el
masculine
/baˈle/
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Translation
ballet
Word origin
A loanword from French ballet, itself from Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo ('a dance'), from Late Latin ballare ('to dance'). The same root gives English 'ballet' and 'ball' in the sense of a dance.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- ballet
- English cognates
- ballet, ball
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralballets
Examples
.
My daughter has studied ballet since she was five.
clásico .
We went to see a classical ballet at the theatre.
requiere .
Ballet requires years of discipline and effort.
bailarines ensayaron .
The dancers rehearsed the ballet all afternoon.
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The music of that ballet is beautiful.
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