quickstep

A noun referring to either a military march performed at a brisk pace, or a ballroom dance characterized by a combination of quick and slow steps.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit une marche militaire au pas rapide, soit une danse de salon caractérisée par une alternance de pas rapides et lents.

1. Military march B2 formal

   A fast-paced military march used for quick time movements.

   • The soldiers performed a quickstep during the parade.
   • The quickstep is often used in military drills.
   • They practiced the quickstep to improve their marching speed.

   🇫🇷Pas cadencé rapide

   Synonymes: quick march

2. Ballroom dance B2 formal

   A lively ballroom dance characterized by quick and slow steps, often performed to fast music.

   • They danced the quickstep at the competition.
   • The quickstep requires precise footwork and timing.
   • She learned the quickstep for her wedding dance.

   🇫🇷Quickstep (danse de bal)

• quicksteps plural form
• quicksteps' possessive plural form
• quickstep's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to dance the quickstep, a fast ballroom dance, or to move with quick, lively steps.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant danser le quickstep (danse de salon rapide) ou se déplacer à pas rapides et vifs.

1. Perform a quickstep B2 formal

   To dance the quickstep, a fast ballroom dance in 4/4 time.

   • They quickstepped across the dance floor with grace.
   • She learned to quickstep for the competition.
   • The couple quickstepped to the lively music.

   🇫🇷Danser le quickstep

• quickstepped past participle
• quickstepped past simple
• quickstepping present participle
• quicksteps third person singular