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cantar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fumble verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.
  • perform verb To carry out an action or task.
  • reek noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
  • sing verb To produce musical sounds with the voice, especially by following a tune.
  • stink verb To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Senses

cantar is used for these senses in English:

  • fumble (transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
  • perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
  • reek (intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
  • stink (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

fumble — full definition

  1. verb To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.
  2. verb In sports, to accidentally drop the ball.
  3. noun An instance of dropping or clumsily mishandling something, especially in sport.

perform — full definition

  1. verb To carry out an action or task.
  2. verb To present something, such as music, drama, or dance, in front of an audience.
  3. verb To function or work, especially to a particular standard.

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