Also means
sung
Usage Note
Cantado literally means 'sung' (past participle of cantar), but the colloquial idiom está cantado means 'it's a foregone conclusion' or 'it's obvious what will happen' — as predictable as a song everyone knows. This figurative use is very common in Spain; in Latin America es obvio or es predecible is more typical.
Examples
"El resultado estaba cantado desde el principio."
Natural Translation
The result was a foregone conclusion from the start.
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