Meaning of dejot | Babel Free
[dɛjuôt]Definitions
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to dance (to move rhythmically, usually following music) intransitive, transitive
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to dance (a specific dance) intransitive, transitive
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to play a part in a ballet intransitive, transitive
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to dance (to move playfully, rhythmically, frenetically, etc.) figuratively, intransitive, transitive, usually
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to dance (to work in, to be a part of, a dance group) intransitive, transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“viegli dejot”
to dance lightly, easily
“aizrautīgi dejot”
to dance enthusiastically
“dejojot aizmirsties”
to forget oneself dancing
“Vizma ar Gunāru dejoja vienā pārī”
Vizma and Gunārs danced as one couple
“dejot valsi”
to dance the waltz
“dejot tautas dejas”
to dance a folk dance
“dejot spāņu deju”
to dance a Spanish dance
“viņa brīnišķīgi dejo krievu dejas”
she dances Russian dances wonderfully
“viņa dejos Odetu un Odīliju P. Čaikovska baletā “Gulbju ezers””
she will play (lit. dance) Odeta and Odīlija in P. Čaikovskis' ballet “Swan Lake”
“otrā krastmalā dejo balts sermulītis”
on the other bank a little white stoat danced (= jumped around playfully)
“kļuva dzirdama virs puķu dobes dejojoša odu bara sīkšana”
the whizzing of a dancing swarm of mosquitos became audible over the flower beds
“rotaļīgas ēnas sāka dejot tumšajā laukumā”
playful shadows started dancing in the dark area
“pretī mājai uguns, liesmas dejoja un locījas līdzi gaisa plūsmām”
opposite the house (was) the fire, the flames danced and bent with the air currents
“dejot baletā, koncertā”
to dance in the ballet, in the concert
“dejot pašdarbības ansamblī”
to dance in an amateur group
“māksliniece dejo operas un baleta teatrī”
the artist dances in the opera and ballet theater
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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