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| dance n | (act of dancing) (activité) | danse nf |
| | I like dance almost as much as playing tennis. |
| | J'aime presque autant la danse que le tennis. |
| dance n | (set steps) (suite de pas) | danse nf |
| | This dance is easy to learn. There are very few steps. |
| | Cette danse est facile à apprendre, il y a très peu de pas. |
| dance n | (as an art form) (forme artistique) | danse nf |
| | Classical dance is nothing like folk dancing. |
| | La danse classique n'est rien comparée à la danse folklorique. |
| dance n | (ball, gathering) (événement mondain) | soirée (dansante) nf |
| | He took his girlfriend to the dance. |
| | Il a emmené sa petite amie à la soirée. |
| dance n | (piece of music) (morceau de musique) | danse nf |
| | This dance by Stravinsky is a favourite piece of music. |
| | Cette danse de Stravinsky est ma danse préférée. |
| dance n | (movement in various directions) (mouvement gracieux) | danse nf |
| | Have you seen the dance of the butterflies? |
| | Avez-vous vu la danse des papillons ? |
| dance vi | (move randomly) (figuré) | danser⇒ vi |
| | (dans l'air) | virevolter⇒ vi |
| | The dust particle danced in the air. |
| | La poussière dansait dans le rayon de soleil. |
| dance [sth]⇒ vtr | (perform) | danser⇒ vtr |
| | He danced the ballet for the audience. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Elle a été choisie pour danser Le lac des cygnes. |
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| ballroom dance n | (old-fashioned dance style) | danse de salon nf |
| | The waltz, the minuet, and the fox trot are all ballroom dances. |
| ballroom dance vi | (dance old-fashioned style) | danser en couple, danser à deux vi |
| | Joe and Marge ballroom dance every week at the club. |
| barn dance n | (square dancing event) | quadrille nm |
| | The town puts on a barn dance every summer, with a community picnic and a bake sale. |
| | | danse traditionnelle nf |
| barn dance vi | (do square dancing) | danser le quadrille v |
| | Let's go barn dance. |
| belly dance n | (sensual dancing) | danse du ventre nf |
| | The girl performed a belly dance. |
| belly dance vi | (perform sensual dancing) | faire la danse du ventre loc v |
| | I think I'll learn to belly dance; it's a great form of exercise as well as being sexy! |
breakdance,
break dance,
break-dance n | (street dancing style) (anglicisme) | breakdance nm |
breakdance,
break dance,
break-dance vi | (do street dancing) | faire du breakdance loc v |
| clog dance n | (traditional dancing in wooden shoes) | danse en sabots nf |
| dance attendance v expr | (be obsequious) (péjoratif) | faire des courbettes loc v |
| | (plus positif) | être aux petits soins loc v |
| dance attendance on [sb] v expr | (be obsequious to) (péjoratif) | faire des courbettes à [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | (plus positif) | être aux petits soins avec [qqn] loc v + prép |
| dance band | (music) | orchestre (de jazz/...) nm |
| dance contest n | (dancing competition) | concours de danse nm |
| | Dancing with the Stars is the modern day version of a dance contest. |
| dance floor n | (area of venue for dancing) | piste de danse nf |
| | (anglicisme, familier, jeune) | dancefloor nm |
| | The dance floor was so crowded we could hardly move. |
| | La piste de danse était tellement bondée qu'il était quasiment impossible de bouger. |
| dance form n | (style of dancing) | style de danse nm |
| | Different types of music call for different dance forms. |
| dance hall n | (venue where dances are held) (anglicisme) | dancing nm |
| | My mother and father used to go to dance halls in the 1950s. |
| dancehall n | (music: type of reggae) (style de reggae) | dancehall nm |
| dance house n | US (venue where dances are held) (anglicisme) | dancing nm |
| dance instructor n | ([sb] who teaches dancing) | professeur de danse nm |
| | My dance instructor taught us the basic pirouette, today. |
| dance lesson n | (session of instruction in dancing) | cours de danse nm |
| | I've been taking dance lessons for four months now, and I've lost 15 pounds. |
| | Je prends des cours de danse depuis quatre mois et j'ai déjà perdu quelques kilos. |
| dance move n | (movement or step in dancing) | pas de danse nm |
| | The hip-hop dance style has taken some of their dance moves from belly dance. |
| dance music n | (fast-paced electronic pop music) (Musique, anglicisme) | dance nf |
| | I quite like so-called dance music, though I never actually dance to it. |
| dance music n | (rhythmic music for social dancing) (anglicisme) | musique dansante nf |
| | Some trendy restaurants play dance music in the background. |
| dance number n | (performance of a dance) | numéro de danse nm |
| | The girls were performing a dance number on the stage. |
| dance of death n | (symbolic dance) | danse de la mort nf |
| dance of death n | (art theme) (Art) | danse macabre nf |
| dance routine n | (sequence of steps in a dance) (Danse) | enchaînement nm |
| | (plus général) | chorégraphie nf |
| | In my class, we are learning two new dance routines. |
| | Dans mon cours de danse, nous apprenons de nouveaux enchaînements. |
| dance step n | (foot movement: part of a dance) | pas de danse nm |
| dance studio n | (venue for dance classes) | salle de danse nf |
| | The gymnasium has a pool and a dance studio. |
| | Ce club de gym dispose d'une piscine et d'une salle de danse. |
| dance teacher n | (dancing instructor) | professeur de danse nm |
| | My dance teacher danced professionally for twenty years before she started teaching. |
| | Mon professeur de danse a été danseur professionnel pendant vingt ans avant de commencer à enseigner. |
| dance the night away v expr | figurative, informal (spend the evening dancing) | danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit vi |
| | Sometimes when you feel really good, you just want to dance the night away. |
dance to another tune,
dance to a different tune v expr | figurative (change your behavior, attitude, etc.) | changer de comportement loc v |
| | (figuré) | changer son fusil d'épaule loc v |
dancing partner,
dance partner n | ([sb]: dances with [sb] else) (Danse) | cavalier, cavalière nm, nf |
| | (Danse) | partenaire nmf |
danse du ventre,
plural: danses du ventre n | Gallicism, dated (belly dance) | danse du ventre nf |
do the conga,
do a conga,
dance a conga,
dance the conga v expr | (dance in a long line) | faire la chenille loc v |
| folk dance n | (traditional local form of dancing) | danse folklorique nf |
| Irish Step-Dance n | (traditional dance from Ireland) | danse irlandaise nf |
| lap dance n | (type of erotic dance at close quarters) | danse érotique, danse suggestive nf |
| lap dance vi | (perform a type of erotic dance) | danser de manière érotique vi |
lead [sb] a chase,
lead [sb] a merry dance v expr | figurative (make [sb] do unnecessary things) | en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à [qqn] loc v |
| line dance n | (type of dance) (type de danse) | danse en ligne nf |
| make a song and dance about [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (make a fuss) (familier) | en faire (tout) un fromage, en faire une montagne, en faire des tonnes, en faire des caisses, en fai loc v |
| | Stop making such a song and dance about it! It's not that big a deal. |
| | Arrête d'en faire un fromage ! Ce n'est pas grave. |
| modern dance n | (20th-century interpretative dance style) | modern dance nf |
| | | danse moderne nf |
| | Elle adorait aller à son cours de danse moderne |
| Morris dance n | (rural folk dance) (anglicisme : danse folklorique anglaise) | Morris dance nf |
| pole dance vi | (dance erotically around pole) | faire de la pole dance loc v |
| | | danser à la barre verticale loc v |
pole dancing,
pole dance n | (dance performed round a pole) (anglicisme) | pole dance nf |
| | (moins courant) | danse à la barre verticale nf |
| Pyrrhic dance n | historical (Greek war victory dance) | danse pyrrhique nf |
| rain dance n | (dance to encourage rainfall) | danse de la pluie nf |
| round dance n | (couples' dance) | danse en rond nf |
| round dance n | (dancers arranged in circle) (danse) | ronde nf |
| a song and dance n | informal, figurative (fuss) | tout un plat, tout un drame nm |
| | | toute une histoire nf |
| | What a song and dance! It's only a dental checkup! |
| | Arrête d'en faire tout un plat ! C'est une juste un contrôle dentaire. |
| square dance n | (hoedown, barn dance) | quadrille nm |
| | Les danseurs ont entamé un quadrille au son de la musique country. |
| sun dance n | (Native American religious dance) | danse du soleil nf |
| tap dance n | (dance performed with clicking shoes) | claquettes nfpl |
| | He jumped up on the table and did a tap dance. |
| | Il a sauté sur la table et s'est mis à faire des claquettes. |
| tap dance vi | (dance with clicking shoes) | faire des claquettes loc v |
| | My daughter learned to tap dance at school. |
| | Ma fille a appris à faire des claquettes à l'école. |
| urban dance n | (dance developed for hip hop and funk music) | danse urbaine nf |
| war dance n | (dance before war) | danse de guerre nf |
| war dance n | (dance after war victory) (guerre) | danse de réjouissance nf |