waltz
To dance the waltzTo dance the waltz (with).
» I can teach you how to do the waltz.
Я могу научить тебя танцевать вальс.
Я могу научить вас танцевать вальс.
Я можу тебе навчити, як танцювати вальс.
Я можу вас навчити, як танцювати вальс.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive, transitive)To dance the waltz (with).
They waltzed for twenty-one hours and seventeen minutes straight, setting a record.
While waltzing her around the room, he stepped on her toes only once.
вальси́роватьvalʹsírovatʹ
dance a waltz
(intransitive, transitive, usually)To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
He waltzed into the room like he owned the place.
You can't just waltz him in here without documentation!
(informal)To accomplish a task with little effort.
Don't worry about the interview — you'll waltz it.
(transitive)To move with fanfare.
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
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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
waltzes, waltzing, waltzed, waltzedSynonyms
2 synonyms- dance a waltz:waltz around
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle