noun🔗ShareChantType of singing done generally without instruments and harmony."The monks' morning prayer was a simple, powerful chant. "La prière matinale des moines était un chant simple et puissant.musicreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChantA short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music."The choir practiced a simple chant for the upcoming service, repeating the two-part melody until they knew it by heart. "La chorale a répété un chant simple pour le service à venir, répétant la mélodie en deux parties jusqu'à ce qu'elle la connaisse par cœur.musicreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChant, ton monocordeTwang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.""Even though the professor was intelligent, his lectures were hard to follow because of the nasal chant in his voice." "Bien que le professeur fût intelligent, ses cours étaient difficiles à suivre à cause du chant nasillard dans sa voix.languagesoundmusicstylecommunicationlinguisticswaycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChant, incantationA repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual."The children in the schoolyard chanted the familiar school song. "Les enfants dans la cour de l'école ont chanté le chant scolaire familier.musicritualreligionculturetraditionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChanterTo sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music."The monks chant in the monastery every morning. "Les moines chantent au monastère tous les matins.musicreligioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChanter, psalmodierTo sing or intone sacred text."The monks chant the ancient prayers every morning. "Les moines chantent les prières anciennes tous les matins.religionmusicritualcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScander, chanterTo utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group."The football fans chanted insults at the referee."Les supporters de football ont scandé des insultes à l'arbitre.musicreligionritualsoundgrouptraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVendre des chevaux frauduleusement, exagérant leurs méritesTo sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits."The dishonest seller tried to chant the old, limping horse to the unsuspecting buyer, claiming it was a champion racer. "Le vendeur malhonnête a essayé de vendre frauduleusement le vieux cheval boiteux à l'acheteur naïf, affirmant qu'il était un champion de course.businesscommercejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
