dance floor in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dance floor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dance floor N

dance floor

pista f de baile

Translations for dance floor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gyrating wildly on the dance floor

bailando desenfrenadamente en la pista

he led her onto the dance floor

la llevó hasta la pista

he started to jerk about on the dance floor

empezó a sacudirse en la pista

Translations for dance floor in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pista de baile

dance floor

es muy suelto para bailar

he moves very well on the dance floor

Translations for dance floor 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

I.floor [Am flɔr, Brit flɔː] N

1.1. floor (of room, vehicle):

floor

suelo m

floor

piso m LatAm

from floor to ceiling

desde el suelo hasta el techo

from floor to ceiling

desde el piso hasta el techo LatAm

to wipe up or Brit wipe the floor with sb

hacer trizas a alguien

1.2. floor (for dancing):

floor

pista f (de baile)

to take the floor

salir a bailar or a la pista

1.3. floor (of ocean, valley, forest):

floor

fondo m

2. floor (storey):

floor

piso m

we live on the first/second floor Am

vivimos en la planta baja/el primer piso

we live on the first/second floor Am

vivimos en el primer/segundo piso Chil

we live on the first/second floor Brit

vivimos en el primer/segundo piso

we live on the first/second floor Brit

vivimos en el segundo/tercer piso Chil

3.1. floor (of debating chamber, parliament):

floor

el hemiciclo

floor

la sala

to cross the floor

cambiar de partido or bando

to gain/have the floor

obtener/tener (el uso de) la palabra

3.2. floor (audience at debate):

floor

la asamblea

floor

los asistentes

a question from the floor

una pregunta de la asamblea or de uno de los asistentes

to throw the meeting open to the floor

dar la palabra a los asistentes

3.3. floor (of stock exchange):

floor

el parqué

floor

el parquet

4. floor (for wages, prices) ECON:

floor

mínimo m

the price of coffee has fallen through the floor

el precio del café ha caído en picada

the price of coffee has fallen through the floor

el precio del café ha caído en picado Spain

II.floor [Am flɔr, Brit flɔː] VB trans

1. floor CONSTR:

the room is floored with parquet

el suelo de la habitación es de or está recubierto de parquet

2.1. floor (knock down):

floor

derribar

floor

tirar al suelo

2.2. floor (nonplus) inf:

floor news/announcement:

dejar helado inf

floor news/announcement:

dejar de una pieza inf

I was completely floored by their questions

sus preguntas me dejaron sin saber qué decir

3. floor (push, force toward the floor) Am:

floor inf

pisar a fondo

floor inf

apretar a fondo

dance floor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dance floor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dance floor

pista f de baile

Translations for dance floor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.floor [flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor

suelo m

dance floor

pista f de baile

to take the floor in debate

tomar la palabra

to take the floor (start dancing)

salir a bailar

2. floor (level in building):

floor

piso m

sea floor

fondo m [o lecho] del mar m

3. floor FIN (lowest limit):

floor

mínimo m

Phrases:

to wipe the floor with sb

hacer trizas a alguien

to go through the floor prices

estar por los suelos

II.floor [flɔr] VB trans (knock down)

floor

tumbar

the question floored her

la pregunta la dejó sin respuesta

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