трещать; звенеть; стрекотать; свистеть; сверчатьa cricket sings - сверчок поёт /сверчит/
the music is still singing in my ears - эта музыка всё ещё звучит у меня в ушах
6. воспевать, прославлятьto sing smb.'s praises - петь кому-л. дифирамбы
7. разг. похваляться, хвалиться8. ликовать, трепетать от радости9. сл. расколоться, сознаться в преступлении и выдать других10. редк. возвещать, объявлять♢
to sing another song /another tune/ - заговорить /запеть/ по-иномуyou will sing different! - ты другое запоёшь!
to sing small - сбавить тон; приуныть, упасть духом
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v (past sang; p.p. sung)1) співатиto sing out of tune — співати неправильно, фальшувати
2) зустрічати (супроводжувати, проводжати) співом3) читати співуче4) свистіти; дзвеніти; стрекотати; лускотіти; цвірчати5) оспівувати, прославляти6) розм. вихвалятися, хвалитися7) радіти; тремтіти від радості8) розм. признатися у злочині і видати інших9) сповіщати, оголошуватиsing out — а) розм. кричати; б) бити (про годинник)
to sing small — знизити тон, принишкнути, занепасти духом
* * *I [siç] n1) зустріч хорового гуртка; вечір хорового співуII [siç] v(sang, sung; sung)1) співати2) співатися3) проводжати, зустрічати або супроводжувати співом5) тріскотіти; дзижчати; скрекотати; свистіти6) оспівувати, прославляти7) похвалятися, хвастати8) радіти, тремтіти від радості9) cл. зізнатися в злочині е видати інших10) повідомляти, оголошувати -
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♦ (to) sing /sɪŋ/1 cantare; celebrare; descrivere in versi: to sing a song [the national anthem], cantare una canzone [l'inno nazionale]; The birds [the crickets, the frogs] were singing, gli uccelli [i grilli, le rane] cantavano; to sing the praises of, cantare le lodi di2 ( di un bollitore) fischiare; ( di un bricco, ecc.) borbottare, brontolare: The pressure cooker is singing, la pentola a pressione fischia5 ( del vento, ecc.) fischiare: The bullet sang past my head, la pallottola mi fischiò vicino alla testa (o mi passò accanto sibilando)6 ( di parole, ecc.) risuonare; echeggiare: His words are still singing in my ears, le sue parole mi risuonano ancora nelle orecchie● (fig.) to sing a different song (o tune), cambiar registro; cambiare atteggiamento □ to sing by ear, cantare a orecchio □ to sing in tune [out of tune], cantare intonato [stonato] □ to make sb. 's heart sing, far esultare q.; mandare q. in visibilio. -
20 ♦ (to) sing
♦ (to) sing /sɪŋ/1 cantare; celebrare; descrivere in versi: to sing a song [the national anthem], cantare una canzone [l'inno nazionale]; The birds [the crickets, the frogs] were singing, gli uccelli [i grilli, le rane] cantavano; to sing the praises of, cantare le lodi di2 ( di un bollitore) fischiare; ( di un bricco, ecc.) borbottare, brontolare: The pressure cooker is singing, la pentola a pressione fischia5 ( del vento, ecc.) fischiare: The bullet sang past my head, la pallottola mi fischiò vicino alla testa (o mi passò accanto sibilando)6 ( di parole, ecc.) risuonare; echeggiare: His words are still singing in my ears, le sue parole mi risuonano ancora nelle orecchie● (fig.) to sing a different song (o tune), cambiar registro; cambiare atteggiamento □ to sing by ear, cantare a orecchio □ to sing in tune [out of tune], cantare intonato [stonato] □ to make sb. 's heart sing, far esultare q.; mandare q. in visibilio.
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