samba

sɑ̃ba

Definition

Definition of samba - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

dansemusique brésilienne rythmée à deux ou quatre temps

L'orchestre joue une samba entraînante pour le carnaval.

musiquedanse brésilienne énergique sur rythme de samba

Elle apprend la samba dans une école de danse.

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autre nom de l'abachi en Côte d'Ivoire

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Le menuisier travaille le bois de samba pour ses meubles.

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danser la samba

exécuter une danse brésilienne rythmée avec des mouvements énergiques

Les danseurs ont dansé la samba toute la nuit au carnaval.

Origin of samba

portugais, samba (origine incertaine; peut-être bumba-meu-boi?)

Terms with samba included in their meaning

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danse latine

danse sportive

catégorie de danse sportive comprenant cha-cha, rumba, samba, paso doble et jive

carnaval de Rio

fête brésilienne

grande fête annuelle au Brésil avec défilés, costumes et musique samba

bossa nova

musique brésilienne

style musical brésilien mélant samba douce et harmonies jazz

sambiste

musicien

personne qui joue de la musique samba

sambiste

danseur

personne qui danse la samba

sambodrome

carnaval

lieu aménagé pour les spectacles de samba et défilés de carnaval

Examples of samba in a sentence

La professeure de danse nous apprend une nouvelle samba chaque semaine.
La samba résonnait dans tout le quartier pendant le carnaval.
Ils ont improvisé une samba au milieu de la place.
Le samba pousse dans les forêts ivoiriennes.
Cette sculpture est taillée dans du samba.

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English:samba, abachi, ...
German:Samba, Abachi, ...
Italian:samba, abachi, ...
Spanish:samba, abachi, ...
Portuguese:samba, abachi, ...
Chinese:桑巴, 桑巴舞, ...
Japanese:サンバ, アバチ, ...
Arabic:سامبا, رقصة سامبا, ...
Hebrew:סַמְבָּה, אַבָּצִ, ...
Russian:самба, абачи, ...
Ukrainian:самба, абачі, ...
Catalan:samba, abachi, ...
Danish:samba, abachi, ...
Dutch:samba, abachi, ...
Greek:σάμπα, αμπάτσι, ...
Khmer:សាំបា, របាំសាំបាប្រេស៊ីល, ...
Korean:삼바, 아바치 나무, ...
Polish:samba, abachi, ...
Portuguese (BR):samba, abachi, ...
Romanian:samba, abachi, ...
Swedish:samba, abachi, ...
Thai:แซมบ้า, ซัมบ้า, ...
Turkish:samba, abachi ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:nhạc samba, điệu samba, ...

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Definition of samba - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with samba

Origin of samba

Terms related to samba

Terms with samba included in their meaning

Examples of samba in a sentence

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