Polyglot Dictionary

bailar

/bajˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
bailo
preterite (eu)
bailei
past participle
bailado

Meaning

  1. to dance

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

dançar

bailar is more literary or formal, or used for ballet-style dance; dançar is the everyday general word — both mean "to dance."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

danzar

danzar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dance."

French

danser

danser is the French 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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