Hát, ca hát

quan họ Bắc Ninh

o sing a song

Hát một bài hát

to sing someone to sleep

hát ru ngủ ai

Ca ngợi

to sing someone's praises

ca ngợi ai, tán dương ai

Hát, hót

birds are singing

chim đang hót

Reo (nước sôi...); thổi vù vù (gió)

the water sings in the kettle

nước trong ấm reo (sắp sôi)

Ù (tai)

Tiếng reo; tiếng vù vù

to sing out (for something)

(thông tục) gọi to, kêu lớn (để lấy cái gì)

to sing something out

(thông tục) hét to (một mệnh lệnh..)

to sing small

cụp đuôi, cụp vòi

to sing another song

cụp đuôi, cụt vòi

to sing the New Year in

hát đón mừng năm mới

to sing the New Year out

hát tiễn đưa năm cũ

to sing up

hét to hơn

the sing of arrows overhead

tiếng tên bay vù vù trên đầu

(thông tục) sự hát đồng ca

hát

V.

Chant, intone, carol, vocalize, trill, croon, pipe, chirp,warble; chorus; yodel: It was a wonderful spring day andBarbara felt like singing. Can you sing On the Road to Mandalay?

Whistle, pipe, peep: I have just bought a singing kettle.3 tell, tattle, name names, Slang rat, snitch, squeal, blow thewhistle, peach, spill the beans: They found out that Johnny hadbeen singing to the cops about the bank job.

V. & n.

V. (past sang; past part. sung) 1 intr. uttermusical sounds with the voice, esp. words with a set tune.

Tr. utter or produce by singing (sing another song).

Intr.(of the wind, a kettle, etc.) make inarticulate melodious orhumming, buzzing, or whistling sounds.

Intr. (of the ears) beaffected as with a buzzing sound.

Intr. sl. turn informer;confess.

Intr. archaic compose poetry.

Tr. & (foll. byof) intr. celebrate in verse.

Tr. (foll. by in, out) usher(esp. the new or old year) in or out with singing.

Tr. bringto a specified state by singing (sang the child to sleep).

N.1 an act or spell of singing.

US a meeting for amateursinging.

Sing-along a tune etc. to which one can sing inaccompaniment. singing hinny see HINNY(2). singing saw =musical saw. sing out call out loudly; shout. sing the praisesof see PRAISE. sing up sing more loudly.

Singable adj.singer n. singingly adv. [OE singan f. Gmc]