Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Plié

A

To bend

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2
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Battement

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To beat

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3
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Tendu

A

To stretch

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4
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Glissé

A

Glided

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5
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Frappé

A

To strike

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6
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Battement sur le coup de pied

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Beats at the neck of the foot

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7
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Retiré

A

To draw up

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8
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Ronds de jambe

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Rounding of the leg

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9
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Assemblé

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To join together

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10
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Soutenus

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To sustain

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11
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Fondu

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To melt

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12
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Developpé

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To unfold

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13
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En cloche

A

Bell

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14
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En rond

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Round

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15
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Demi pointe

A

Half pointe

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16
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Relevé

A

To snatch

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17
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Echappé

A

To escape

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18
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Couru

A

Running steps

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19
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Raccourci

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To shorten

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20
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Fouetté

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To whip

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21
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Tournant

A

Turning

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22
Q

Emboité

A

Dove tail

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23
Q

Bras bas

A

Arms down

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24
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Demi seconde

A

Half second

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25
Q

Demi bras

A

Half arms

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26
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Bras croisé

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Crossed arms

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27
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En couronne

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Crowned

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28
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A deux bras

A

With two arms

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29
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Epaulment

A

Use of the shoulders

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30
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Degagé

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To disengage/point

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31
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Chassé

A

To slide

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32
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Posé

A

To step

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33
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Demi-detourné

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Half a turn

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34
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Temps lié

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Time linked

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35
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Tombé

A

To fall

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36
Q

A dos

A

The back

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37
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Rotation

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To rotate

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38
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Allongé

A

Elongated/lengthened

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39
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Penchee

A

To lean/tilt

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40
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Ballotté

A

To toss

41
Q

En l’air

A

In the air

42
Q

A terre

A

On the ground

43
Q

Pirouette

A

To spin

44
Q

Chaines

A

A chain/series

45
Q

Sauté

A

To jump

46
Q

Changement

A

To change

47
Q

Soubresaut

A

Spring without changing feet

48
Q

Temps levé

A

To hop

49
Q

Jeté

A

To throw

50
Q

Glissade

A

To glide

51
Q

Pas de Basque

A

Step from the Basque Country

52
Q

Pas de chat

A

Step of the cat

53
Q

Balancé

A

To swing or rock

54
Q

Coupé

A

To cut

55
Q

Sissonne

A

scissor like

56
Q

Changeé

A

To change

57
Q

Pas de bouree

A

Running steps

58
Q

Pique

A

Pricked

59
Q

Contretemps

A

Against time

60
Q

Ballonne

A

A bouncing step

61
Q

Composé

A

Compound

62
Q

Failli

A

To give way

63
Q

Coda

A

Tail

64
Q

Battu

A

Beaten

65
Q

Entrechat

A

Interweave

66
Q

Brisé

A

broken

67
Q

Tour en l’air

A

Turn in the air

68
Q

Premiere

A

First

69
Q

Deux

A

Two

70
Q

Trois

A

Three

71
Q

Quatre

A

Four

72
Q

Cinq

A

Five

73
Q

Six

A

Six

74
Q

Doublee

A

double

75
Q

A deux bras

A

With two arms

76
Q

Demi

A

half

77
Q

Grand

A

Big

78
Q

Petit

A

Small

79
Q

Port de bras

A

Movement of the arms

80
Q

Adage

A

Slow controlled movements

81
Q

Allegro

A

Lively fast movement

82
Q

Sur place

A

On the spot

83
Q

Devant

A

At the front

84
Q

Derriere

A

At the back

85
Q

A la seconde

A

In second

86
Q

En face

A

Opposite

87
Q

Croisé

A

Crossed

88
Q

Ouverte

A

open

89
Q

Ferme

A

Closed

90
Q

De cote

A

Sideways

91
Q

Passé

A

passing

92
Q

Efface

A

shaded

93
Q

Ecarte

A

Thrown wide open

94
Q

En arrière

A

backwards

95
Q

En avant

A

forwards

96
Q

En diagonale

A

On the diagonal

97
Q

En croix

A

In the shape of a cross

98
Q

En dehors

A

Outwards

99
Q

En dedans

A

Inwards