tango

tango

Baile de dos personas que se mueven muy cerca, con ritmos marcados y pasos coordinados.

En inglés sencillo: A dance for two people, with strong rhythms and close, carefully timed steps.

• We danced a tango together.
• She takes tango lessons every Friday.
• The couple performed three tangos for the audience.

Expresiones frecuentes: dance the tango, Argentine tango, tango lesson

tango flamenco

Baile de la tradición flamenca española, con pasos distintos de los del tango argentino.

En inglés sencillo: A Spanish dance in the flamenco tradition, with steps different from the Argentine dance of the same name.

• The dancer performed a flamenco tango.
• Clapping helped keep the rhythm of the Spanish tango.
• The guitarist played while she danced the tango.

Expresiones frecuentes: flamenco tango, Spanish tango, tango rhythm

naranja intenso

Color naranja de tono intenso y oscuro.

En inglés sencillo: A deep orange color.

• The fabric is a rich tango.
• She chose tango for the curtains.
• The paint chart lists tango beside pale orange.

Sinónimos: deep orange

Expresiones frecuentes: tango orange, tango shade, in tango

objetivo, enemigo

En lenguaje militar, enemigo u objetivo al que se pretende atacar.

En inglés sencillo: An enemy or target, in military language.

• A tango was spotted on the roof.
• The unit reported two tangos near the gate.
• The soldier shouted that the tango was down.

Sinónimos: target, enemy

Expresiones frecuentes: tango down, armed tango, tango spotted

bailar tango

Bailar tango con otra persona, muy cerca de ella y con pasos coordinados al ritmo de la música.

En inglés sencillo: To perform a close partner dance with strong rhythms and carefully timed steps.

• They tango every weekend.
• We tangoed until midnight.
• Can you tango with a different partner?

Cómo se usa: tango with someone (She tangoed with her husband.)

Expresiones frecuentes: tango with someone, learn to tango, tango all night

interactuar, relacionarse

Tratar o relacionarse estrechamente con otra persona o grupo.

En inglés sencillo: To deal with or interact closely with another person or group.

• Neither side wanted to tango.
• The two companies tangoed over the proposed deal.
• She knows how to tango with difficult clients.

Cómo se usa: tango with someone/something (Small firms must tango with much larger competitors.)

Sinónimos: interact, deal

Expresiones frecuentes: tango with someone, ready to tango, tango together