two-step — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.

   Esempi

   Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular.

   The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)

2. A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.

3. A piece of music for this dance.

Aggettivo

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach.

   The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data.

   Altri esempi (1)

   A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later.

Verbo

1. To dance the two-step.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

2. To move around as if dancing a two-step.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographic Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”

Sostantivo

1. a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps

   Termini più generali

   ballroom dancingballroom dance

Verbo

1. dance the two-step

   Termini più generali

   dancetrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe