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If you had thought about it, said the voice, you'd be dancing to the tune of a different piper.
Si lo hubieras pensado, dijo la voz, otro pájaro te cantaría.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Auroras are dancing along the horizon.
Las auroras danzan en el horizonte.
The dancing stopped.
La danza se interrumpía.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
Mr. D thought of the bodies in the kitchen and wondered if they was dancing, too.
El señor D pensó en los cuerpos que estaban en la cocina y se preguntó si estos también bailarían.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Rather than literature, we talked about politics and dancing, which Cesárea loved.
Hablamos de política y de bailes, a los que Cesárea era muy aficionada, pero no de literatura.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
We call it the 'dancing prominence.'"
La llamamos: 'la prominencia danzante'".
He had seen the strange, incestuous dance between contractors and government agencies and, like most pilots, was not amused.
Ha presenciado la extraña e incestuosa danza entre contratistas y agencias del gobierno y, como la mayoría de los pilotos, no la encuentra graciosa.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
And Cesárea was one of those fanatics who would travel the city from one end to the other to get to a dance, although as I remember she liked the ones in the center best.
Y Cesárea era una aficionada de esas que son capaces de recorrer la ciudad de punta a punta con tal de asistir a un baile, aunque por lo que recuerdo mayormente los que le gustaban más eran los del centro.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Before we went in I said: I'm your date, Cesárea, but don't make me dance, because I don't know how, and I don't want to learn.
Antes de entrar le dije: yo soy tu acompañante, Cesárea, pero no me obligues a bailar, que ni sé hacerlo ni tengo interés por aprender.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Did you know that the only ones that find a mate are the ones that make the best gardens, the best towers, the best clearings, the ones that perform the most elaborate dances?
¿Sabía que sólo se aparean los que construyen el mejor jardín, la mejor torre, la mejor pista, los que ejecutan la más elaborada de las danzas?
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
"Contemporary dance," she said.
– Danza contemporánea -dijo ella.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Our mouths opened and our tongues danced a slow waltz.
Nuestras bocas se abrieron y nuestras lenguas bailaron un lento vals.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
As they went up the stairs to the dance club, Demetrio Aguila inquired whether he had some score to settle with her.
Mientras subían las escaleras hacia la discoteca, Demetrio Águila quiso saber si tenía alguna cuenta pendiente con ella.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
That this dance of bodies was going to make him renounce his Primale status, forsake his vow, and declare her his one and only shellan ?
¿Qué ese baile de cuerpos fuera a hacerlo renunciar a su estatus de Primale, renegar de su voto, y declararla su única y verdadera shellan?
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
With a strange kind of delicacy he danced out of reach, squeezing me tighter.
Con una extraña delicadeza bailaba apartándose de mi alcance, sin por eso dejar de apretarme.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman

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Collocations

tap dancing
claqué
go dancing
bailar
go dancing
ir a bailar
dance hall
sala de baile
dance hall
salón de baile
dance band
orquesta de baile
dance music
música de baile

Word forms

dance

verb
Basic forms
Pastdanced
Imperativedance
Present Participle (Participle I)dancing
Past Participle (Participle II)danced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dancewe dance
you danceyou dance
he/she/it dancesthey dance
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dancingwe are dancing
you are dancingyou are dancing
he/she/it is dancingthey are dancing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dancedwe have danced
you have dancedyou have danced
he/she/it has dancedthey have danced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dancingwe have been dancing
you have been dancingyou have been dancing
he/she/it has been dancingthey have been dancing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dancedwe danced
you dancedyou danced
he/she/it dancedthey danced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dancingwe were dancing
you were dancingyou were dancing
he/she/it was dancingthey were dancing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dancedwe had danced
you had dancedyou had danced
he/she/it had dancedthey had danced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dancingwe had been dancing
you had been dancingyou had been dancing
he/she/it had been dancingthey had been dancing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dancewe shall/will dance
you will danceyou will dance
he/she/it will dancethey will dance
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dancingwe shall/will be dancing
you will be dancingyou will be dancing
he/she/it will be dancingthey will be dancing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dancedwe shall/will have danced
you will have dancedyou will have danced
he/she/it will have dancedthey will have danced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dancingwe shall/will have been dancing
you will have been dancingyou will have been dancing
he/she/it will have been dancingthey will have been dancing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dancewe should/would dance
you would danceyou would dance
he/she/it would dancethey would dance
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dancingwe should/would be dancing
you would be dancingyou would be dancing
he/she/it would be dancingthey would be dancing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dancedwe should/would have danced
you would have dancedyou would have danced
he/she/it would have dancedthey would have danced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dancingwe should/would have been dancing
you would have been dancingyou would have been dancing
he/she/it would have been dancingthey would have been dancing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dancedwe are danced
you are dancedyou are danced
he/she/it is dancedthey are danced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dancedwe are being danced
you are being dancedyou are being danced
he/she/it is being dancedthey are being danced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dancedwe have been danced
you have been dancedyou have been danced
he/she/it has been dancedthey have been danced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dancedwe were danced
you were dancedyou were danced
he/she/it was dancedthey were danced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dancedwe were being danced
you were being dancedyou were being danced
he/she/it was being dancedthey were being danced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dancedwe had been danced
you had been dancedyou had been danced
he/she/it had been dancedthey had been danced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dancedwe shall/will be danced
you will be dancedyou will be danced
he/she/it will be dancedthey will be danced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dancedwe shall/will have been danced
you will have been dancedyou will have been danced
he/she/it will have been dancedthey will have been danced

dancing

noun
SingularPlural
Common casedancing*dancings
Possessive casedancing's*dancings'