sing

sing
siŋ
past tense - sang; verb
(to make (musical sounds) with one's voice: He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.) synge
- singing
- sing out
synge
I
subst. \/sɪŋ\/
1) (amer., hverdagslig) (all)sang, synging
2) (amer.) sangtreff, sangstevne
3) surring, summing, sus(ing), hvining
the sing of a bullet scared them
suset av en kule skremte dem
II
verb (sang - sung) \/sɪŋ\/
1) synge
he sings out of tune
han synger falskt
sing me a song!
syng en sang for meg!
my brother sings his child to sleep
broren min synger barnet sitt i søvn
2) suse, hvine, summe, pipe
a bullet sang past his ear
en kule suste forbi øret hans
the bees were singing
biene surret
my ears are singing
det suser i ørene på meg
the tea kettle is singing
tekjelen piper
3) (poetisk) synge (om), dikte
he sings of their exploits
han synger om deres bedrifter
4) kunne synges, være sangbar
these words don't sing very well
disse ordene er ikke lette å synge
5) (slang) sladre, tyste (særlig til politiet)
all-singing, all-dancing (britisk, hverdagslig) bare fryd og gammen
sing a different tune\/song eller sing another tune\/song forandre mening om noe, la pipen få en annen lyd
sing for one's supper (overført) gjøre seg fortjent til noe, slite for føden
sing in the new year synge inn det nye året
sing of dikte om
sing out rope (opp), skrike synge ut, si ifra
sing out the old year
synge ut det gamle året
they are singing out the old year
de synger ut det gamle året
sing small slå\/legge an en annen tone, stikke pipen i sekk, gå stille i dørene (overført)
sing somebody's praise prise noen
sing somebody to sleep synge vuggesang for noen
sing the blues (hverdagslig) deppe, klage, jamre seg
sing up synge høyere, synge ut

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