cantado

ADJ

- estar cantado

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cantado -da

adjective

su destino estaba cantado his fate was a foregone conclusion

la fecha se va a adelantar, cosa ya cantada the date will be brought forward, as has been widely forecast

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Del verbo cantar: (conjugate cantar)

cantado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cantado    
cantar
cantar (conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1

a) (Mús) to sing

b) [pájaro] to sing;

[gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) (confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem (gen set to music)
cantado,-a
♦ Locuciones: estar algo cantado, to be a foregone conclusion: la victoria estaba cantada, it was obvious that we/they were going to win
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
'cantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantada
English:
to

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cantado, -a adj

Fam

el resultado está cantado the result is a foregone conclusion;

estaba cantado que no iba a aceptar he was never going to accept;

su nombramiento estaba cantado her appointment was a foregone conclusion;

le dio un pase cantado he telegraphed his pass to him

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cantado

adj

:

estaba cantado fam it was a foregone conclusion