tap dancing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tap dancing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tap dancing N U

tap dancing

claqué m

tap dancing

tap m Mex

tap dancing

zapateo m americano CSur

I.tap dance N C or U

tap dance

claque m

tap dance

tap m Mex

II.tap dance VB intr

tap dance

bailar claqué

tap dance

bailar tap Mex

tap dance

hacer zapateo americano CSur

Translations for tap dancing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

claqué

tap dancing

zapateo americano

tap dancing

Translations for tap dancing 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

dancing [Am ˈdænsɪŋ, Brit ˈdɑːnsɪŋ] N U

dancing

baile m

he loves dancing

le encanta bailar

her dancing is superb

baila de maravilla

her dancing is superb attr instructor/lesson/shoes

de baile

dancing partner

compañero m de baile / compañera f de baile

dancing partner

pareja mf de baile

I.tap¹ [Am tæp, Brit tap] N

1.1. tap (for water):

tap Brit

llave f

tap Brit

grifo m Spain

tap Brit

canilla f RioPl

tap Brit

caño m Peru

tap Brit

paja f AmC

tap Brit

chorro m AmC Ven

to turn the tap on/off

abrir/cerrar la llave (or el grifo etc.)

to leave the taps running

dejar las llaves abiertas (or los grifos abiertos etc.)

1.2. tap:

gas tap

llave f del gas

1.3. tap (on barrel):

tap

espita f

on tap lit (of beer)

de barril

on tap (on schedule) Am inf

al día

(ready for use) we have all that information on tap

tenemos toda esa información al alcance de la mano

we have plenty of experience on tap

disponemos de mucho personal experimentado

2. tap (listening device):

tap

micrófono m de escucha

they put a tap on his phone

le intervinieron el teléfono

they put a tap on his phone

le pincharon el teléfono inf

II.tap¹ <pres part tapping; pt, pp tapped> [Am tæp, Brit tap] VB trans

1.1. tap:

tap cask/barrel

ponerle una espita a

tap tree

sangrar

1.2. tap liquid:

tap

sacar

1.3. tap pipe/power line:

tap

hacer un empalme con

1.4. tap resources/reserves:

tap

explotar

tap

aprovechar

1.5. tap inf:

to tap sb for sth (for money/information)

intentar sacarle algo a alguien

she tapped me for information

intentó (son)sacarme información

she tapped me for information

me tiró de la lengua inf

2. tap:

tap telephone

intervenir

tap telephone

pinchar inf

tap conversation

interceptar

tap conversation

escuchar

he thinks his phone's been tapped

cree que le han intervenido el teléfono

he thinks his phone's been tapped

cree que está siendo objeto de escuchas

I.tap² [Am tæp, Brit tap] N

1. tap C (light blow):

tap

toque m

tap

golpecito m

she gave me a tap on the shoulder

me dio un toque or golpecito en el hombro

there was a gentle tap at the door

tocaron suavemente a la puerta

2. tap U → tap dancing

II.tap² <pres part tapping; pt, pp tapped> [Am tæp, Brit tap] VB trans

1. tap (strike lightly):

tap

dar un toque en

tap

dar un golpecito en

he tapped her on the shoulder

le dio un toque or golpecito en el hombro

he was tapping his fingers on the table

tamborileaba con los dedos sobre la mesa

to tap in a command/code COMPUT

teclear una orden/un código

2. tap (designate):

tap Am

nombrar

to tap sb for sth

nombrar a alguien para algo

III.tap² <pres part tapping; pt, pp tapped> [Am tæp, Brit tap] VB intr

1. tap (strike lightly):

to tap at/on sth

dar toques or golpecitos en algo

she's upstairs, tapping away at the keys

está arriba, dándole a la máquina

2. tap (make tapping sound):

tap

dar golpecitos

tap

tamborilear

tap

repiquetear

See also tap dancing

tap dancing N U

tap dancing

claqué m

tap dancing

tap m Mex

tap dancing

zapateo m americano CSur

tap dancing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tap dancing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tap dance [ˈtæp·ˌdæns] N

tap dance

claqué m

Translations for tap dancing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

claqué

tap dancing

zapatear

to tap dance

Translations for tap dancing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dance <-cing> [dæns] VB intr

1. dance (move 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 (twinkle):

his eyes danced with pleasure

sus ojos brillaban de placer

4. 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 <-cing> [dæns] VB trans

dance

bailar

to dance the night away

bailar toda la noche

III.dance [dæns] N

dance

baile m

to have a dance with sb

bailar con alguien

the band played a slow dance

la orquesta tocaba una (canción) lenta

dancing N

dancing

baile m

I.tap¹ [tæp] N

1. tap for water:

tap

grifo m

tap

canilla f Arg, Par, Urug

beer on tap

cerveza f de barril

to turn the tap on/off

abrir/cerrar el grifo

on tap fig

al alcance de la mano

2. tap TELEC:

tap

micrófono m de escucha

II.tap¹ <-pp-> [tæp] VB trans

1. tap TELEC:

tap

intervenir

tap conversation

interceptar

tap phone

pinchar inf

2. tap (make use of):

tap

utilizar

tap sources

explotar

3. tap (let out):

tap

espitar

I.tap² [tæp] N

1. tap (light knock):

tap

golpecito m

2. tap (tap dancing):

tap

claqué m

II.tap² <-pp-> [tæp] VB trans

tap

golpear suavemente

to tap one's fingers on the table

tamborilear con los dedos sobre la mesa

III.tap² <-pp-> [tæp] VB intr

tap

dar golpecitos