song

S2 W1

BrE /sɒŋ/ AmE /sɑːŋ/

noun en → es

1 MUSIC [singular] A2

a short piece of music with words that are sung, usually by one or more people

canción, tema musical

  • sing a song

Collocations a love song · a Christmas song

  • She sang a beautiful song.

    Ella cantó una hermosa canción.

2 LYRICS [plural] B1

the words of a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

letras de la canción

  • write the lyrics to a song

Collocations song lyrics · the words of a song

  • He wrote the lyrics for his new song.

    Él escribió las letras para su nueva canción.

3 IDEA [singular] B2

an idea or opinion expressed in a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

mensaje de la canción

  • the message of the song

Collocations message of a song · theme of a song

  • The song had an important message.

    La canción tenía un mensaje importante.

4 SING [infinite] A2

to sing a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

cantar una canción

  • sing a song

Collocations to sing a love song · to sing a Christmas song

  • She sang the song beautifully.

    Ella cantó la canción hermosamente.

5 PLAY [transitive] B1

to play a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people on an instrument

tocar una canción

  • play the song

Collocations to play a love song · to play a Christmas song

  • He played the song on his guitar.

    Él tocó la canción en su guitarra.

6 RECORD [transitive] B2

to record a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

grabar una canción

  • record the song

Collocations to record a love song · to record a Christmas song

  • They recorded the song in the studio.

    Ellos grabaron la canción en el estudio.

7 PERFORMANCE [singular] B2

a performance of a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

representación de una canción

  • performance of the song

Collocations performance of a love song · performance of a Christmas song

  • The performance of the song was amazing.

    La representación de la canción fue increíble.

8 POPULARITY [singular] B2

the popularity or success of a piece of music that is sung, usually by one or more people

popularidad de una canción

  • popularity of the song

Collocations popularity of a love song · popularity of a Christmas song

  • The popularity of the song increased.

    La popularidad de la canción aumentó.