cantarcan.tar [kãt′ar]vtd+vint1 to sing:
cante para nós! / give us a song!
ela canta muito bem / she sings beautifully.
2 to sing along:
ele nos convidou para fazermos coro a ele e foi divertido / he invited us to sing along and it was great fun.
3 (birds, people) to warble (pleasant, high-pitched sounds); to chirp (insects and birds):
um passarinho cantava sua alegria pelo retorno da primavera / a bird was warbling its joy at the return of spring.
4 (rooster) to crow:
alguém atirou no galo que cantava sempre ao amanhecer / someone shot the rooster that always crowed at daybreak.
5 to sing praise:
ele não perdia ocasião de elogiar as habilidades culinárias de sua esposa / he never missed a chance to sing praise to his wife’s cooking skills.
Expressõescantar de ouvido to sing by ear.
cantar desafinado to sing out of tune.
cantar uma música / uma modinha to sing a tune.
os pneus cantaram na curva the fires screeched on the bend.
