chant (ch nt)n. 1. a. A short, simple series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes. b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner. c. A song or melody. 2. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally. v. chant·ed, chant·ing, chants v.tr. 1. To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer. 2. To celebrate in song: chanting a hero's deeds. 3. To say in the manner of a chant: chanted defiant slogans. v.intr. 1. To sing, especially in the manner of a chant: chanted while a friend jumped rope. 2. To speak monotonously. [Probably from French, song, from Old French, from Latin cantus, from past participle of canere, to sing. V., from Middle English chaunten, to sing, from Old French chanter, from Latin cant  re, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]chant  ing·ly adv. |
chant [tʃɑːnt]
n
1. (Music, other) a simple song or melody
2. (Music, other) a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms
3. (Music, other) a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody
4. a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc.
5. monotonous or singsong intonation in speech
vb
1. (Music, other) to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc.) as a chant
2. to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously
3. to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant
[from Old French chanter to sing, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing]
chantingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tonereligious song - religious music for singing |
| Verb | 1. | chant - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| 2. | chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" |
chant
Translations
chant [tʃɑːnt]
A. N (Mus, Rel) → canto m; [of crowd] → grito m, consigna f (fig) (monotonous) → sonsonete m
plain chant (Rel) → canto m llano
plain chant (Rel) → canto m llano
chant [ˈtʃɑːnt]
vt
[+ slogan, name] → scander
The demonstrators chanted their disapproval
BUT Les manifestants criaient leur mécontentement.
The demonstrators chanted their disapproval
BUT Les manifestants criaient leur mécontentement.
[+ prayer, mantra] → psalmodier
chant
n (Eccl, Mus) → Gesang m, → Cantus m; (= monotonous song) → Sprechgesang m, → Singsang m; (of football fans etc) → Sprechchor m; tribal chants → Stammesgesänge pl
vi → Sprechchöre anstimmen; (Eccl) → singen
chant [tʃɑːnt]
chant [tʃɑːnt]
2. vt (Rel, Mus) → cantare; (subj, crowd) the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → i dimostranti lanciavano slogan di protesta
3. vi (see vt) → cantare, salmodiare, lanciare slogan
chant [tʃɑːnt]
2. vt (Rel, Mus) → cantare; (subj, crowd) the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → i dimostranti lanciavano slogan di protesta
3. vi (see vt) → cantare, salmodiare, lanciare slogan
v chant [tʃaːnt]
1 to recite in a singing manner The monks were chanting their prayers. sing-praat يُرتـل، يُنشد повтарям монотонно zpěvavě odříkávat messe singen ψάλλω cantar poollauldes lugema بطور موزون گفتن laulaa, lausua psalmodier לָשִיר अलापना jadnolično pjevati énekel melagukan syngja, tóna salmodiare 唱える 성가를 부르다 giedoti dziedāt (psalmus) dikir op a aa an toon zingen synge ensformig recytować śpiewnie entoar a psalmodia читать нараспев monotónne odriekať peti pevati mässa, rabbla ท่องบทสวดเป็นทำนอง okumak, söylemek 吟詠 говорити, читати співуче لہک لہک کر پٹھنا xướng 唱
2 to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud The crowd was chanting `We want more!' dreunsing يُرَتِّلُ، يُكَرِّرُ، يَهْتِفُ скандирам skandovat råbe i kor skandieren,herunterleieren επαναλαμβάνω ρυθμικά corear, gritar, repetir skandeerima بطور موزون تکرار کردن huutaa scander לַחֲזוֹר בְּקוֹל दोहराना jednolično pjevati skandál mengulangi söngla, staglast á dire/parlare con voce monotona 繰り返す (문구, 슬로건 등을) 복창하다 skanduoti skandēt teriakan yang berulang-ulang in koor roepen rope taktfast i kor skandować entoar a scanda скандировать skandovať vzklikati skandirati skandera พูดซ้ำไปซ้ำมา slogan atmak 大聲重覆；齊聲呼喊 скандувати بلند آواز سے دہرانا hô khẩu hiệu 大声重复；齐声呼喊
n
1 a kind of sacred song. gesang تَرْتيل، تَرْنيمَه песнопение chvalozpěv (kostelní zpěv) messe der Kirchengesang ψαλμωδία canto litúrgico, cántico kirikulaul آواز مناجاتی psalmilaulu, resitatiivi psalmodie מִזְמוֹר गीत, भजन jednolično pjevanje (egyházi) ének mazmur sálmasöngur canto, salmodia 聖歌 성가 giesmė dziesma; psalmu dziedāšana berdikir lied salmesang, messing pieśń cântico psalmodiere песнопение spev žalmov psalm crkvena pesma recitativ เพลงที่ใช้ร้องในโบสถ์ ilâhi 聖歌 монотонний спів متبرک گانا thánh ca 圣歌
2 a phrase or slogan constantly repeated Stop the cuts!' was the chant. dreunsang هُتاف، تَكْرار лозунг skandování slagord der Singsang, der Slogan σύνθημα eslogan, consigna lööklause شعار یا عبارتی که مرتب تکرار شود iskulause slogan (scandé) לִקְרוֹא בְּקוֹל שוב וָשוּב गीत, मंत्र, नारा jednolično pjevanje szlogen slogan baráttufrasi, slagorð cantilena くり返し唱える文句 (항의 등의) 구호 šūkis monotona skandēšana meneriakkan berulang-ulang kreet taktfast roping av slagord hasło cantilena slogan скандирование skandovanie refren povik rop, mässande วลีคล้องจอง slogan (連續重復的詞句或口號) скандування بار بار دوہرایا جانے والا نعرہ sự hô khẩu hiệu （连续重复的词句或口号）
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