cantar
to sing
To make musical sounds with the voice
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verb suffix
Cantar means to sing and can be thought of as a verb1 (-ar1) formed from the English word chant0, since chanting is a type of singing.
cantar
to sing
Literal singing, like singing a song.
- Le gusta cantar en la ducha = She likes to sing in the shower
- Los niños cantaron una canción juntos = The children sang a song together
to confess
A criminal 'sings' when they confess.
- El sospechoso cantó todo ante la policía = The suspect confessed everything to the police
- Al final cantó y reveló el nombre de su cómplice = In the end he spilled the beans and revealed his accomplice's name