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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscivolata
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃivoˈlata
"La ballerina ha fatto una splendida scivolata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A ballet step in which the dancer glides the working foot from the fifth position to the fourth or second, and the other foot closes to it.
"The dancer executed a graceful glissade across the stage before the grand leap."
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To slide down a steep snow slope or glacier, typically in mountaineering.
"Climbers often glissade down the soft snow fields to save time on the descent."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French verb 'glisser', meaning 'to slip' or 'to slide', entering English in the mid-19th century through ballet terminology. The suffix '-ade' was added to denote an action or state, preserving its French heritage while adapting to English movement and dance contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glissade" is said worldwide
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glissade
Transliteration: ɡli.sad
"Elle a exécuté une belle glissade pendant la répétition."
Gleitschritt
Transliteration: ɡlaɪ̯tˌʃʁɪt
"Der Tänzer zeigte einen perfekten Gleitschritt."
scivolata
Transliteration: ʃivoˈlata
"La ballerina ha fatto una splendida scivolata."
deslizamiento
Transliteration: desliθaˈmjento
"Hizo un deslizamiento suave sobre la pista de hielo."
deslizamento
Transliteration: dezliˌzɐ̃ˈmẽtu
"O dançarino executou um deslizamento gracioso."
फिसलन
Transliteration: fisalan
"बर्फ पर नीचे उतरने के लिए उसने फिसलन का उपयोग किया।"
滑步
Transliteration: huábù
"舞者在舞台上做了一个优美的滑步。"
글리사드
Transliteration: geullisadeu
"무용수가 우아한 글리사드 동작을 선보였다."
グリッサード
Transliteration: gurissādo
"ダンサーは優雅なグリッサードで舞台を横切った。"
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