folk dance in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for folk dance in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk dance, dancing, music

folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare

Translations for folk dance in the Italian»English Dictionary

danza -a

country or folk dance

Translations for folk dance in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] N

1. folk (people):

folk + verbo pl

gente f

country, city folk

gente di campagna, di città

old, young, poor folk

i vecchi, i giovani, i poveri

2. folk MUS:

folk + verbo sing

folk m

II.folks N npl

1. folks (parents):

folks inf

genitori m

my, your folks

i miei, i tuoi

2. folks (addressing people) inf:

that's all, folks! inf

è tutto, gente!

III.folk [Brit fəʊk, Am foʊk] ADJ before n

1. folk (traditional):

folk dance, dancing, music

folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare

folk song, singer, tale, art, culture, tradition

popolare

2. folk (modern):

folk music, concert, song, singer, group

folk

folk club

di musica folk

I.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] N

1. dance:

dance (movement)

ballo m

dance (movement)

danza f

dance (art form) U

danza f

to ask sb for a dance

invitare qn a ballare

may I have the next dance?

mi concede il prossimo ballo?

the Dance of Death

danza macabra

the Dance of Death before n band, music, shoes, wear

da ballo

the Dance of Death company, step, studio

di danza

2. dance (social occasion):

dance

ballo m

dance

serata f danzante

to give or hold a dance

dare un ballo

II.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] VB trans

1. dance:

dance dance

ballare, fare

dance steps

fare

he danced her away

l'ha portata via ballando

2. dance (dandle):

dance

fare ballare, fare saltellare

III.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] VB intr

dance

ballare also fig

dance

danzare (with con)

to dance for joy

saltare dalla gioia

to dance with rage

fremere di rabbia

to dance to disco music

ballare musica da discoteca

IV.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns]

to lead sb a merry dance

rendere la vita difficile a qn or dare del filo da torcere a qn

to dance the night away

passare la notte a ballare

to dance to sb's tune

piegarsi ai voleri di qn

folk dance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for folk dance in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk dance N

folk dance

danza f popolare

Translations for folk dance in the English»Italian Dictionary

folk [foʊk] N

1. folk pl:

folk

gente f

farming folk

agricoltori m pl

the old folk

i vecchi pl

ordinary folk

gente comune

ordinary folk folk memory

memoria f collettiva

folk wisdom

saggezza f popolare

2. folk pl (parents):

folk

genitori m pl

I.dance <-cing> [dænts] VB intr

1. dance (move to music):

dance

ballare

to dance to sth

ballare al ritmo di qc

shall we dance?

balliamo?

to go dancing

andare a ballare

2. dance (move energetically):

dance

saltare

to dance with joy

saltare di gioia

3. dance (twinkle):

his eyes danced with pleasure

i suoi occhi brillavano di piacere

his eyes danced with pleasure (bob)

agitarsi

the daffodils were dancing in the breeze

i narcisi ondeggiavano al vento

Phrases:

to dance to sb's tune

fare ciò che vuole qn

she makes him dance to her tune

gli fa fare quello che vuole

II.dance <-cing> [dænts] VB trans

dance

ballare

to dance the night away

ballare tutta la notte

III.dance [dænts] N

dance

ballo m

to have a dance with sb

ballare con qn

the band played a slow dance

l'orchestra suonava un lento ballo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The language still is used in traditional cultural activities, such as folk music, or folk dance.

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This folk dance needs much training and skill.

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Elements of folk dance invigorate courtly dances and folk dances take over movements and styles from courtly dance.

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Their circling motion is comparable to a type of folk dance, though not of any particular kind.

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They are known for drum and zither music and a folk dance in which a mock battle is conducted between dancers wielding large pestles.

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Here people drink sherry wine and dance the "sevillanas", a type of folk dance; eating roasted sardines is also a popular activity.

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Apart from these the folk dance arts added colour to expressions rather than words and were popular at mass gatherings.

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The diasporic kolomyika developed from the old country folk dance but with a prevailing influence from stage dancing.

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This ancient folk dance form is very old and not much about its origin is known in detail.

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His paintings are energetic abstract gestural paintings with the choreography of the human body observed from folk dance having influenced his recent calligraphic forms.

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