polka

ポルカ

二人組が回りながら小刻みに踊るポルカの、速く陽気な音楽。

やさしい英語で： Fast, cheerful music played for a dance in which couples turn and take small steps.

• The band played a polka.
• We heard lively polkas at the village festival.
• Can you play this polka on the accordion?

よく使う表現： play a polka, lively polka

ポルカ

ボヘミア発祥で、二人組が速いステップや小さな跳躍で踊るダンス。

やさしい英語で： A lively dance for couples that began in Bohemia and uses quick steps and small jumps.

• They danced a polka together.
• She taught us the steps of the polka.
• The festival featured waltzes and polkas.

よく使う表現： dance a polka, traditional polka, lively polka

婦人用短上着

昔、女性が着ていた丈の短い上着。

やさしい英語で： A short jacket worn by women in the past.

• She wore a polka over her dress.
• The old portrait shows a woman in a fitted polka.
• Two silk polkas were displayed beside the nineteenth-century dresses.

よく使う表現： wear a polka, short polka

ポルカを踊る

二人組で回りながら小刻みに足を運ぶ、軽快なポルカを踊る。

やさしい英語で： To do a lively dance in which couples turn and take small steps.

• They polka together every week.
• We polkaed around the hall until midnight.
• Would you like to polka with me?

よく使う表現： polka with someone, polka together