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1 sing
sing [sɪŋ]• to sing sb's/sth's praises chanter les louanges de qn/qchchanter ; [ears] bourdonner* * *[sɪŋ] 1. 2.1) [person] chanterto sing in/out of tune — chanter juste/faux
2) [bird, cricket, kettle] chanter; [wind] siffler3) (colloq) ( confess) se mettre à table (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:- sing out- sing up••to sing a different ou another song — changer d'avis
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2 sing
B vtr ( prét sang ; pp sung) [person] chanter [song, note] ; to sing a role chanter dans un rôle ; to sing the part of… chanter dans le rôle de… ; to sing sth to/for sb chanter qch à/pour qn ; sing him something chante-lui quelque chose ; to sing sth in front of ou for an audience chanter qch devant un public ; to sing sb to sleep chanter pour endormir qn ; ‘Happy birthday!’ they sang ‘bon anniversaire!’ ont-ils chanté ; to sing sb's praises chanter les louanges de qn.1 [person] chanter (in dans ; to sb à qn ; for sb pour qn) ; you can't sing tu ne sais pas chanter ; to sing well chanter bien ; to sing in/out of tune chanter juste/faux ; to sing in front of ou for an audience chanter devant un public ; to sing to an accompaniment chanter avec un accompagnement ; he sings about love il parle d'amour dans ses chansons ; she sang of her country littér sa chanson parlait de son pays ;2 [bird, cricket, instrument, kettle] chanter ; [wind] siffler ; [ears] siffler ; to make sb's ears sing faire siffler les oreilles de qn ;3 ○ ( confess) se mettre à table ○.to sing a different ou another song changer d'avis.■ sing along chanter en même temps (with que).■ sing out:▶ sing out [sth] ( shout) crier.■ sing up chanter plus fort. -
3 sing
∎ to sing like a lark or a nightingale chanter comme un rossignol∎ bullets sang past his ears des balles sifflaient à ses oreilles;∎ the noise made my ears sing ce bruit m'a fait bourdonner les oreilles∎ he sang like a songbird at the trial il s'est mis à table au procès;∎ somebody's been singing to our competitors quelqu'un a vendu la mèche à ou tuyauté nos concurrents(a) (song, note, mass) chanter;∎ to sing opera/jazz chanter de l'opéra/du jazz;∎ who sings tenor? qui est ténor?;∎ to sing sb to sleep chanter pour endormir qn;∎ figurative now they're singing another or a different tune ils ont changé de ton∎ to sing the praises of sb/sth chanter ou célébrer les louanges de qn/qch;∎ to sing one's own praises chanter ses propres louanges, faire son propre élogechanter (tous) ensemble ou en chœur;∎ they sang along with her in the chorus ils ont repris le refrain avec elle;∎ to sing along to or with the radio chanter en même temps que la radio(a) (sing loudly) chanter fort∎ when you're ready, sing out quand tu seras prêt, fais-moi signe□chanter plus fort;∎ sing up! plus fort! -
4 praise
A n1 gen éloges mpl, louanges fpl (for de ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; in praise of sb à la louange de qn ; in praise of sth louant qch ; beyond praise au-dessus de tout éloge ; worthy of praise digne d'éloges ; to be loud in one's praise of sb/sth ne pas tarir d'éloges sur qn/qch ; to heap praise on sb couvrir qn d'éloges ; to be highly praised être couvert d'éloges ; faint praise éloge mesuré ; high praise éloge enthousiaste ; that's praise indeed coming from her venant d'elle c'est un compliment ;B vtr1 gen faire l'éloge de [person, book, achievement] ; to praise sb for sth/for doing féliciter qn pour qch/pour avoir fait ; to praise sb/sth as sth faire l'éloge de qn/qch en tant que qch ; to praise sb/sth to the skies porter qn/qch aux nues ; to sing sb's/sth's praises chanter les louanges de qn/qch ;
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sing something's praises — sing someone’s/something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing … Useful english dictionary
sing someone's praises — sing someone’s/something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing … Useful english dictionary
sing someone's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises … New idioms dictionary
sing something's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises … New idioms dictionary
sing one's praises — phrasal : to laud a person or thing vigorously and openly the west country thereafter is the richer for one more pen to sing its praises Times Literary Supplement parents singing his praises after the award … Useful english dictionary
sing one's praises — {v. phr.} To extol or praise continuously. * /The audience left the concert with everyone singing the praises of the young piano virtuoso./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sing one's praises — {v. phr.} To extol or praise continuously. * /The audience left the concert with everyone singing the praises of the young piano virtuoso./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sing\ one's\ praises — v. phr. To extol or praise continuously. The audience left the concert with everyone singing the praises of the young piano virtuoso … Словарь американских идиом
sing — W2S1 [sıŋ ] v past tense sang [sæŋ] past participle sung [sʌŋ] ↑microphone, ↑sheet music ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with your voice)¦ 2¦(birds)¦ 3¦(high noise)¦ 4 sing somebody s praises 5 sing a different tune … Dictionary of contemporary English
sing — sing1 [siŋ] vi. sang, sung, singing [ME singen < OE singan, akin to Ger singen < IE base * sengwh > Gr omphē, a voice, oracle] 1. a) to produce musical sounds or notes with the voice, esp. in a connected series, as in giving voice to a… … English World dictionary
sing — [[t]sɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦♦ sings, singing, sang, sung 1) VERB When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune. I can t sing... [V about n] I sing about love most of the time... [ … English dictionary