prance

prance

 (prăns)

v. pranced, pranc·ing, pranc·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To spring forward on the hind legs. Used of a horse.

b. To spring or bound forward in a manner reminiscent of a spirited horse.

2. To ride a horse moving in such a fashion.

3. To step in a lively and showy manner: He pranced around the apartment in his underwear.

v.tr.

To cause (a horse) to prance.

n.

The act or an instance of prancing.

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[Middle English prauncen.]

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pranc′er n.

pranc′ing·ly adv.

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prance

(prɑːns)

vb

1. (intr) to swagger or strut

2. (intr) to caper, gambol, or dance about

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr)

a. (of a horse) to move with high lively springing steps

b. to ride a horse that moves in this way

4. (tr) to cause to prance

n

the act or an instance of prancing

[C14 prauncen; perhaps related to German prangen to be in full splendour; compare Danish (dialect) pransk lively, spirited, used of a horse]

ˈprancer n

ˈprancingly adv

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prance

(præns, prɑns)

v. pranced, pranc•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to dance or move in a lively or spirited manner; caper.

2. to move or walk in a proud or insolent manner.

3. (esp. of a horse) to spring from the hind legs, or move by springing.

4. to ride on a horse doing this.

v.t.

5. to cause to prance.

n.

6. the act of prancing; a prancing movement.

[1325–75; Middle English prauncen, praunsen (v.); akin to Dan (dial.) pransk (of a horse) spirited]

pranc′er, n.

pranc′ing•ly, adv.

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Prance

 of equestrians—Lipton, 1970.

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prance

Past participle: pranced
Gerund: prancing

Imperative

prance

prance

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prance - a proud stiff pompous gait     strut, swagger gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	prance - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" strut, swagger, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	prance - spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
	3.	prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements ride, sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" prance - spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
	4.	prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements ride horseback - ride on horseback

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prance

verb

1. dance, bound, leap, trip, spring, jump, skip, romp, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol, cut a rug (informal) The cheerleaders pranced on the far side of the pitch.

2. strut, parade, stalk, show off (informal), swagger, swank (informal), showboat models prancing around on the catwalk

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prance

verb

To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display:

flounce, peacock, strut, swagger, swank, swash.

Informal: sashay.

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Translations

يَقْفِز الحِصان على قَدَميْه

skákatvzpínat se

dansestejle

caracoler

ágaskodik

prjóna, spranga, ærslast

saltellare

dīžātiesņipri iet

spradesteile

гарцевать

ön ayaklarını kaldırıp sıçramak

腾跃

prance

[prɑːns] VI [horse] → hacer cabriolas; [person] (proudly) → pavonearse; (gaily) → brincar, saltar
he came prancing into the room → entró pavoneándose en la habitación

prance about prance around VI + ADV → andar pavoneándose
she was prancing around with nothing on → iba pavoneándose sin nada encima

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prance

[ˈprɑːns ˈpræns] vi

[horse] → caracoler

[person] → se pavaner

prance about

vi → se pavaner

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prance

vi (horse) → tänzeln; (person) (= jump around) → herumhüpfen or -tanzen; (= walk gaily, mince) → tänzeln; she was prancing about with nothing on → sie lief nackt durch die Gegend; to prance in/out (person) → herein-/hinausspazieren

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prance

[prɑːns] vi (horse) → caracollare; (person, proudly) → pavoneggiarsi; (gaily) → saltellare
to prance in/out → entrare/uscire pavoneggiandosi (or saltellando)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prance

(praːns) verb

(eg of horses) to dance or jump about. bokspring يَقْفِز الحِصان على قَدَميْه подскачам pular skákat, vzpínat se sich aufbäumen danse; stejle χοροπηδώ, σηκώνομαι στα πίσω πόδια hacer cabriolas; brincar kepslema خرامیدن hypähdellä caracoler לְקַפֵּץ, לְכַּרכֵּר कुदकते हुए चलना proskakivati ágaskodik (ló) melompat-lompat prjóna, spranga, ærslast impennarsi おどりはねる 껑충거리다 šok(inė)ti (par zirgu) dīžāties; (par cilvēku) ņipri iet menari-nari dan terlompat-lompat steigerenhoppe, danse, steile brykać په دوه پښو لكه آس ټوپ وهل pular a cabra гарцевать skákať, vzpínať sa poplesavati propinjati se dansa på bakbenen, göra krumsprång กระโดดโลดเต้น ön ayaklarını kaldırıp sıçramak (馬)騰躍 ставати дибки; гарцювати اچھلنا، کودنا nhảy dựng lên （马）腾跃

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