English → French
dance /BrE dɑːns 
, AmE dæns /
A
noun
1 (movement) danse f; (art form) la danse
to ask sb for a dance inviter qn à danser
may I have the next dance? voulez-vous m'accorder la prochaine danse?
the Dance of Death la danse macabre
before n [band, company, floor, music, shoes, step, studio, wear] de danse 2 (social occasion) soirée f
to give or dance donner une soirée dansante
B
transitive verb
1 danser [steps, dance]
he danced her away il l'a emmenée en dansant
2 (dandle) faire danser
C
intransitive verb
, danser (with avec)
to dance for joy danser de joie
to dance with rage trépigner de rage
to dance to music danser sur de la musique
Idioms
to dance the night away
passer la nuit à danser
to lead sb a merry dance
donner du fil à retordre à qn
Phrasal verb
■ dance about, dance up and down
sautiller sur place