dance

∗ ≈

bailar

∗ verb

dance
[dɑːns]
sustantivo
1baile (m)
  • to lead somebody a (merry) dance (familiar) -> traer a alguien al retortero or a mal traer
  • dance band -> orquesta (f) de baile
  • dance floor -> pista (f) de baile
  • dance hall -> salón (m) de baile
  • dance music -> música (f) de baile or de discoteca
verbo transitivo
2bailar
  • to dance attendance on somebody -> atender servilmente a alguien
verbo intransitivo
3bailar
  • they danced down the road -> bajaron la calle dando brincos

Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited

dance [dans-jol]
sustantivo
1Danza, baile.
  • To lead somebody a merry darle a alguien quebraderos de cabeza ->

Velazquez® Spanish and English Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Velazquez® Press. All rights reserved.

dance [dɑːns]
noun
1 (act) baile; (m) (art of dancing) danza; (f) baile; (m)
dance of death danza de la muerte; (f)
to lead sb a (merry) dance (Britain) traer loco a algn
2 (event) baile; (m)
verb:transitive
bailar
to dance attendance on sb desvivirse por algn
verb:intransitive
bailar; (artistically) bailar; danzar; (skip) saltar; brincar
shall we dance? ¿quieres bailar?; to dance about (with pain, joy etc) saltar; to dance for joy saltar brincar de alegría;or
to dance to sb's tune bailar al son que algn toca
I reproached trade union leaders for pandering to managers and dancing to their tune I know the cathedral has to raise cash somehow. But the danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the tune of their big business sponsors
modifier
dance band (n) orquesta de baile; (f)
dance class (n) clase de baile; (f)
I hated my Saturday morning dance classes
dance floor (n) pista de baile; (f)
dance hall (n) salón de baile; (m) sala de fiestas; (f)
dance music (n) música de baile; (f)

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Verb Conjugation for "dance"

Imperative
  • dance
  • you dance
  • he/she dances
  • we dance
  • you dance
  • they dance
Preterite
  • I danced
  • you danced
  • he/she danced
  • we danced
  • you danced
  • they danced
Present Continuous
  • I am dancing
  • you are dancing
  • he/she is dancing
  • we are dancing
  • you are dancing
  • they are dancing
Present Perfect
  • I have danced
  • you have danced
  • he/she has danced
  • we have danced
  • you have danced
  • they have danced
Past Continuous
  • I was dancing
  • you were dancing
  • he/she was dancing
  • we were dancing
  • you were dancing
  • they were dancing
Past Perfect
  • I had danced
  • you had danced
  • he/she had danced
  • we had danced
  • you had danced
  • they had danced
Future
  • I will dance
  • you will dance
  • he/she will dance
  • we will dance
  • you will dance
  • they will dance
Future Perfect
  • I will have danced
  • you will have danced
  • he/she will have danced
  • we will have danced
  • you will have danced
  • they will have danced
Future Continuous
  • I will be dancing
  • you will be dancing
  • he/she will be dancing
  • we will be dancing
  • you will be dancing
  • they will be dancing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been dancing
  • you have been dancing
  • he/she has been dancing
  • we have been dancing
  • you have been dancing
  • they have been dancing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been dancing
  • you will have been dancing
  • he/she will have been dancing
  • we will have been dancing
  • you will have been dancing
  • they will have been dancing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been dancing
  • you had been dancing
  • he/she had been dancing
  • we had been dancing
  • you had been dancing
  • they had been dancing
Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: la carcajada

∗

hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw