bailongo
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el bailongo(
bay
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lohn
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goh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (party)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dance
El sábado por la noche fuimos a un bailongo con orquesta y nos lo pasamos fenomenal.We went to a dance with an orchestra playing on Saturday night and we had a great time.
2. (colloquial) (act of dancing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. boogie (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me apetecería mucho darme un buen bailongo. Podríamos ir a una verbena.I'd love to have a bit of a boogie. We could go to a fiesta.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (colloquial) (easy to dance to)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. for dancing
En la fiesta solo pusieron música bailonga, y yo me aburrí mucho porque no me gusta bailar.They only played music for dancing at the party, and I got very bored because I don't like dancing.
4. (colloquial) (who enjoys dancing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ana es muy bailonga. Le gusta tanto bailar que le da igual qué música ponen.Ana really enjoys dancing. She loves dancing so much, she doesn't care what music is playing.
Mi esposo y yo somos muy bailongos. De hecho, nos conocimos en una escuela de bailes de salón.My husband and I really enjoy dancing. In fact, we met at a ballroom dance school.
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