(a) to sing; ~ fort to sing loudly, sing out; ~ juste/faux to sing in/out of tune; ~ ténor/soprano to sing tenor/soprano; (Infml) c'est comme si on chantait it's like talking to a brick wall; (Music) "Chantons sous la pluie" "Singing in the Rain"

(b) to sing, be a singer; elle chante en amateur, elle chante comme amateur she's an amateur singer; elle chante en professionelle she's a professional singer, she sings professionally

(c) (of bird) to sing, chirp (of cock) crow; (with trills) to chirrup, warble; (of brook, stream) to babble

(d) faire ~ qn to blackmail sb

(e) (Infml) si ça te chante if you fancy it; est-ce que ça te chante? (Infml) do you feel like it?, do you fancy it?

(a) to sing a song, opera, passage, notes; (or bird) ~ ses trilles to chirrup, warble; (Infml) qu'est-ce qu'il nous chante là? what's he on about now?

(b) to sing (literary), sing of; ~ l'amour to sing of love; ~ les louanges de qn to sing sb's praises