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will dance
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. ballare [balˈlare] VB intr aux avere
1. ballare (danzare):
ballare
to dance
andare a ballare
to go dancing
portare qn a ballare
to take sb dancing
invitare qn a ballare
to ask sb for a dance
“vuoi ballare?” - “con grande piacere!”
“dance?” - “I'd love to!”
saper ballare
to be good at dancing
ballare su un ritmo, una musica
to dance to a rhythm, a tune
ballare sulle punte
to dance on point(s), to point one's toes
2. ballare (ondeggiare):
la barca balla
the boat is tossing
3. ballare (oscillare) fig:
le immagini mi ballano davanti agli occhi
the images are swimming before my eyes
4. ballare (traballare):
ballare tavolo, sedia:
to wobble
ho un dente che balla
I have a loose tooth
5. ballare (agitarsi):
ballare
to fidget
6. ballare (essere troppo grande):
il vestito le balla addosso
her dress is far too big for her, she is swimming in the dress
7. ballare (sfarfallare):
ballare immagine:
to flicker
II. ballare [balˈlare] VB trans
ballare un valzer
to do or dance a waltz, to waltz
ballare il twist
to (do the) twist
sapere ballare il tango
to know the steps to the tango
non so ballare il tango
I can't do the tango
III. ballare [balˈlare]
quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano prov
when the cat's away, the mice will play
quando si è in ballo si deve ballare
in for a penny in for a pound
ballare una giga
to dance or do a jig
graziosamente ballare, sorridere
gracefully
ballare la polka
to dance a polka
ballare il twist
to twist, to do the twist
ballare il cha-cha-cha
to cha-cha
English
English
Italian
Italian
will there be dancing?
si ballerà?
boogie
ballare
foxtrot
ballare il fox-trot
to go for a bop
andare a ballare
bop inf
ballare
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. ballare [bal·ˈla:·re] VB trans (tango, valzer)
ballare
to dance
II. ballare [bal·ˈla:·re] VB intr
1. ballare MUS (danzare):
ballare
to dance
ballare dalla [o per la] gioia
to dance for joy
2. ballare NAUT (barca, nave):
ballare
to toss
3. ballare (abiti):
ballare addosso a qu (abito, cappotto)
to be too big for sb
English
English
Italian
Italian
polka
ballare la polca
to go clubbing
andare a ballare
foxtrot
ballare un fox-trot
waltz
ballare il valzer
to waltz sb
far ballare il valzer a qu
dance
ballare
to dance to sth
ballare al ritmo di qc
to go dancing
andare a ballare
dance
ballare
to dance the night away
ballare tutta la notte
to have a dance with sb
ballare con qn
to do the limbo
ballare il limbo
to sit out a dance
non ballare
jig
ballare una giga
shag
ballare lo shag
Presente
ioballo
tuballi
lui/lei/Leiballa
noiballiamo
voiballate
loroballano
Imperfetto
ioballavo
tuballavi
lui/lei/Leiballava
noiballavamo
voiballavate
loroballavano
Passato remoto
ioballai
tuballasti
lui/lei/Leiballò
noiballammo
voiballaste
loroballarono
Futuro semplice
ioballerò
tuballerai
lui/lei/Leiballerà
noiballeremo
voiballerete
loroballeranno
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
ballare sulle -e
to dance on points
ballare dalla [o per la] gioia
to dance for joy
ballare addosso a qu (abito, cappotto)
to be too big for sb
quando si è in ballo, bisogna ballare prov
there's no turning back
ti va di andare a ballare?
do you want to go dancing?
to waltz sb
far ballare il valzer a qu
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Jake, allora, gli dà qualche lezione di ballo e gli dice che l'importante è avere una bella espressione.
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Dopo un lento decollo, la canzone raggiunse piena popolarità durante quell'estate, grazie soprattutto al diffondersi del ballo con cui è tuttora ricordato.
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Si è diplomato nel 1996 e si è immediatamente unito al corpo di ballo.
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È costretto a lasciare il ballo e ad unirsi a sua sorella che era uscita dopo il litigio con Sasha.
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Una ballerina viene trovata tagliata in due durante le prove generali di un famoso corpo di ballo.
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