two-step

ˈtuːˌstɛp

Definition

Definition of two-step - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dance

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ballroom dance with sliding steps in duple time

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They performed a graceful two-step at the wedding.

ballroom dance

foxtrot

type of music

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music for a lively partner dance with quick-quick-slow beat

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The band played a lively two-step that got everyone on the dance floor..

ballroom music

dance music

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Expressions with two-step

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Texas two-step

country dance with two quick steps and a slow step

They learned the Texas two-step at the country dance hall.

Origin of two-step

American English, two (number) + step (dance)

Terms with two-step included in their meaning

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polka

lively dance

dance an energetic central-european two-step style

double shuffle

entertainment

dance step with two quick shuffles

galop

music

dance quickly in a lively two-step style

joggle

technology

step formed by two reverse bends

pas de basque

dance move

dance step with one long and two short movements

triangle inequality

metric spaces

rule for norms or distances: a direct path never exceeds two-step path

Texas two-step

dance

country dance with two quick steps and a slow step

Examples of two-step in a sentence

He learned the two-step for the ballroom competition.
They danced to a traditional two-step at the wedding.
A two-step played softly in the background.

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French:deux-temps, ...
German:Two-Step, Two-Step-Musik, ...
Italian:two-step, ballo a due passi, ...
Spanish:two-step, ...
Portuguese:dança de dois tempos, dois-passo, ...
Chinese:两步舞, 两步舞音乐, ...
Japanese:ツーステップ, ツーステップ音楽, ...
Arabic:رَقْصَة الخَطْوَتَيْن, رقصة التو ستيب, ...
Hebrew:טוּ סְטֶפּ, טוּ סְטֶפּ אֲמֶרִיקָאִי, ...
Russian:двухшаг, ту-степ музыка, ...
Ukrainian:двокрок, музика два кроки, ...
Hindi:टू-स्टेप, टू-स्टेप संगीत, ...
Bengali:টু-স্টেপ, টু-স্টেপ সঙ্গীত, ...
Catalan:two-step, música de two-step, ...
Czech:společenský tanec ve dvoudobém taktu, two-step, ...
Danish:to-trinsdans, to-trinsmusik, ...
Dutch:two-step, tweestapsmuziek, ...
Greek:δισκοβηματισμός, μουσική two-step, ...
Hungarian:társastánc, twostep, ...
Khmer:របាំពីរជំហាន, តន្ត្រីសម្រាប់រាំគូជាចង្វាក់លឿន លឿន យឺត, ...
Korean:투스텝, 투스텝 음악, ...
Persian:رقص دو مرحله‌ای, موسیقی دو-مرحله‌ای, ...
Polish:two-step, muzyka two-step, ...
Portuguese (BR):two-step, dois-passo, ...
Romanian:two-step, muzică two-step, ...
Swedish:tvåstegsdans, tvåstegsmusik, ...
Thai:ทูสเต็ป, เพลงทูสเต็ป, ...
Turkish:iki adım, iki adım müziği, ...
Vietnamese:điệu nhảy two-step, nhạc two-step, ...

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