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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChasse
/ʃæs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gliding dance step in which one foot displaces the other.
"The dance routine began with a graceful series of chasse steps across the floor."
- 1
To execute a chasse step in dancing.
"She learned to chasse smoothly to the rhythm of the waltz music."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French noun 'chasse' meaning 'hunt' or 'chasing', stemming from the Old French 'chacier'. In ballet and ballroom dancing, it was adopted in the 18th century to describe a gliding step in which one foot chases the other.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chasse" is said worldwide
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chassé
Transliteration: ʃase
"Le danseur a exécuté un beau chassé."
Galoppschritt
Transliteration: ɡalɔpʃʁɪt
"Die Tänzerin zeigte einen eleganten Galoppschritt."
chassé
Transliteration: ʃase
"Il ballerino ha fatto un passo di chassé."
paso deslizante
Transliteration: paso ðesliˈsante
"El bailarín ejecutó un paso deslizante con gracia."
passo deslizante
Transliteration: ˈpasu dezliˈzɐ̃tʃi
"O dançarino fez um passo deslizante perfeito."
नृत्य चाल
Transliteration: nritya chal
"नर्तक ने मंच पर एक सुंदर नृत्य चाल चली।"
滑步
Transliteration: huábù
"舞者轻盈地做了一个滑步。"
샤세
Transliteration: syase
"무용수가 우아한 샤세 동작을 선보였다."
シャッセ
Transliteration: shasse
"ダンサーは軽やかなシャッセステップを踏んだ。"
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