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1 dance
dance [dɑ:ns]1 noun∎ may I have the next dance? voulez-vous m'accorder la prochaine danse?;∎ shall we have one more dance? dansons-nous encore une fois?;∎ to do a dance (in exultation) sauter de joie;∎ dance of death danse f macabre;∎ to lead sb a (merry or pretty) dance (exasperate) donner du fil à retordre à qn; (deceive) faire marcher qn; (in romantic context) mener qn en bateau;∎ the dance of the seven veils la danse des sept voiles(b) (piece of music) morceau m (de musique)∎ the world of dance le milieu de la danse∎ to hold a dance donner une soirée dansante ou un bal(class, school, step, studio) de danse∎ do you want to dance? tu veux danser?;∎ to dance with sb danser avec qn;∎ to ask sb to dance inviter qn à danser;∎ it's not the type of music you can dance to ce n'est pas le genre de musique sur lequel on peut danser;∎ to dance for joy sauter de joie;∎ she danced along the street elle descendit la rue d'un pas joyeux;∎ figurative to dance to sb's tune obéir à qn au doigt et à l'œil(waltz, polka) danser;∎ to dance a step faire ou exécuter un pas de danse;∎ we danced every dance nous n'avons pas arrêté de danser;∎ they danced every dance together ils n'ont pas arrêté de danser ensemble;∎ to dance a baby on one's knee faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux;∎ British to dance attendance on sb s'empresser auprès de qn►► dance band orchestre m de bal;dance card carnet m de bal;dance floor piste f de danse;dance hall salle f de bal;dance music musique f dansante; (modern) dance f -
2 merry
∎ Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël!;∎ to make merry s'amuser;∎ proverb the more the merrier plus on est de fous, plus on rit∎ the merry month of May le joli mois de mai;∎ Literature the merry men Robin des Bois et ses joyeux compères;∎ humorous the Minister and his merry men le ministre et son état-major;∎ Merry England l'Angleterre du bon vieux temps∎ the weather is playing merry hell with the rail timetables le mauvais temps a complètement chamboulé l'horaire des trains;∎ familiar my back is giving me merry hell mon dos me fait souffrir le martyre;∎ British to lead sb a merry dance (exasperate) donner du fil à retordre à qn; (deceive) faire marcher qn; (in romantic context) mener qn en bateau►► the Merry Monarch = surnom du roi Charles II
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