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dance¹ [da:ns ameriško dæns] samostalnik
ples, plesanje

to lead s.o. a (nice) dance pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, zagosti jo komu
no longer pipe no longer dance brez denarja ni muzike
St. Vitus dance medicina ples sv. Vida

dance² [da:ns ameriško dæns] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
plesati, skakljati, pozibavati (se)

to dance attendance on (ali upon) s.o. biti vsiljiv, klečeplaziti pred kom
to dance to another's piping (ali tune, whistle) delati, kakor drugi želijo, plesati, kakor drugi godejo
to dance to another (ali different) tune nenadoma spremeniti svoje vedenje
sleng to dance on nothing bingljati na vislicah
to dance o.s. into favour pridobiti naklonjenost
to dance one's chance away zamuditi priliko
to dance one's head off glavo zgubiti

Saint Vitus's dance [séint váitəsiz da:ns] samostalnik
medicina sv. Vida ples, vidov ples, vidovica

sword dance [sɔ́:dda:ns] samostalnik
ples z meči

tea dance [tí:da:ns, æ -dæns]
(tudi ameriško pogovorno) čajanka (s plesom)

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