dance
noun/dæns/
Слово англійською: dance
Переклад dance українською: та́нець
Детальний опис
- [countable] a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a particular example of these movements and steps
- Do you know any other Latin American dances?
- The next dance will be a waltz.
- The girls performed a graceful dance.
- a dance class/routine
- Find a partner and practise these new dance steps.
Wordfinder- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
- [uncountable] the art of dancing, especially for entertainment
- an evening of drama, music and dance
- classical/contemporary/traditional dance
- a dance company/troupe
- [countable] an act of dancing
- Let's have a dance.
- He did a little dance of triumph.
- [countable] a social event at which people dance
- We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity.
- [countable] a piece of music for dancing to
- The band finished with a few slow dances.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dancer (verb), dance (noun), of unknown origin.
Idioms
lead somebody a (merry) dance
- (British English, informal) to cause somebody a lot of trouble or worry
a song and dance (about something)
- (British English, informal, disapproving) if you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary
- She gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it.
- [countable] (North American English, informal) a long explanation about something, or excuse for something