rain dance

• Dança cerimonial executada por alguns povos indígenas para invocar a chuva segundo crenças tradicionais. No uso informal moderno, também pode designar qualquer ação cheia de esperança ou supersticiosa feita para alcançar um resultado desejado.

A ceremonial dance performed by some indigenous cultures, traditionally believed to invoke rain. In modern informal usage, it can also refer to any hopeful or superstitious action taken to bring about a desired outcome.

1. Ritual dance for rainB2formal

   A ceremonial dance performed by some cultures, believed to invoke rain from the gods or spirits.

   dança da chuva

   • The tribe performed a rain dance during the drought.
   • Anthropologists studied the traditional rain dance of the indigenous people.
   • The rain dance was accompanied by chanting and drumming.

2. Figurative: Hopeful actionB2informal

   An action taken in the hope of bringing about a desired outcome, often used humorously or metaphorically.

   Dança da chuva

   • The farmers did a rain dance hoping for a good harvest.
   • I'm doing a rain dance for my job application to succeed.
   • He joked that he would do a rain dance to get the project approved.