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Foxtrot

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfɒkstɹɒt

Definitions

  1. A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
  2. A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
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Equivalents

DeutschFoxtrott
Portuguêsfoxtrot
13 more languages
Češtinafoxtrot
Cymraegllwynog
Esperantofokstroto
Magyarfoxtrott
Հայերենֆոքստրոտ
Italianofoxtrot
Polskifokstrot
Русскийфокстрот
Svenskafoxtrot
Türkçefokstrot

Examples

The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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