different between foxtrot vs quickstep

English

Etymology

fox +? trot

Noun

foxtrot (plural foxtrots)

1. A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
2. A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
3. Foxtrot, the letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Translations

Verb

foxtrot (third-person singular simple present foxtrots, present participle foxtrotting, simple past and past participle foxtrotted)

1. To dance the foxtrot.

See also

• turkey trot

Czech

Noun

foxtrot m

1. foxtrot (dance)

Further reading

• foxtrot in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• foxtrot in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English foxtrot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?kstr?t/

Noun

foxtrot m (genitive singular foxtrotu, nominative plural foxtroty, genitive plural foxtrotov, declension pattern of dub)

1. (dance) foxtrot

Declension

Synonyms

• fox

Further reading

• foxtrot in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English foxtrot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo?s?t?ot/, [fo??s?t??ot?]

Noun

foxtrot m (plural foxtrots)

1. (dance) foxtrot

Swedish

Alternative forms

• foxtrott (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from English foxtrot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?kstr?t/

Noun

foxtrot c

1. (dance) foxtrot

Declension

References

• foxtrot in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• foxtrott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Etymology

quick +? step.

Noun

quickstep (plural quicksteps)

1. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.

Verb

quickstep (third-person singular simple present quicksteps, present participle quickstepping, simple past and past participle quickstepped)

1. To dance the quickstep.
2. To move with a hurried step.