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Meaning of dancināt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of dancināt
    form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
  2. to invite to dance, to lead while dancing, to dance with (someone)
    transitive
  3. to cause to dance (or to jump, to move fast)
    colloquial, transitive
  4. to make someone carry out several tasks, orders, whims
    colloquial, transitive

Examples

“dancināt visas meitas pēc kārtas”

to dance with all women one after the other

“sestdienas vakaros tepat pie lielajām apsēm puiši meitas dancināja, ka brunči vien pa gaisu plīvoja”

Friday night the boys danced with the girls right here, by the big aspen trees

“gans dancinājis velnu”

the shepherd made the devil dance

“dancināt kumeļu”

to make the colt dance (= trot with a dancing gate, raising its legs)

“dancināt pātagu”

to make the whip dance (+ to move it quickly, as if whipping someone)

“Udris bieži gāja restorānos un ar sevišķu prieku dancināja sulaiņus”

Udris often went to restaurants and with special pleasure made the servants dance (= work)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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