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glissade

/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/

/ɡlɪˈsɑd/

Translations

glissadenoun

glissades

/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/

/ɡlɪˈsɑd/

The dancer performed a perfect glissade across the stage.

Танцор исполнил идеальную глиссаду по сцене.

Synonyms

glissadeverb

glissaded

Past Simple

glissaded

Past Participle

glissading

Gerund

/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/

/ɡlɪˈsɑd/

The dancer began to glissade across the stage.

Танцор начал скользить по сцене.

Synonyms

glissadenoun

A controlled slide or descent down a snow-covered slope, typically on one's feet or buttocks.

The mountaineers used a glissade to quickly descend the snowy slope.

A ballet movement in which the dancer glides one foot along the floor in any direction, usually as a preparation for a leap.

The dancer executed a perfect glissade before launching into a grand jeté.

glissadeverb

To perform a gliding step in ballet, where one foot slides along the floor before the other foot joins it.

The dancer glissaded gracefully across the stage, her movements smooth and fluid.

To descend a snow-covered slope in a controlled slide, typically while standing or sitting.

After summiting, the climbers glissaded down the steep face in less than an hour.