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bál ball; dance

otroški bál children's dance (ali ball)

plés dance, dancing; ball; (zabava) dancing party; pogovorno hop; figurativno (prepir ipd.) row, quarrel

domač, hišni carpet dance, pogovorno humoristično knees-up
odpreti, začeti plés to open a ball
plés v maskah fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade, (ki se konča opolnoči) Cinderella dance, Cinderella
mrtvaški plés danse macabre, dance of death
Vidov plés St. Vitus's (ali Vitus') dance
sedaj se plés začne! (figurativno) now the fun begins!
Vas smem prositi za prihodnji plés? may I have the next dance?

plésanje dancing, dance

plésen -a, -o dancing; dance; ball

plésna dvorana ballroom, dance hall
plésna čajanka tea dance, thé dansant
plésni (lakasti) čevelj patent-leather dance shoe
plésen, -a, -o klub dance club
plésen, -a, -o korak step
plésni lokal (public) dance hall, palais de danse, (za mladino, s ploščami namesto orkestra) disco
plésna pesem dance song
plésni orkester dance band
plésna plošča dance-music record
plésni učitelj dancing master
plésni turnir dancing contest
plésna glasba dance music
plésna šola school
plésne vaje dancing lessons pl
plésni večer dance, dancing party
plésni venček (private) dancing party
plésna zabava ball
cenen, zanikrn plésni lokal ZDA žargon juke joint

ráj² (ples) dance; folk dance

čajánka tea party, (s plesom) tea dance

čajánka za otroke pogovorno bun fight

kôlo (ples) round dance, kolo; kind of national dance

voditi kôlo to lead the dance
plesati kôlo to dance in a ring

naplésati se to get tired (ali weary) of dancing; to get enough dancing; to dance to one's heart's content

plésati to dance; to waltz; pogovorno to hop; (ob jazz glasbi) to jive, to rock, to rock'n'roll, to twist, to do the twist, to jazz

plésati valček to dance a waltz
ona rada pleše she is fond of dancing
plésati, kot drugi hočejo, godejo (figurativno) to do other people's will, to string along with someone, to dance to someone else's tune

poplesávati to dance; to hop; to prance

poskóčnica song accompanying national dance, dancing song

preplésati to dance away

vso noč je preplesala she danced all night through; (čevlje) to wear out (one's shoes) by dancing

rájati to dance; (koló) to dance in a ring

ringarája round dance

vídovica (vidov ples) St. Vitus's dance

zaplésati (to begin) to dance; to start dancing

zarájati to begin to dance, to start dancing

dáma¹ lady

dvorna dáma, častna dám lady-in-waiting, lady courtier
nadzorovalna dáma (na plesu) chaperon
visoka dáma gentlewoman, pl -men, lady of rank
dáme volijo! an »excuse me!« dance for the ladies, pogovorno ladies' »excuse me!«

družáben social; sociable; companionable; fond of company; arhaično conversable

družábni ples dance, social, with dancing
družábna prireditev social gathering
družábni sestanek pogovorno social
družábni večer social evening
biti družáben to be fond of company
družábno življenje society life
družábni prostor za študente (učitelje) junior (senior) common room

dvój -a, -e double

na dvój, -a, -ee in two
prerezati kaj na dvój, -a, -ee to cut something in two
ples v dvój, -a, -ee twosome dance
igrati klavir v dvój, -a, -ee to play four-handed
raztrgati na dvój, -a, -ee to tear asunder (ali in two)