to tango
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3.9
To dance with a partner in the Argentine style using close steps
- verb
- /ˈtæŋɡoʊ/
:
bailar tango
- Let us tango.
- learn to tango
- Let's tango
- ready to tango
But once most people get it, they do stop tangoing.
- But once most people get it, they do stop tangoing.
Examples
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I don't want to tango.
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Would you like to tango with me at the dance party this weekend?
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How to tango, you ask?
Fiction book (1991) -
Would you like to learn to tango, Donna?
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We're gonna be tangoing next month.
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Time to tango.
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- Can you tango?
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Learn how to tango.
Blog text (25) -
- Okay, let's tango.
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She decided to tango after watching a performance at the festival.
Synonyms
to dance
vsto tango
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1.0
To move quickly and lightly from side to side or up and down
is a specific partnered Latin American ballroom style rather than general movement
Idioms
Compounds
whiskey tango foxtrot
- Offensive
9.9
A phrase people say as a joke when they feel shocked or confused
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Etymology
Tango (verb) comes from the name of the dance and may come from Latin tangere meaning 'to touch'. That makes it easy to remember that to tango is to dance closely with a partner, often in a tight, connected hold.