bailar
to dance
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To move rhythmically to music
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ball
a formal party for dancing
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-ar
verb suffix
Bailar means to dance and is related to the English word ball0, the kind of party you go to in order to dance. It's also related to the word ballet, a type of dance.
bailar
to dance
To move your body in time with music.
Bailamos toda la noche en la fiestaWe danced all night at the party
Ella baila salsa desde los ocho añosShe has danced salsa since she was eight
to be loose, to wobble (of a loose object)
When something sits in a space too big for it, so it wobbles and shifts around, as if it's dancing in place.
Me baila un dienteI have a loose tooth
Estos pantalones me bailanThese trousers are loose on me