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ballet
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“ball”), from Late Latin ball? (“to dance”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bæle?/, /bæl?/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /bælæe/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /b?læe/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /b?le?/, /b?l??/
- (General American) enPR: b?-l??, b??l?(') IPA(key): /bæ?le?/, /?bæ(?)le?/
- Rhymes: -æle?, -æli, -e?
- Hyphenation: bal?let
Noun
ballet (countable and uncountable, plural ballets)
- A classical form of dance.
- A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
- The company of persons who perform this dance.
- (music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
- (heraldry) A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.
- (figuratively) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
- 1990, Historic Preservation: Quarterly of the National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings (volumes 42-43)
- Food preparation on a potager no doubt became a kitchen ballet in which pans were constantly shifted, coals constantly replenished, and grates shaken out.
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
- Henry Payton joined Alan on the sidelines during the conclusion of the oddly delicate ballet known as On-Scene Investigation.
- 1990, Historic Preservation: Quarterly of the National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings (volumes 42-43)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
ballet (third-person singular simple present ballets, present participle balleting, simple past and past participle balleted)
- To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.
- 2014 Rutherford's Vascular Surgery E-Book - Page 1340
- Situations that typically require longer iliac limbs than the measurements suggest include extreme iliac tortuosity, “balleting” of the limbs (Endurant and Excluder) (Fig. 90-3), and the need to extend to the external iliac arteries. It these anatomic circumstances, it is prudent to choose a longer length when in doubt.
- 2016 Jacob Russell Dring, "Endless the Chase"
- Unfortunately, he could only sustain so much abuse. Footfalls approached. Kanoa's lips smacked and his jaw hung open. His eyelids fluttered, their underlying gaze balleting without clarity. He felt beyond sick, and his world spun immensely. A garbled voice of incoherency seemed to be his only link to this realm of consciousness.
- 2017 Num Nums "A Total Bust a Move" The ZhuZhus
- Frankie's obviously going to ballet her way to the trophy.
- 2014 Rutherford's Vascular Surgery E-Book - Page 1340
See also
- mime
- modern dance
Anagrams
- betall
Catalan
Noun
ballet m (plural ballets)
- ballet
Further reading
- “ballet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ballet” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “ballet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ballet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from English ballet, from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“ball”).
Noun
ballet
- ballet (dance tradition and style)
Danish
Etymology
Either from French ballet or directly from Italian balletto, the diminutive form of ballo (“dance, ball”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal?t/, [b?a?l?d?]
Noun
ballet c (singular definite balletten, plural indefinite balletter)
- ballet
Inflection
Descendants
- ? Greenlandic: balletti
Further reading
- “ballet” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French ballet, from Middle French ballet, from Italian balletto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??l?t/
- Hyphenation: bal?let
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
ballet n (plural balletten, diminutive balletje n)
- ballet
Derived terms
- balletles
- balletzaal
French
Etymology
From Italian balletto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.l?/
Noun
ballet m (plural ballets)
- ballet
Derived terms
- ballet à ski
- ballet-féerie
- corps de ballet
- maître de ballet
Descendants
- ? English: ballet
- ? Portuguese: balé, balê
- ? Swedish: balett
- ? Thai: ??????? (ban-lêe)
- ? Vietnamese: ba lê
Further reading
- “ballet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Verb
ballet
- second-person plural subjunctive I of ballen
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?bal.let/, [?bäl???t?]
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /?bal.let/, [?bal?et]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?bal.let/, [?b?l??t?]
Verb
ballet
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of ball? (“to dance”)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?palleh(t)/
Verb
ballet
- inflection of ballat:
- third-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular past indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
ballet n
- definite singular of ball (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ballet n
- definite singular of ball (Etymology 2)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French ballet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bale/, [?ba.le]
- IPA(key): /ba?let/, [ba?let?]
Noun
ballet m (uncountable)
- ballet
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recital
English
Etymology
recite +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???sa?tl?/
- Rhymes: -a?t?l
Noun
recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)
- The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
- The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
- That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
- A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
- (law) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- article, clairet, lacerti
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English recital.
Noun
recital m (invariable)
- recital (theatrical recitation)
Anagrams
- celarti
- citarle
- tralice
Polish
Etymology
From English recital.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??t??i.tal/
Noun
recital m inan
- (music) recital (vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) recitalowy
Further reading
- recital in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- recital in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From French récital.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??e.si.?taw/
Noun
recital m (plural recitais)
- (performing arts) recital (live performance, especially by a soloist)
Related terms
- recitação
- recitar
Romanian
Etymology
From French récital.
Noun
recital n (plural recitaluri)
- recital
Declension
Spanish
Noun
recital m (plural recitales)
- recital
- gig, concert
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