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1 ♦ (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. -
2 ♦ (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. -
3 chirp [tʃɜːp]
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4 chirrup chir·rup ['tʃɪrəp]
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