ballet

ballet / ˈbæleɪ/ noun ballet m.

ballet : ballet dancer ~ dancer noun danseur/-euse m/f de ballet;
ballet dress ~ dress noun tutu m;
ballet shoe ~ shoe noun chausson m (de danse).

'ballet' found in these Oxford entries:

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
ballet	(dance) danse	ballet nm

Compound Forms/Formes composées
ballet dancer n	(sb who does classical dance)	danseur de ballet nm
	My daughter's ambition is to be a ballet dancer.
		ballerine nf
	Catherine rêve de devenir ballerine.
		danseur classique nm
ballet dancing n	(activity: classical dance)	danse classique nf
	I went to ballet dancing lessons from the time I was three until I left for college.
	J'ai fait de la danse classique de 3 ans à 23 ans.
ballet dancing n	(classical dance form)	danse classique nf
	She thought that ballet dancing was the most elegant form of dance.
ballet master		maître de ballet
ballet music		musique de ballet
ballet shoe	de danseuse	chausson nm
ballet shoe	chaussure - de danse	ballerine nf
ballet shoes		ballerines nfpl
ballet slipper n	(shoe worn for ballet dancing)	chausson de danse nm
	He noticed the pink ballet slippers on the ballerina's feet.
ballet slippers		ballerines nfpl
classical ballet		ballet classique
corps de ballet		corps de ballet
modern ballet n	(20th-century classical dance form)	ballet moderne nm
	She loved classical ballet, but found most modern ballet quite boring.
		danse contemporaine nf
	Autant j'adore la danse contemporaine, autant le ballet classique m'ennuie à mourir.
opera ballet		ballet d'opéra

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