dance

dance
dance [{{t}}dɑ:ns]
1 noun
(a) (gen) danse f;
may I have the next dance? voulez-vous m'accorder la prochaine danse?;
shall we have one more dance? dansons-nous encore une fois?;
to do a dance (in exultation) sauter de joie;
dance of death danse f macabre;
to lead sb a (merry or pretty) dance (exasperate) donner du fil à retordre à qn; (deceive) faire marcher qn; (in romantic context) mener qn en bateau;
the dance of the seven veils la danse des sept voiles
(b) (piece of music) morceau m (de musique)
(c) (art) danse f;
the world of dance le milieu de la danse
(d) (social occasion) soirée f dansante; (larger) bal m;
to hold a dance donner une soirée dansante ou un bal
2 compound-forming noun
(class, school, step, studio) de danse
3 intransitive verb
(person) danser; {{}}figurative{{}} (leaves, light, words) danser; (eyes) scintiller;
do you want to dance? tu veux danser?;
to dance with sb danser avec qn;
to ask sb to dance inviter qn à danser;
it's not the type of music you can dance to ce n'est pas le genre de musique sur lequel on peut danser;
to dance for joy sauter de joie;
she danced along the street elle descendit la rue d'un pas joyeux;
{{}}figurative{{}} to dance to sb's tune obéir à qn au doigt et à l'œil
4 transitive verb
(waltz, polka) danser;
to dance a step faire ou exécuter un pas de danse;
we danced every dance nous n'avons pas arrêté de danser;
they danced every dance together ils n'ont pas arrêté de danser ensemble;
to dance a baby on one's knee faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux;
{{}}British{{}} to dance attendance on sb s'empresser auprès de qn
►► dance band orchestre m de bal;
dance card carnet m de bal;
dance floor piste f de danse;
dance hall salle f de bal;
dance music musique f dansante; (modern) dance f
✾ Book 'A Dance to the Music of Time' Powell 'La Ronde de la musique du temps'

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