- dance
- 1. verb
1) (to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps: She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?) bailar2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) mecer, agitar, mover
2. noun1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; (also adjective) dance music.) baile, danza2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) baile•- dancer- dancing
dance1 n bailea traditional dance un baile tradicionalthe end of year dance el baile de fin de cursodance2 vb bailarcan you dance? ¿sabes bailar?El gerundio de dance se escribe dancingdancetr[dɑːns]noun1 (gen) baile nombre masculino; (classical, tribal) danza■ may I have the pleasure of this dance? ¿me concede este baile?intransitive verb1 (gen) bailar■ we danced the whole night long bailamos toda la noche■ why don't you ask her to dance ¿por qué no la sacas a bailar?2 figurative use (trees, leaves, flowers, etc) agitarse, mecerse, moverse; (waves) agitarse, moversetransitive verb1 (kind of dance) bailar■ can you dance the waltz? ¿sabes bailar el vals?2 (child etc) hacer bailar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto dance attendance on somebody desvivirse por complacer a alguiento dance to somebody's tune obedecer a alguiento lead somebody a merry dance traer a alguien al retorterodance band orquesta de bailedance floor pista de bailedance hall salón nombre masculino de bailedance music música de bailedance ['dænts] v, danced ; dancing : bailardance n: baile mdancen.• baile s.m.• danza s.f.v.• bailar v.• danzar v.dæns, dɑːns
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noun1)a) c (act) baile mto lead somebody a merry dance — (BrE) darle* quebraderos de cabeza a alguien
b) c (set of steps) baile m, danza fc) u (art form) danza f, baile m2) (occasion) baile m; (before n) <music> de baile, bailable
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intransitive verb1)a) (to music) bailarb) (skip) dar* saltos2) \<\<eyes/flames\>\> (liter) bailar, danzar* (liter)
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vt \<\<waltz/tango\>\> bailar[dɑːns]they danced the night away — bailaron durante toda la noche; attendance b)
1. N1) (=act) baile m ; (=art of dancing) danza f , baile mdance of death — danza f de la muerte
- lead sb a merry dance2) (=event) baile m2.VT bailar- dance attendance on sb3.VI bailar; (artistically) bailar, danzar; (fig) (=skip) saltar, brincarshall we dance? — ¿quieres bailar?
to dance about — (with pain, joy etc) saltar
to dance for joy — saltar or brincar de alegría
- dance to sb's tune4.CPDdance band N — orquesta f de baile
dance class N — clase f de baile
dance company N — compañía f de danza
dance floor N — pista f de baile
dance hall N — salón m de baile, sala f de fiestas
dance music N — música f de baile
dance studio N — academia f de baile
* * *[dæns, dɑːns]
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noun1)a) c (act) baile mto lead somebody a merry dance — (BrE) darle* quebraderos de cabeza a alguien
b) c (set of steps) baile m, danza fc) u (art form) danza f, baile m2) (occasion) baile m; (before n) <music> de baile, bailable
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intransitive verb1)a) (to music) bailarb) (skip) dar* saltos2) \<\<eyes/flames\>\> (liter) bailar, danzar* (liter)
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vt \<\<waltz/tango\>\> bailarthey danced the night away — bailaron durante toda la noche; attendance b)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
