Grammatical class

Verb

entonner

(transitive, as of a song) to intone; to chant; to vocalise

Details

Syllables

en-ton-ner

Phonetics

ɑ̃.to.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

15532

Freq. (movies)

28614

Freq. (news)

29813

Sentences

Je ne pourrais jamais entonner une telle chanson en public.

I could never sing a song like that in public.

B1

Les premières notes de "L’Hymne à l’amour" d’Edith Piaf résonnent. Céline Dion l’entonne, depuis le premier étage de la Tour Eiffel.

The first notes of Edith Piaf's "L'Hymne à l'amour" resonate. Céline Dion intones it, from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower.

B2