dance floor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dance floor in the English»French Dictionary

dance floor N

dance floor

piste f de danse

Translations for dance floor in the French»English Dictionary

évoluer sur une piste de danse

to glide about on a dance floor

entraîner qn sur la piste de danse

to take sb onto the dance floor

Translations for dance floor in the English»French Dictionary

I.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] N

1. dance:

dance (movement)

danse f

dance (art form) U

la danse

to ask sb for a dance

inviter qn à danser

may I have the next dance?

voulez-vous m'accorder la prochaine danse?

the Dance of Death

la danse macabre

the Dance of Death attr band, company, floor, music, shoes, step, studio, wear

de danse

2. dance (social occasion):

dance

soirée f dansante

to give or hold a dance

donner une soirée dansante

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

1. dance steps, dance:

dance

danser

he danced her away

il l'a emmenée en dansant

2. dance (dandle):

dance

faire danser

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

dance

danser (with avec)

to dance for joy

danser de joie

to dance with rage

trépigner de rage

to dance to music

danser sur de la musique

IV.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns]

to dance the night away

passer la nuit à danser

to lead sb a merry dance

donner du fil à retordre à qn

I.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr] N

1. floor (of room):

floor (wooden)

plancher m

floor (wooden)

parquet m

floor (stone)

sol m

floor (of car, lift)

plancher m

to polish the floor

cirer le parquet

to fall/sit/sleep on the floor

tomber/s'asseoir/coucher par terre

to take the floor dancer:

se lancer sur la piste de danse

2. floor (of sea, tunnel, valley):

floor

fond m

the forest floor

le tapis forestier

3. floor:

floor (of Stock Exchange)

parquet m

floor (of debating Chamber)

auditoire m

floor (of factory)

atelier m

questions from the floor

des questions de l'auditoire

to have/hold/take the floor

avoir/garder/prendre la parole

the floor is yours

la parole est à vous

to be elected from the floor

être élu à vote ouvert

4. floor (storey):

floor

étage m

on the first floor Brit

au premier étage

on the first floor Am

au rez-de-chaussée

the top floor

le dernier étage

bottom floor Brit

rez-de-chaussée m

we're six floors up (on the sixth storey)

nous sommes au sixième étage

we're six floors up (six storeys above this storey)

nous sommes six étages plus haut

5. floor FIN (of prices, charges):

floor

plancher m (on sur)

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

1. floor:

floor (in cement)

faire le sol de

floor (in wood) room

mettre un plancher dans

an oak-floored room

une pièce avec un parquet de chêne

2. floor (knock over):

floor attacker, boxer

terrasser

3. floor fig:

floor (silence) person, critic

réduire [qn] au silence

floor (stump) question: candidate

décontenancer

the news floored me

la nouvelle m'a laissé sans voix

4. floor Am inf MOTOR:

floor accelerator

appuyer à fond sur

to floor it inf

appuyer sur le champignon inf

III.floor [Brit flɔː, Am flɔr]

to wipe the floor with sb

battre [qn] à plates coutures

to cross the floor

changer de camp

See also ground floor

ground floor N esp Brit

1. ground floor:

ground floor

rez-de-chaussée m

on the ground floor

au rez-de-chaussée

to come in on the ground floor inf fig

commencer en bas de l'échelle

Phrases:

ground-floor attr apartment, room, window

au rez-de-chaussée

at ground-floor level

au rez-de-chaussée

dance floor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dance floor in the English»French Dictionary

I.dance <-cing> [dæn(t)s] VB intr

dance

danser

Phrases:

to dance to sb's tune

faire les quatre volontés de qn

II.dance <-cing> [dæn(t)s] VB trans

dance

danser

III.dance [dæn(t)s] N

1. dance (instance of dancing):

dance

danse f

to have a dance with sb

danser avec qn

2. dance (set of steps):

dance

pas mpl

slow dance

slow m

3. dance (social function):

dance

soirée f dansante

4. dance (art form):

dance

danse f

classical/modern dance

danse classique/moderne

I.floor [flɔr] N

1. floor (surface):

floor

sol m

floor wooden

plancher m

2. floor (level of a building):

floor

étage m

ground-floor apartment

appartement m de plein pied

first floor

rez-de-chaussée m

3. floor GEO (bottom):

floor of ocean

fond m

floor of forest

sol m

4. floor ECON, POL (place of formal discussion):

the floor

le parquet

to have the floor

avoir la parole

Phrases:

to go through the floor prices

toucher le plancher

to take the floor

prendre la parole

to take the floor (stand up and start dancing)

aller sur la piste de danse

II.floor [flɔr] VB trans

1. floor (make floor out of sth):

to floor a room

poser un revêtement de sol dans une pièce

to floor a room with wood

parqueter une pièce

2. floor (knock down):

floor

terrasser

3. floor (shock):

floor

désarçonner