| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| dance | vi | (move rhythmically) | danser⇒ vi |
| She danced to the music. |
| Elle dansait sur la musique. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| 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 nf |
| | événement mondain | soirée dansante nf |
| Her took his girlfriend to the dance. |
| Il a emmené sa petite amie à la soirée. |
| Il a emmené sa petite amie à la soirée dansante. |
| dance | n | (piece of music) | traduction non disponible |
| This dance by Stravinsky is a favourite piece of music. |
| 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) | danser⇒ vi |
| The dust particle danced in the air. |
| La poussière dansait dans le rayon de soleil. |
| dance | vtr | (perform) | danser⇒ vtr |
| He danced the ballet for the audience. |
| * Elle a été choisie pour danser Le lac des cygnes. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| a music you can dance to | | | musique dansante nf |
| ballroom dance | n | (old-fashioned dance for couples) | danse de salon nf |
| The waltz, the minuet, and the fox trot are all ballroom dances. |
| ballroom dance | vi | (dance as a couple in an 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 | (oriental dance with pelvic thrusts) | danse du ventre nf |
| The girl performed a belly dance. |
| belly dance | vi | (perform such a dance) | faire la danse du ventre v |
| I think I'll learn to belly dance; it's a great form of exercise as well as being sexy! |
| dance band | | | orchestre de danse |
| dance band | | orchestre de bal familier | bastringue |
| dance contest | n | (dancing competition) | concours de danse nm |
| Dancing with the Stars is the modern day version of a dance contest. |
| Ce n'est pas une bonne idée de mettre des chaussures neuves pour le concours de danse, tu ne seras pas à l'aise dedans. |
| dance floor | n | (area of a venue intended for dancing) | piste de danse nf |
| The dance floor was so crowded we couldn't make a move without bumping into another couple. |
| La piste de danse était tellement bondée qu'il était impossible de bouger sans se cogner contre un autre couple. |
| 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 |
| On Saturday night on the frontier the entire community came out to the dance hall. |
| 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. |
| Les futurs mariés ont pris des cours de danse pour maîtriser parfaitement la valse avant le jour J. |
| dance move | n | (movement or step in dancing) | mouvement 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) anglicisme | dance nf |
| Dance music is a very broad church which can encompass everything from radio friendly pop music right through to nosebleed inducing gabba. That's why dance music "anoraks" invent so many labels. |
| Je n'aime pas du tout la dance, je préfère le rock. |
| dance of death | | | danse de la mort |
| dance program | | US | programme de danse nm |
| dance rhythm | | | rythme de la danse nm |
| dance routine | n | (sequence of steps in a dance) | enchaînement nm |
| In my class we are learning two new dance routines. |
| Tu veux qu'on répète l'enchaînement pour que tout soit parfait. |
| | | chorégraphie nf |
| dance song | | | chanson à danser |
| dance step | n | (foot movement: part of a dance) | pas de danse nm |
| dance steps | npl | (foot movements: part of a dance) | pas de danse nmpl |
| 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 superbe salle de danse. |
| dance teacher | n | (dancing instructor) | professeur de danse nm |
| My dance teacher danced professionally for twenty years before she started teaching. |
| Le professeur de danse fait craquer toutes ses élèves, elles sont folles de lui. |
| dance the foxtrot | | | danser le fox-trot v |
| dance the night away | v | figurative (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. |
| Quand j'aurai fini mes examens, j'irai en boîte danser jusqu'au bout de la nuit. |
| dance the samba | | | danser la samba v |
| devil dance | | | la danse du diable |
| dinner-dance | | | dîner dansant nm |
| fire dance | | | la danse du feu |
| folk dance | n | (traditional local form of dancing) | danse folklorique nf |
| ghost dance | | | danse des esprits |
| hat dance | | | danse à chapeau |
| make sb dance on one's tune | | | tenir la dragée haute à qqn phrase |
| modern dance | n | (20th-century interpretative dance style) | modern dance nf |
| | | danse moderne nf |
| Elle adorait aller à son cours de danse moderne |
| pole dance | vi | (perform strip-tease round a pole) | danser à la barre verticale vi |
| Elle danse à la barre verticale comme une effeuilleuse. |
| 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 | | | ronde nf |
| saraband dance | | | sarabande nf |
| song and dance | | au théâtre | chanson dansée nf |
| song and dance | | | histoire abracadabrante nf |
| song and dance man | | | chanteur et danseur |
| square dance | n | (hoedown, barn dance) | quadrille nm |
| Les danseurs ont entamé un quadrille au son de la musique country. |
| sword dance | | | danse du sabre |
| tap dance | n | (dance performed with clicking shoes) | claquettes nfpl |
| I would like to learn to tap dance. |
| Il était formidable dans ses spectacles de claquettes. |
| | | danse à claquettes nf |
| La danse à claquettes (popularisée par Fred Astaire et Ginger Rogers) a commencé aux États-Unis. |
| tap dance | vi | (dance with clicking shoes) cour | faire des claquettes loc v |
| My daughter learned to tap dance. |
| Pouvez-vous me dire où je peux trouver des chaussures adaptées pour faire des claquettes? |
| | courant | danser les claquettes loc v |
| tea dance | | | thé dansant nm |
| the dance | | | la danse |
| urban dance | n | (dance developed for hip hop and funk music) | danse urbaine nf |
| war dance | | | danse guerrière |
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