Polyglot Dictionary

bailar

/baiˈlaɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
bailo
preterite (yo)
bailé
past participle
bailado

Meaning

  1. to dance

    • Bailamos salsa.

      We dance salsa.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

bailotear

bailotear means to dance around informally or prance about, not serious dancing; bailar is the general word "to dance."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

dançar

dançar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dance."

Practice

1 What does bailar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bailar?

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