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cantare

sing

verb kahn-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin cantare

Usage Note

Cantare is a regular -are verb. Idiomatically cantare vittoria means 'to crow about winning', and in slang far cantare qualcuno means 'to make someone confess'. The rooster's crow is also il gallo canta.

Examples

"Le piace cantare sotto la doccia."

Natural Translation

She likes to sing in the shower.

Literal Translation

To-her pleases to-sing under the shower.

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