tango

tan·go

 (tăng′gō)

n. pl. tan·gos

1. A dance of Argentine origin for couples in 2/4 or 4/4 time.

2. The music for this dance.

intr.v. tan·goed, tan·go·ing, tan·gos

To perform this dance.

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[American Spanish, possibly of Niger-Congo origin; akin to Ibibio tamgu, to dance.]

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tan′go·like′ adj.

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tango

(ˈtæŋɡəʊ)

n, pl -gos

1. (Dancing) a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses

2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

vb, -goes, -going or -goed

(Dancing) (intr) to perform this dance

[C20: from American Spanish, probably of Niger-Congo origin; compare Ibibio tamgu to dance]

ˈtangoist n

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Tango

(ˈtæŋɡəʊ)

n

(Telecommunications) communications a code word for the letter t

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tan•go

(ˈtæŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -gos, n.

1. a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps and poses.

2. music for this dance.

v.i.

3. to dance the tango.

[1910–15; < American Spanish; Sp: a flamenco dance]

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tango

Past participle: tangoed
Gerund: tangoing

Imperative

tango

tango

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tango

A slow, graceful ballroom dance, characterized by frequent deep bending of the knees and quick changes of direction. A most complex and subtle dance from nineteenth-century Argentina.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tango - a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
	2.	tango - music written in duple time for dancing the tango dance music - music to dance to
Verb	1.	tango - dance a tango trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

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Translations

تانْغو: رَقْصَة التانْغويَرْقُص رَقْصَة التانْغو

tangotančit tango

danse tangotango

TangoTango tanzen

Tango

Tauno

tango

tangótangózik

dansa tangótangó

tango

šokti tangotango

dejot tangotango

danse tangotango

танго

tancovať tangotango

tangotango yapmak

探戈舞跳探戈舞

tango

[ˈtæŋgəʊ]

A. N (tangos (pl)) → tango m

B. VI → bailar el tango
it takes two to tango → es cosa de dos

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tango

[ˈtæŋgəʊ]

n → tango m

vi → danser le tango
it takes two to tango → il faut être deux pour danser le tango

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tango

n → Tango m

vi → Tango tanzen; they tangoed across the room → sie tanzten im Tangoschritt durch das Zimmer; it takes two to tango (fig inf) → es gehören immer zwei dazu

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tango

[ˈtæŋgəʊ] n → tango

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tango

(ˈtӕŋgou) – plural ˈtangos – noun

(music for) a type of South American dance. tango تانْغو: رَقْصَة التانْغو тaнгo tango tango der Tango tango ταγκόtango tango تانگو tango tango טַנגוֹ एक प्रकार का नृत्य दक्षिण अमरीका का tango tangó tango tangó tango タンゴ 탱고 tango tango tango tangotangotango tango tango танго tango tango tango tango การเต้นแทงโก้ tango 探戈舞 танго جنوبي افريقہ کا ايک رقص nhảy tăng gô 探戈舞

verb – 3rd person singular present tense ˈtangos: past tense, past participle ˈtangoed –

to perform this dance. tango يَرْقُص رَقْصَة التانْغو танцувам танго dançar o tango tančit tango Tango tanzen danse tango χορεύω ταγκό bailar (un) tango tangot tantsima تانگو رقصیدن tanssia tangoa danser le tango לִרקוֹד טַנגוֹ उक्त नृत्य करना plesati tango tangózik berdansa tango dansa tangó ballare il tango タンゴを踊る 탱고를 추다 ðokti tango dejot tango menari tango de tango dansen danse tango tańczyć tango dançar o tango a dansa tango танцевать танго tancovať tango plesati tango plesati tango dansa tango เต้นแทงโก้ tango yapmak 跳探戈舞 танцювати танго جنوبي افريقہ کا خاص رقص کرنا nhảy tăng gô 跳探戈舞

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