Baila in english
pronunciation: dæns part of speech: noun, verb
bailar = execute + Baile ; dance ; trip + the light fantastic ; hoof ; shake + a leg ; have + a knees-up.
Example: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Example: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.Example: The article is entitled 'Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.Example: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure = Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Example: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.Example: Don't forget we are having a knees-up on New Years Eve! See you there!.more:
» bailar a + Propio + propio son
= march to (the beat of) + Posesivo + (own) drum(mer) [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to the beat of + Posesivo + own drum o march to the beat of + Posesivo + drum o march to + Posesivo + own drum o march to + Posesivo + drum o march to the beat of + Posesivo + own drummer o march to the beat of + Posesivo + drummer o march to + Posesivo + own drummer o march to + Posesivo + drummer]
; march to + a different drum/drummer/beat/tune [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to + a different drum o march to + a different drummer o march to + a different beat o march to + a different tune
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; march to + the beat of a different drummer/tune [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to + the beat of a different drummer o march to + the beat of a different tune
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; follow + Posesivo + own lead
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» bailar a saltitos = jig .
Example: They reacted immediately to the music and began jigging up and down in their seats!.» bailar con la muerte = have + a close shave with death ; stare + death in the face ; have + a (close) brush with death ; have + a close encounter with death .
Example: She had a close shave with death recently when she was on her way to a friend's place to attend a small get-together. Example: British holidaymaker has told how she stared death in the face during a horror boating accident in Ibiza. Example: People who have close brushes with death, or recover from clinical death, have strikingly similar 'death experiences'. Example: You may hear once in a while where someone had a close encounter with death, but they never made it six feet under -- death is something we can escape easily.» bailar de puntillas = dance on + point .
Example: Years and years of hard work and dedication go into perfecting the art of dancing on point.» bailar el swing = jive .
Example: Gone are the days of rock and roll music and jiving all night in the local dance hall.» bailar el vals = waltz .
Example: He likes to waltz and jive and his favorite dance partner is his wife Jacqueline.» bailar hasta caer muerto = dance + Posesivo + heart out ; dance + Posesivo + socks off .
Example: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most. Example: Then, Nathan spontaneously offered to take her out for her birthday and dance her socks off.» bailar hasta rendirse = dance + Posesivo + heart out ; dance + Posesivo + socks off .
Example: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most. Example: Then, Nathan spontaneously offered to take her out for her birthday and dance her socks off.» bailar jazz = jive .
Example: Gone are the days of rock and roll music and jiving all night in the local dance hall.» bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance .
Example: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.» cantar y bailar = do + a song and dance routine .
Example: I was about sixteen when I teamed up with my father to do a song and dance routine in local night clubs.» disfrutar bailando = dance + Posesivo + socks off .
Example: Then, Nathan spontaneously offered to take her out for her birthday and dance her socks off.» hartarse de bailar = dance + Posesivo + heart out ; dance + Posesivo + socks off .
Example: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most. Example: Then, Nathan spontaneously offered to take her out for her birthday and dance her socks off.» no poder quitar lo bailado = have + no regrets ; live (+ Posesivo +) life to the fullest and have no regrets .
Example: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along. Example: Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.» que nos quiten lo bailado = We'll always have Paris .
Example: Once settled in the plush leather seats, Steve leaned over and whispered in his best Bogey impersonation, 'We'll always have Paris'.» sacar a Alguien a bailar = ask + Alguien + to dance .
Example: Ask him to dance and you might end up meeting your Prince Charming.» tocar bailar con la más fea = get + the shit(tty) end of the stick ; get + the short end of the stick ; get + a raw deal ; get + a hard bargain .
Example: No matter how you look at it you are getting the shit end of the stick. Example: Statistics show that women usually get the short end of the stick when their marriages break up. Example: Boys are getting a raw deal because the education system dramatically favours girls, a leading academic has warned. Example: So, anyway, we ended up paying $6,300 for the new piano and got a hard bargain for the old one.