dance

I 1. [dɑːns] [AE dæns]

nome

1) ballo m., danza f.

2) (social occasion) ballo m., serata f. danzante

2.

modificatore [music, shoes, wear] da ballo; [company, step, studio] di danza

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to lead sb. a merry dance — rendere la vita difficile o dare del filo da torcere a qcn

II 1. [dɑːns] [AE dæns]

verbo transitivo

1) ballare, fare [dance]; fare [steps]

2) (dandle) fare ballare, fare saltellare

2.

verbo intransitivo ballare, danzare

to dance for joy — saltare dalla gioia

to dance with rage — fremere di rabbia

to dance to disco music — ballare musica da discoteca

- dance about, up and down

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to dance the night away — passare la notte a ballare

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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?) ballare, danzare

2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) far saltellare

2. noun

1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; (also adjective) dance music.) ballo, danza

2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) ballo

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- dancer

- dancing

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I 1. [dɑːns] [AE dæns]

nome

1) ballo m., danza f.

2) (social occasion) ballo m., serata f. danzante

2.

modificatore [music, shoes, wear] da ballo; [company, step, studio] di danza

••

to lead sb. a merry dance — rendere la vita difficile o dare del filo da torcere a qcn

II 1. [dɑːns] [AE dæns]

verbo transitivo

1) ballare, fare [dance]; fare [steps]

2) (dandle) fare ballare, fare saltellare

2.

verbo intransitivo ballare, danzare

to dance for joy — saltare dalla gioia

to dance with rage — fremere di rabbia

to dance to disco music — ballare musica da discoteca

- dance about, up and down

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to dance the night away — passare la notte a ballare