country dance in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for country dance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

country dance N esp Brit

country dance

danza f folklórica

Translations for country dance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dance [Am dæns, Brit dɑːns] N

1.1. dance C (act):

dance

baile m

may I have this dance?

¿me concede este baile or esta pieza? dated

to lead sb a merry dance Brit

darle quebraderos de cabeza a alguien

1.2. dance C (set of steps):

dance

baile m

dance

danza f

the dance of death

la danza de la muerte

1.3. dance U (art form):

dance

danza f

dance

baile m

dance class

clase f de baile

dance step

paso m de baile

2. dance (occasion):

dance

baile m

dance attr music

de baile

dance attr music

bailable

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

1.1. dance (to music):

dance

bailar

to dance (in time) to the music

bailar al compás de la música

1.2. dance (skip):

dance

dar saltos

he was so happy, he was dancing (up and down)

estaba que saltaba de alegría

2. dance liter eyes/flames:

dance

bailar

dance

danzar liter

the flowers danced in the breeze

las flores se mecían con la brisa liter

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

1. dance waltz/tango:

dance

bailar

they danced the night away

bailaron durante toda la noche

2. dance person:

dance

llevar bailando

See also attendance

attendance [Am əˈtɛndəns, Brit əˈtɛnd(ə)ns] N

1. attendance U or C (presence):

attendance

asistencia f

to be in attendance

estar presente

his attendances have been intermittent

no ha asistido con regularidad

attr she has a poor attendance record

falta con frecuencia

2. attendance U (service):

attendance

atención f

the doctor in attendance was new

el médico que estaba de guardia era nuevo

to dance attendance on sb

estar pendiente de alguien

3. attendance C (people present):

what was the attendance?

¿cuántos asistentes hubo?

what was the attendance?

¿cuántas personas asistieron?

attendances of over 5, 000 are not uncommon

no es raro que asistan más de 5.000 personas

to take attendance Am

pasar lista

country <pl countries> [Am ˈkəntri, Brit ˈkʌntri] N

1.1. country C (nation):

country

país m

1.2. country C (people):

country

pueblo m

to go to the country Brit POL

consultar al electorado

to go to the country Brit POL

llamar or convocar (a) elecciones

1.3. country C (native land):

country

patria f

to fight for one's country

luchar por su (or mi etc.) patria

2. country U (rural area):

the country

el campo

they live in the country

viven en el campo

across country

a campo traviesa

across country

a campo través

across country attr life

rural

across country people

del campo

across country cottage

de campo

country lane

camino m rural

country park

parque m periurbano

country road

carretera f rural

country town

población f rural

3. country U (region):

country

terreno m

country

territorio m

unknown/familiar country

terreno desconocido/conocido

cattle-farming country

región f ganadera

it's good walking country

es una zona buena para el excursionismo

4. country U MUS:

country

country m

country

música f country

to play/sing country

tocar/cantar (música) country

country dance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for country dance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

country dance N Brit

country dance

danza f folclórica

Translations for country dance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dance [dɑ:nts, Am dænts] -cing -cing VB intr

1. dance (move around to music):

dance

bailar

to dance to sth

bailar al compás de algo

shall we dance?

¿bailas?

to go dancing

ir a bailar

2. dance (move energetically):

dance

saltar

to dance with joy

dar saltos de alegría

3. dance (bob):

dance

agitarse

the daffodils were dancing in the breeze

los narcisos se mecían con la brisa

Phrases:

to dance to sb's tune

estar a las órdenes de alguien fig

II.dance [dɑ:nts, Am dænts] -cing -cing VB trans

dance

bailar

to dance the night away

bailar toda la noche

Phrases:

to dance attendance on sb

desvivirse por alguien

III.dance [dɑ:nts, Am dænts] -cing -cing N

dance

baile m

end-of-term dance

baile de fin de curso

to have a dance with sb

bailar con alguien

the band played a slow dance

la orquesta tocaba una (canción) lenta

I.country [ˈkʌntri] -ies N

1. country no pl (rural area):

country

campo m

2. country:

country (political unit)

país m

country (native land)

patria f

3. country (area of land):

country

territorio m

4. country MUS:

country

(música f) country m

II.country [ˈkʌntri] -ies ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

del campo

country life, manners

rural

2. country MUS:

country music

country

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the 1920s he was a member of the local dance band, playing mainly country dance music.

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Most country dances and ballroom dances originated from folk dances, with gradual refinement over the years.

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Court dances required the dancers to be trained and were often for display and entertainment, whereas country dances could be attempted by anyone.

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On the weekends during the 1940s, he joined in with his parents playing at country dances.

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Young dancers dressed as the various races and ethnic groups of the country dance about, with that year's theme song as one of the numbers.

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He switched to fiddle and began performing at country dances.

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Country dances are strictly recreational, however, and use different songs and dances than the jumbie dance.

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We do country dance, ballroom dance, we have a fitness room, a pool table.

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It adds variations from other country dances, swing styles, salsa and more.

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In the early part of this period, up to the early 1810s, the ballroom was dominated by the country dance, the cotillion, and the scotch reel.

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