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1 cantare
sing* * *cantare v. intr.1 to sing*: cantare a orecchio, to sing by ear; cantare a voce bassa, to sing low; cantare a voce spiegata, to sing out; cantare bene, to sing well; cantare alla tirolese, to yodel; cantare con accompagnamento di piano, to sing to a piano accompaniment; Beniamino Gigli cantava da tenore, Beniamino Gigli was a tenor; cantare in televisione, to sing on TV // lasciar cantare qlcu., (fig.) to let s.o. talk (o say what he wants)2 ( del gallo) to crow; ( della gallina) to cackle, to cluck; ( degli uccelli in genere) to sing*; ( cinguettare) to chirp, to warble3 (fam.) ( fare la spia) to grass; to squeal, to rat, to spill* the beans, to let* sthg. out // far cantare qlcu., to make s.o. talk◆ v.tr.1 to sing*: cantami quella canzone, sing me that song (o sing that song for me); cantare salmi, to chant psalms; cantare una canzone a bocca chiusa, to hum a song; cantare messa, to sing mass // cantarla chiara, to speak one's mind // cantare sempre la stessa canzone, to harp on the same string // cantare vittoria su qlcu., to crow over s.o.2 ( celebrare, specialmente con versi) to sing*, to celebrate in verse, to write* verses on (s.o., sthg.): cantare le lodi di qlcu., to sing s.o.'s praises (o to praise s.o. enthusiastically); cantare la bellezza della natura, to sing the beauties of nature.cantare s.m.1 ( modo di cantare) singing* * *[kan'tare]1. vicantare da tenore/da soprano — to be a tenor/soprano
2. vtMus to sing, Poesia, (anche: cantare in versi) to sing of* * *[kan'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to sing* [canzone, aria]2.cantare qcn. — to sing of sb
1) [ persona] to sing*3) colloq. fig. (parlare sotto interrogatorio) to squeal, to sing*••sapere qcs. cantando — to have sth. off BE o down AE pat
canta che ti passa — prov. = cheer up you'll get over it
cantare le lodi di qcn. — to sing sb.'s praises
* * *cantare/kan'tare/ [1]1 to sing* [canzone, aria]2 (celebrare in versi) cantare qcn. to sing of sb.(aus. avere)1 [ persona] to sing*; cantare a squarciagola to belt out; cantare in playback to lip-sync; cantare da contralto to sing alto3 colloq. fig. (parlare sotto interrogatorio) to squeal, to sing*sapere qcs. cantando to have sth. off BE o down AE pat; 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 qcn. to sing sb.'s praises. -
2 thurr lavde
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3 Loblied
n hymn ( oder song) of praise; ein Loblied auf jemanden / etw. singen oder anstimmen fig. sing s.o.’s praises / the praises of s.th., praise s.o. / s.th. to the skies* * *das Lobliedalleluia* * *Lob|liedntsong or hymn of praiseein Lóblied auf jdn/etw anstimmen or singen (fig) — to sing sb's praises/the praises of sth
* * *Lob·liednt▶ ein \Loblied auf jdn/etw singen to sing sb's praises/the praises of sth* * *das song of praiseein Loblied auf jemanden/etwas anstimmen — (fig.) sing somebody's praises/the praises of something
* * *ein Loblied auf jemanden/etwas singen oderanstimmen fig sing sb’s praises/the praises of sth, praise sb/sth to the skies* * *das song of praiseein Loblied auf jemanden/etwas anstimmen — (fig.) sing somebody's praises/the praises of something
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4 chanter
chanter [∫ɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• chante-nous quelque chose ! sing us something!• qu'est-ce qu'il nous chante là ? ( = raconte) what's he on about now? (inf)2. intransitive verba. [personne, oiseau] to sing ; [coq] to crow• chanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune* * *ʃɑ̃te
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1) Musique to sing [air]2) ( célébrer) to sing (of), to celebrate [exploit, héros]3) (colloq) ( raconter)
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ça te chante d'aller à la campagne? — do you fancy (colloq) going to the country?
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verbe intransitif1) [personne] to singchanter juste/faux — to sing in tune/out of tune
2) [oiseau] to sing; [coq] to crow; [grillon] to chirp; [cigale] to shrill; [bouilloire] to sing; [vent] ( dans les voiles) to sing; ( dans les arbres) to rustle; [source] to bubble3) ( subir du chantage)* * *ʃɑ̃te1. vt2. vi1) MUSIQUE to sing2) (= plaire) (tournure impersonnelle)chanter à qn; si cela lui chante — if he feels like it
3) (chantage)* * *chanter verb table: aimerA vtr1 Mus to sing [air, duo]; tu nous chantes quelque chose? will you sing something for us?, will you give us a song?; messe chantée sung mass; spectacle chanté et dansé musical spectacular;2 ( célébrer) to sing (of), to celebrate [exploit, héros]; chanter les louanges de qn to sing sb's praises;3 ○( raconter) qu'est-ce qu'il nous chante? what's he on about○? GB, what's he talking about?; chanter qch sur tous les tons to harp on about sth.B chanter à○ vtr ind ( plaire) si le film te chante if the film appeals to you; ça te chante d'aller à la campagne? do you feel like ou fancy○ going to the country?; ça ne me chante guère de partir I don't really feel like going; ça n'a guère chanté à mon père it didn't go down very well with my father; je ferai comme il me chantera I'll do as I please.C vi1 [personne] to sing; ( en parlant) to have a lilting voice ou a singsong accent; chanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune; il a un accent/une voix qui chante he has a singsong accent/a lilting voice; chanter en parlant to talk with a lilt;2 [oiseau] to sing; [coq] to crow; [poule] to squawk; [grillon] to chirp; [cigale] to shrill; [bouilloire] to sing; [vent] ( dans les voiles) to sing; ( dans les arbres) to rustle; [source] to bubble;3 ( subir du chantage) faire chanter qn to blackmail sb.[ʃɑ̃te] verbe intransitif1. [personne] to singchanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune[cigale] to chirp[coq] to crow(littéraire) [rivière, mer] to murmur[bouilloire] whistle3. [être mélodieux - accent, voix] to lilt4. (locution)viens quand ça te chante come whenever you feel like it ou whenever the mood takes you————————[ʃɑ̃te] verbe transitif2. [célébrer] to sing (of) -
5 nube
f.1 cloud.como caído de las nubes out of the blueestar en las nubes to have one's head in the cloudsponer algo/a alguien por las nubes (informal) to praise something/somebody to the skiesnubes de tormenta storm clouds2 swarm.* * *1 cloud\caído,-a de las nubes out of the blueestar por las nubes (precio) to be sky-highestar en las nubes / vivir en las nubes to have one's head in the cloudsponer a alguien por las nubes figurado to praise somebody to the skies* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [gen] cloudnube de verano — (lit) summer shower; (fig) brief burst of annoyance
2) [de humo, insectos, polvo] cloud; [de gente] crowd, multitudeuna nube de periodistas — a crowd o pack of journalists
3) (Med) [en el ojo] cloud, film4)5) (=golosina) candy-floss, cotton candy (EEUU)* * *1) (Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes — an overcast o a cloudy sky
ninguna nube enturbiaba su felicidad — (liter) not a single cloud marred her happiness (liter)
como caído de las nubes — out of the blue
estar or andar en las nubes — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
estar/ponerse por las nubes — (fam)
vivir en las nubes — to live in cloud-cuckoo land (colloq)
2) (de polvo, humo) cloud; ( de insectos) cloud, swarm•* * *= plume, cloud.Ex. During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.Ex. The design depicts gods and muses in the clouds and is in the collection of the library.----* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* costes por las nubes = soaring cost, spiralling costs.* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* nube de mosquitos = mosquito cloud, cloud of mosquitoes.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* nube nuclear = mushroom cloud.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* por las nubes = soaring.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin una nube = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* * *1) (Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes — an overcast o a cloudy sky
ninguna nube enturbiaba su felicidad — (liter) not a single cloud marred her happiness (liter)
como caído de las nubes — out of the blue
estar or andar en las nubes — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
estar/ponerse por las nubes — (fam)
vivir en las nubes — to live in cloud-cuckoo land (colloq)
2) (de polvo, humo) cloud; ( de insectos) cloud, swarm•* * *= plume, cloud.Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
Ex: The design depicts gods and muses in the clouds and is in the collection of the library.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* costes por las nubes = soaring cost, spiralling costs.* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.* nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.* nube de mosquitos = mosquito cloud, cloud of mosquitoes.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* nube nuclear = mushroom cloud.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* por las nubes = soaring.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* sin una nube = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.* una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* * *A ( Meteo) cloudun cielo cubierto de nubes an overcast o a cloudy skycomo caído de las nubes out of the blueestar or andar en las nubes to be daydreaming, have one's head in the cloudsestar/ponerse por las nubes: la carne se está poniendo por las nubes the price of meat is going through the roof o ( AmE) is going out of sight ( colloq)por aquí las casas están por las nubes around here house prices are sky-high o ( AmE) out of sight ( colloq)poner a algn por las nubes to praise sb to the skies, sing sb's praisesvivir en las nubes to live in cloud-cuckoo land ( colloq)Compuesto:( Meteo) summer showerel enfado fue una nube de verano the quarrel was short-lived o blew over very quicklyun interés que no fue más que una nube de verano an interest that turned out to be very short-lived o to be a nine days' wonderB (de polvo, humo) cloud; (de insectos) cloud, swarmuna nube de fotógrafos a swarm of photographersCompuesto:mushroom cloudC (en una piedra preciosa) cloud; (en el ojo) film* * *
nube sustantivo femenino (Meteo) cloud;
(de polvo, humo) cloud;
( de insectos) cloud, swarm;◊ un cielo cubierto de nubes an overcast o a cloudy sky;
nube atómica mushroom cloud;
estar or andar en las nubes (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
nube sustantivo femenino
1 cloud
2 (de periodistas, acreedores, etc) swarm
♦ Locuciones: estar en las nubes, to have one's head in the clouds
el aceite está por las nubes, the price of oil is sky-high
poner a alguien por las nubes, to praise sb to the skies
' nube' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salir
English:
cloud
- pall
- puff
- sail
- cloudless
* * *nube nf1. [de lluvia] cloud;como caído de las nubes out of the blue;Famestar en las nubes to have one's head in the clouds;Famponer algo/a alguien por las nubes to praise sth/sb to the skies;Famestar por las nubes [caro] to be terribly expensivenube de tormenta thundercloud;nube de verano summer shower;¿se enfadó mucho? – no, sólo fue una nube de verano was she very angry? – no, it soon blew over2. [de humo] cloudnube de polvo dust cloud3. [de personas, moscas] swarm;una nube de periodistas rodeó al ministro a swarm of reporters surrounded the minister4. [en ojo] film* * *f cloud;nube tóxica toxic cloud, cloud of poison gas;estar en las nubes fig be miles away, be day-dreaming;estar por las nubes fig fam be incredibly expensive;poner en las nubes fig praise to the skies* * *nube nf1) : cloudandar en las nubes: to have one's head in the cloudspor las nubes: sky-high2) : cloud (of dust), swarm (of insects, etc.)* * *nube n1. (en general) cloud2. (de gente, insectos) swarm -
6 louange
louange [lwɑ̃ʒ]feminine noun* * *luɑ̃ʒnom féminin praisechanter les louanges de quelqu'un/de quelque chose — to sing somebody's/something's praises
* * *lwɑ̃ʒ1. nf2. louanges nfplpraise sg* * *louange nf praise; chanter les louanges de qn/de qch to sing sb's/sth's praises; à la louange de in praise of; digne de louange praiseworthy.[lwɑ̃ʒ] nom féminin————————louanges nom féminin plurielchanter ou célébrer les louanges de quelqu'un to sing somebody's praises -
7 Lob
[lo:p] n; -(e)s, -e praise; (Beifall) approval; jemandem ein Lob aussprechen praise s.o.; jemandem Lob zollen geh. bestow praise on s.o., extol s.o. förm.; großes Lob ernten earn a great deal of praise; des Lobes voll über jemanden / etw. sein geh. be full of praise for s.o. / s.th., sing s.o.’s praises / the praises of s.th.; über alles Lob erhaben geh. beyond praise; zu seinem Lobe to his credit—[lɔp] m; -(s), -s; Tennis, Volleyball: lob* * *das Lobpraise; approval* * *[loːp]nt - (e)s[-bəs] no pl praise; (= Belobigung) commendationLób verdienen — to deserve praise, to deserve to be praised
(viel) Lób für etw bekommen — to come in for (a lot of) praise for sth, to be( highly) praised for sth
ein Lób der Köchin — (my/our) compliments to the chef!
den Schülern wurde für ihre hervorragenden Leistungen ein Lób erteilt — the pupils were commended for their outstanding achievements
Gott sei Lób und Dank — praise be to God, God be praised
zum Lóbe Gottes — in praise of the Lord
über jedes Lób erhaben sein — to be beyond praise
sein eigenes Lób singen (inf) — to sing one's own praises, to blow one's own trumpet (inf)
jdm Lób spenden or zollen — to praise sb
* * *das1) (praise.) commendation2) (the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) praise* * *<-[e]s, -e>[lo:p]nt pl selten praise no pl, no indef artihm gebührt großes/höchstes \Lob he deserves the highest praisedes \Lobes voll [über jdn/etw] sein to be full of praise [for sb/sth]\Lob verdienen to deserve praise* * *das; Lob[e]s, Lobe praise no indef. art.ein Lob bekommen — receive praise; come in for praise
ein Lob dem Küchenchef/der Hausfrau — my compliments to the chef/the hostess
* * *jemandem ein Lob aussprechen praise sb;großes Lob ernten earn a great deal of praise;des Lobes voll über jemanden/etwas sein geh be full of praise for sb/sth, sing sb’s praises/the praises of sth;über alles Lob erhaben geh beyond praise;zu seinem Lobe to his creditLob2 [lɔp] m; -(s), -s; Tennis, Volleyball: lob* * *das; Lob[e]s, Lobe praise no indef. art.ein Lob bekommen — receive praise; come in for praise
ein Lob dem Küchenchef/der Hausfrau — my compliments to the chef/the hostess
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8 восхвалять
1) General subject: aggrandize, be loud in one's praises, belaud, build up, chant the praises, eulogize, exalt, extol, glamorize, glorify, incense, magnify, panegyrize, praise, preach up, rhapsodize (что-л.), sing one's praises, throw bouquets, laud to the skies, praise to the skies, sing the praises of, sing praises (smb's), give praise to (кого-л.), lavish praise on2) Slang: kudize3) Rare: superexalt4) Australian slang: lay it on thick5) Diplomatic term: sell6) Rhetoric: laud7) Makarov: chant the praises of (кого-л.) -
9 pi|ać
impf (pieję) Ⅰ vt piać hymny/peany na cześć kogoś/czegoś to sing sb’s praises/to sing the praises of sth Ⅱ vi 1. [kogut] to crow- obudziło mnie pianie koguta I was woken by the crowing of a cock2. [osoba] (mówić) to talk in a shrill voice; (śpiewać) to sing in a shrill voice 3. (wychwalać) to crow- piać z zachwytu nad kimś/czymś to sing sb’s praises/to sing the praises of sth- „to muzyka przyszłości” – piała przewodnicząca ‘this is the music of the future,’ crowed the chairwomanThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pi|ać
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10 alabanza
f.praise.* * *1 (elogio) praise2 (jactancia) boasting, bragging* * *noun f.* * *SF (tb: alabanzas) praisedigno de toda alabanza — thoroughly praiseworthy, highly commendable
* * *femenino praise* * *= puffery, praise, paean, hymn, rave, exaltation.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex. Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex. A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.Ex. And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.Ex. The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.----* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* * *femenino praise* * *= puffery, praise, paean, hymn, rave, exaltation.Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.Ex: And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* falsa alabanza = lip service.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* * *praisesu actitud es digna de alabanza his attitude is praiseworthy o laudable* * *
alabanza sustantivo femenino
praise;
alabanza sustantivo femenino praise
' alabanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ponderación
English:
praise
* * *alabanza nfpraise;decir algo en alabanza de alguien to say sth in praise of sb;su acción es digna de alabanza she deserves praise for what she did;un intento digno de alabanza a praiseworthy attempt* * *f acclaim* * *alabanza nfelogio: praise -
11 mousser
mousser [muse]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• faire mousser [+ savon, détergent] to lather up• se faire mousser (inf) to blow one's own trumpet ( auprès de to ) ; (auprès d'un supérieur) to sell o.s. hard (inf) ( auprès de to)* * *museverbe intransitif [champagne] to bubble; [bière] to foam; [détergent, savon] to latherfaire mousser — to work [something] up into a lather [savon, détergent]
••se faire mousser — (colloq) to sing one's own praises
* * *muse vi1) [eau, bière] to foam2) [savon] to lather* * *mousser verb table: aimer vi [champagne] to bubble; [bière] to foam; [détergent, savon] to lather; faire mousser to work [sth] up into a lather [savon, détergent].faire mousser qn○ to praise sb; se faire mousser○ to sing one's own praises.[muse] verbe intransitif[bière] to froth[savon, crème à raser] to lather2. (familier & figuré)a. [le mettre en colère] to wind somebody up, to rile somebodyb. [le mettre en valeur] to sing somebody's praises -
12 apoteosi
apoteosi s.f. apotheosis*, deification // fare l'apoteosi di qlcu., (fig.) to sing the praises of s.o.* * *[apote'ɔzi]sostantivo femminile invariabile apotheosis* (anche fig.)••fare l'apoteosi di qcn. — to sing sb.'s praises
* * *apoteosi/apote'ɔzi/f.inv.apotheosis* (anche fig.)\fare l'apoteosi di qcn. to sing sb.'s praises. -
13 intessere
intessere v.tr. to interweave*: intessere una stoffa con fili d'oro, to interweave a material with golden threads // intessere le lodi di qlcu., (fig.) to sing s.o.'s praises.* * *[in'tɛssere]verbo transitivo to interweave* (anche fig.)••intessere lodi a qcn. — to sing sb.'s praises
* * *intessere/in'tεssere/ [2]to interweave* (anche fig.)\intessere lodi a qcn. to sing sb.'s praises. -
14 a ridica pe cineva în slava / slăvile cerului
to praise / to laud / to extol / to exalt smb. (up) to the skiesto ring / to sing smb.'s praisesto be lavish / loud in smb.'s praisesto plaster smb. with praisesto shower praises on smb.elev. to peal a person's fameto preach up smb.sl. to crack upto speak in glowing terms of smb.to make a god of smb.to go overboard about / for smb. / smth.to rhapsodize over smth.înv. to praise smb. above / beyond the moon.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ridica pe cineva în slava / slăvile cerului
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15 славить
(вн.)славить кого-л. — sing* smb.'s praises
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16 tresser
tresser [tʀese]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ cheveux, rubans] to plait, to braid (US) ; [+ paille, fil] to plait ; [+ câble, cordon] to twistb. [+ panier, guirlande] to weave• tresser des couronnes or des lauriers à qn to sing sb's praises* * *tʀɛse1) to plait, to braid US [cheveux]2) ( pour faire un cordon) to plait [paille, fil, corde, cuir]; ( tisser) to weave [paille, corde, objet]* * *tʀese vt1) [cheveux] to braid, to plait2) [fil, jonc] to plait3) [corbeille] to weave4) [corde] to twist* * *tresser verb table: aimer vtr1 to plait, braid US [cheveux];2 ( pour faire un cordon) to plait [paille, fil, corde, cuir]; ( tisser) to weave [paille, corde, objet]; soulier tressé latticework shoe.tresser des couronnes à qn to sing sb's praises.[trese] verbe transitif[corbeille] to weave[câble] to twist[guirlande] to wreathe -
17 vanter
vanter [vɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ personne, qualité, méthode, avantage] to praise2. reflexive verb• se vanter de to pride o.s. on• se vanter d'avoir fait qch to pride o.s. on having done sth* * *vɑ̃te
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verbe transitif to praise, to extolvanter les mérites de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to speak highly of somebody/something
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se vanter verbe pronominal1) ( être un vantard) to brag (de about)2) ( s'enorgueillir)3) ( prétendre)* * *vɑ̃te vtto speak highly of, to praise* * *vanter verb table: aimerA vtr to praise [qualité, vertu, talent, personne]; tant vanté so highly praised; vanter les mérites de qn/qch to speak highly of sb/sth.B se vanter vpr1 ( être un vantard) to brag (de about); elle se vante toujours de tes succès she is always bragging about your achievements; il n'y a pas de quoi se vanter! there's nothing to brag about!; il a cassé le vase mais il ne s'en est pas vanté he broke the vase but he kept quiet about it;2 ( s'enorgueillir) se vanter de faire to pride oneself on doing; il se vante de posséder la plus belle collection au monde he prides himself on having the finest collection in the world;3 ( prétendre) se vanter de faire to make out that one does; elle se vante de tout réussir she makes out that she makes a success of everything.[vɑ̃te] verbe transitif[louer, exalter] to praise————————se vanter verbe pronominal intransitifelle l'a fait renvoyer mais elle ne s'en vante pas she had him fired, but she keeps quiet about itil n'y a pas de quoi se vanter this is nothing to be proud of ou to boast aboutsans (vouloir) me vanter, j'avais déjà compris I don't wish to boast, but I'd got the idea already -
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m eccl hymn, canticle, song of praise; fig eulogy, panegyric, paean, song of praise I fig pjevati nekome hvalospjeve sing smb's praises, sing the praises of, praise to the skies* * *• eulogy• rhapsody• laud• panegyric -
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(кому, чему)высок.sing the praises of smb., smth.; sing smb.'s praises
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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