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belly dance

/ˈbɛli dæns/

Meanings
noun

Danza del vientre

A form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso.

Examples :

"My sister enjoys belly dance because of the graceful torso movements. "
A mi hermana le gusta la danza del vientre por los movimientos gráciles del torso.
dance culture entertainment tradition body

Related Words

Illustration middle

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

Centro, mitad

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

El centro de un círculo es el punto que tiene la misma distancia a cada punto del círculo.

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decided verb

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/

Decidido, resuelto

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

Su gol de último minuto decidió el partido.

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graceful adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/

Gracioso, elegante

"She is a graceful dancer."

Ella es una bailarina elegante.

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

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originating verb

/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrɪdʒəˌneɪtɪŋ/

Originar, causar, iniciar

"The rumor is originating from a misunderstanding in the office. "

El rumor se origina a partir de un malentendido en la oficina.

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perform verb

/pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

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movements noun

/ˈmuːv.mənts/

Movimientos

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Vi un movimiento en la hierba de la colina.

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sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

Hermana

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

Mi hermana siempre me vuelve loco.

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cultural adjective

/ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

Cultural

"The school's curriculum included lessons about different cultural traditions. "

El plan de estudios de la escuela incluía lecciones sobre diferentes tradiciones culturales.

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enjoys verb

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪz/

Disfruta, goza

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

¡Disfruten sus vacaciones! Disfruto bailar.

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festival noun

/ˈfɛstəvəl/

Festival, fiesta, celebración

"Our town's annual harvest festival celebrates the local farmers and their crops. "

El festival anual de la cosecha de nuestro pueblo celebra a los agricultores locales y sus cosechas.

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characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

Caracterizar, retratar

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

El profesor caracterizó al estudiante como disruptivo en clase.