song

canción

Pieza musical que normalmente tiene una letra para cantar.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of music, usually with words that people sing.

• I like this song.
• She sang three songs at the party.
• Have you heard their new song?

Sinónimos: tune

Expresiones frecuentes: sing a song, favourite song, love song

canto

Serie de sonidos agradables y musicales que produce un ave u otro animal.

En inglés sencillo: A series of pleasant musical sounds made by a bird or another animal.

• We heard a bird’s song.
• The forest was filled with song at dawn.
• Scientists recorded the whales’ songs underwater.

Sinónimos: call

Expresiones frecuentes: bird song, whale song, song of birds

precio de ganga

En «for a song», indica que algo cuesta muy poco.

En inglés sencillo: A very low price, used in the expression “for a song.”

• I got this coat for a song.
• They sold their old car for a song.
• We bought the house for a song before prices rose.

Cómo se usa: for a song (She bought the old desk for a song.)

Sinónimos: bargain price

Expresiones frecuentes: for a song, buy for a song, sell for a song