sing

sing
sing
A n US = sing-along.
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.
C vi (prét sang ; pp sung)
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 ○ .
Idiom
to sing a different ou another song changer d'avis.
Phrasal verbs
■ sing along chanter en même temps (with que).
■ sing out :
▶ sing out (sing loud) entonner ; (call out) appeler ;
▶ sing out [sth] (shout) crier.
■ sing up chanter plus fort.

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