Tom listened to Gregorian chant.
Source: tatoeba (1488816)
Chant
//t͡ʃænt//
Synonyms for "chant" (189 found)
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Related words (94)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
58 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- أَهَازِيج noun (type of singing)
- أُهْزُوجَة noun (type of singing)
Bulgarian
1 entries- напявам verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Dutch
2 entries- chanten verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
- zingen verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Esperanto
2 entries- skandi verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
- ĉanti verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Finnish
1 entries- messuta verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
French
1 entries- chanter verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Galician
1 entries- cantar verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Georgian
3 entries- საგალობელი noun (type of singing)
- გალობა verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
- გალობს verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
German
2 entries- im Sprechchor rufen verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
- skandieren verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
Hindi
1 entries- मंत्रणा verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Irish
4 entries- andord noun (type of singing)
- cantaireacht noun (type of singing)
- bí ag cantaireacht verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
- can verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Italian
2 entries- salmodia noun (type of singing)
- salmodiare verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Kazakh
1 entries- ән айту verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Latin
1 entries- cano verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Māori
3 entries- oriori noun (type of singing)
- whakaoriori noun (type of singing)
- oriori verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Nahuatl
1 entries- tlatoa verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- اوقومق verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
- چاغرمق verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Polish
1 entries- skandować verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- cantar verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Rapa Nui
1 entries- rongorongo verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Romanian
1 entries- scanda verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
Russian
3 entries- песнопе́ние noun (type of singing)
- петь verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
- скандировать verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
Spanish
4 entries- canto (disused) noun (type of singing)
- canturria noun (type of singing)
- canturía noun (type of singing)
- cántico noun (type of singing)
Turkish
4 entries- ilahi noun (type of singing)
- terennüm noun (type of singing)
- şarkı noun (type of singing)
- ilahi okumak verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Ukrainian
1 entries- скандува́ти verb (utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner)
Záparo
1 entries- uranu verb (sing monophonically without instruments)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The crowd began to chant.
Source: tatoeba (4666440)
Moreover, if Helenus has any foresight, if the seer may claim any faith, if Apollo fills his soul with truths, this one thing, Goddess-born, this one in lieu of all I will foretell, and again and again repeat the warning: mighty Juno’s power honour first with prayer; to Juno joyfully chant vows, and win over the mighty mistress with suppliant gifts. So at last you will leave Trinacria behind and be sped triumphantly to the bounds of Italy.
Source: tatoeba (9180707)
The whole crowd joined in the chant.
Source: tatoeba (9754934)
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