danza

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dance

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danza
feminine noun
1dancing (actividad); dance (baile)
  • estar siempre en danza (figurative) -> to be always on the go o doing something
  • estar metido en danza (informal figurative) -> to be up to no good
  • danza clásica -> classical ballet
  • danza española -> Spanish dance
  • danza del vientre -> belly dance

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danza [dahn’-thah]
noun
1Dance. (f)
  • Danza de espadas -> sword dance
2A set, or number of dancers. (f)
3A quarrel. (Colloquial) (f)
4An entangled affair. (f)
  • Meter en la danza -> (Met.) to involve another in some business or dispute
  • ¿Por dónde va la danza -> (Met.) to which side does the wind blow
5Row, rumpus. (f)
  • Armar una danza -> to kick up a row
  • No metas los perros en danza -> let sleeping dogs lie

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danza
sustantivo:femenino
1 (arte) dance
danza contemporánea contemporary dance
2 (baile) dance
siempre está en danza he's always on the go; (familiar)
danza de apareamiento courtship dance; mating display
danza de espadas sword dance
danza de figuras square dance
danza de la muerte dance of death; danse macabre
danza de los siete velos dance of the seven veils
danza del vientre belly dance
danza de salón ballroom dancing
danza guerrera war dance
danza macabra
danza de la muerte See culture box in entry danza.
3 (familiar) (negocio sucio) shady affair; (lío) mess
meterse en la danza to get caught up in a shady affair
4 (familiar) (jaleo) row; rumpus; (familiar)
armar una danza to kick up a row rumpus;o (familiar)
no metas los perros en danza let sleeping dogs lie

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