waltz
A ballroom dance in 3/4 timeA ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
Meaning
3 sensesA ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
Walzer
вальсvalʹs
a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
Walzer
вальсvalʹs
music composed in triple time for waltzing
(informal)A simple task.
Examples
49 sentencesI can teach you how to do the waltz.
Я можу тебе навчити, як танцювати вальс. — deniko
ruЯ могу научить тебя танцевать вальс. — marafon
Tom wants to learn to waltz.
Tom wanted to learn to waltz.
The waltz is my favorite dance.
ruВальс - мой любимый танец. — marafon
My favorite dance is the waltz.
ruМой любимый танец - вальс. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), froFrom German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.
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Forms
plural: waltzesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat:valse
- an assured victory (especially in an election):walk-in
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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