samba

ˈsæmbə

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Definition of samba - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

partybrazilian rhythmic music used for lively partner dancing

The band played samba at the festival.

dancelively Brazilian dance with African roots

They learned the samba at the dance class.

games

Rare

card game using three decks and six jokers

Rare

We played samba until midnight.

canasta

rummy

Verb

intr.

rio beatdance to Brazilian music in a lively rhythm

They learned to samba at the carnival in Rio..

dance

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Origin of samba

Portuguese, samba (dance)

Terms with samba included in their meaning

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bossa nova

music

style of Brazilian music with jazz and samba influences

bossa nova

music

lively Brazilian dance similar to samba

carioca

culture

dance similar to the samba

Examples of samba in a sentence

She learned samba at a dance class.
The samba competition attracted dancers from all over the world.
She watched a samba performance at the cultural festival.
Samba is a favorite at family gatherings.
They taught me how to play samba last summer.
She loves to samba at the local dance club.

We watched them samba all night long.

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French:samba, danser la samba, ...
German:Samba, samba tanzen, ...
Italian:samba, ballare la samba, ...
Spanish:samba, bailar samba, ...
Portuguese:samba, sambar, ...
Chinese:桑巴, 跳桑巴舞, ...
Japanese:サンバ, サンバを踊る, ...
Arabic:سامبا, رَقَصَ السامبا, ...
Hebrew:סַמְבָּה, לְסַמְבֵּן, ...
Russian:самба, танцевать самбу, ...
Ukrainian:самба, карткова гра самба, ...
Hindi:सांबा, सांबा नृत्य करना, ...
Bengali:সাম্বা, সাম্বা নাচা, ...
Catalan:samba, ballar samba, ...
Czech:samba, tančit sambu, ...
Danish:samba, brasiliansk dans, ...
Dutch:samba, samba dansen, ...
Greek:σάμπα, χορεύω σάμπα, ...
Hungarian:szamba, szambázni, ...
Khmer:សាំបា, រាំសាំបា, ...
Korean:삼바, 삼바 춤을 추다, ...
Persian:سامبا, سامبا رقصیدن, ...
Polish:samba, tańczyć sambę, ...
Portuguese (BR):samba, sambar, ...
Romanian:samba, a dansa samba, ...
Swedish:samba, kortspelet samba, ...
Thai:แซมบ้า, เกมแซมบ้า, ...
Turkish:samba, samba yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:samba, nhảy samba, ...

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