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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Air, en l’

En l’air

A

In the air

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Adage, adagio

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At ease or leisure

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Allegro

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Brisk, lively

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Arabesque

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Basic pose, from moorish ornament

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Assemble

A

Assembled or joined together

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Attitude

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Basic pose, taken from statue of mercury

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Avant, en

En avant

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Forward

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Balance

A

Rocking step

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Balancoire, en

En balancoire

A

Like a seesaw

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Ballon

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Bounce

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Ballone

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Bounced, ball like

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Brise

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Broke, breaking

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12
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Brise vole

A

Flying brise

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13
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Battement

A

Beating

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14
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Cambre

A

Arched

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15
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Changement

A

Change

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16
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Chaine tour

A

Chain of turns

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17
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Chasse

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Chased

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18
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Cloche, en

En cloche

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Like a bell

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19
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Contretemps

A

Counter beating

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20
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Cou-de-pied

A

Neck of the foot

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21
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Coupe

A

Cut, cutting

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22
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Croix, en

En croix

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Crossed

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23
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Deboules

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Rolling like a ball

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24
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Dedans, en

En dedans

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Inward

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25
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Dégagé

A

Disengaged

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Dehors, en

En dehors

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Outward

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27
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Demi-position

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Half position

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Derrière

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Behind, back

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29
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Detourne

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Turned back

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30
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Devant

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In front

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31
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Developpe

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Developed, unfold

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32
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Ecarte

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Separated, thrown

33
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Echappe

A

Escaping or slipping

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Efface

A

Shaded

35
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Emboîte

A

Fitted together, “boxed”

36
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Epaule

A

Shouldered

37
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Failli

A

Giving way

38
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Ferme, femee

A

Closed

39
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Fondu, fondue

A

Sinking down, melting

40
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Frappe

A

Struck, to strike

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Glissade

A

Glide, to glide

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Grand, grande

A

Big, large

43
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Jete

A

Thrown

44
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Ouvert

A

Open, opened

45
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Pas

A

Step

46
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Pas de basque

A

Basque step

47
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Pas de Bourre

A

Bourree step

48
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Pas de chat

A

Cat’s step

49
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Pas de chaval

A

Horse’s step

50
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Passé

A

Passed

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Pique

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Pricked, pricking

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Pirouette

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Whirl or spin

53
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Plié

A

Bend, bending

54
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Port de bras

A

Carriage of arms

55
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Promenade, en

En promenade

A

In a walk

56
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Releve

A

Raised

57
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Retire

A

Withdrawn

58
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Reverance

A

Reverence, courtesy

59
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Rond de jambe

A

Round of the leg

60
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Sauté

A

Jumped, jumping

61
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Sissonne

A

Named for originator of step

62
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Sobresaut

A

Sudden spring bound

63
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Sous-sus

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Under-over

64
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Soutenu

A

Sustained

65
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Temps

A

Time, step, movement

66
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Temps leve

A

Time raised, raising

67
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Temps lie

A

Connected movement

68
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Tendu, tendue

A

Stretched

69
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Terre, a

A Terre

A

On the ground

70
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Temps de cuisse

A

Thigh movement

71
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Tombe

A

Falling down, to fall

72
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Tours, chaines

A

Turns in a chain

73
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Plier

A

One of the seven verbs

To bend

74
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Relever

A

One of the 7 verbs

To raise

75
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Glisser

A

One of the 7 verbs

To glide

76
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Tourner

A

One of the 7 verbs

To turn

77
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Sauter

A

One of the 7 verbs

To jump

78
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Élancer

A

One of the seven verbs

To jump forward? Push?

79
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Etendre

A

One of the seven verbs

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