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How to Say "swan song" in Spanish

The Spanish word forswan songis cisneA2 level.

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cisne

nounA2
figurative use meaning a final performance
A graceful white swan with an orange beak floating calmly on a blue pond.

Examples

El cisne blanco nada tranquilamente en el lago.

The white swan swims peacefully in the lake.

Los cisnes son aves muy elegantes con cuellos largos.

Swans are very elegant birds with long necks.

Esa canción fue el canto del cisne de la famosa cantante.

That song was the famous singer's swan song.

Always Masculine

Even if the bird is female, the word stays masculine: 'el cisne'. To be specific about the sex, you say 'el cisne macho' (male) or 'el cisne hembra' (female).

Simple Plural

Since it ends in a vowel, you just add an 's' to make it plural: 'los cisnes'.

Gender confusion

Mistake:La cisne

Correction: El cisne. In Spanish, many animal names have a fixed gender regardless of the animal's biology.

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