🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

temps levé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɑ̃ leˈve

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Temps levé/tɑ̃ lə.ve/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O bailarino executou um temps levé perfeito."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A classical ballet step in which a dancer springs upward from one foot and lands on the same foot, with the other foot held in a specific position such as cou-de-pied.

    "The choreography required a series of crisp temps levés across the diagonal of the stage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed directly from French, translating literally to 'raised time' or 'time lifted'. Established in classical ballet terminology during the 18th and 19th centuries to describe specific foundational jumping movements.

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