Chasse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

perform a chasse step, in ballet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪndʒɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːkjʊlətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːkjʊlətˌɪv/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪndʒɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sashay

Parts of Speech

noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet

Word Forms

chasse	verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet
sashay	verb	perform a chasse step, in ballet
chasse	noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
sashay	noun	(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfolgung

(Ballett) schnelle, gleitende Schritte, wobei immer ein Fuß voraus ist

🇫🇷French

chasser

(ballet) pas glissants rapides avec un pied toujours en tête

🇪🇸Spanish

persecución

(ballet) pasos rápidos y deslizantes con un pie siempre adelante

🇮🇹Italian

caccia

(balletto) passi rapidi e scorrevoli con un piede sempre in testa

🇳🇱Dutch

achtervolgen

(ballet) snelle glijdende passen waarbij één voet altijd leidend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

perseguição

(balé) passos rápidos e deslizantes com um pé sempre à frente

🇷🇺Russian

шассе

(балет) быстрые скользящие шаги, одна нога всегда впереди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेस

(बैले) एक पैर से हमेशा आगे बढ़ते हुए त्वरित ग्लाइडिंग कदम

🇧🇩Bengali

চেস

(ব্যালে) দ্রুত গ্লাইডিং ধাপে এক পা সর্বদা অগ্রণী

🇮🇳Tamil

துரத்த

(பாலே) ஒரு அடி எப்போதும் முன்னணியில் இருக்கும் விரைவான சறுக்கும் படிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెంబడించు

(బ్యాలెట్) శీఘ్ర గ్లైడింగ్ దశలు ఒక అడుగు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ముందుంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठलाग

(बॅलेट) एक पाय नेहमी पुढे असलेल्या द्रुत सरकत्या पायऱ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેસ

(બેલે) ઝડપી ગ્લાઈડિંગ સ્ટેપ્સ જેમાં એક પગ હંમેશા આગળ રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆನ್ನಟ್ಟಿ

(ಬ್ಯಾಲೆಟ್) ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಮುಂದಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಪಾದದೊಂದಿಗೆ ತ್ವರಿತ ಗ್ಲೈಡಿಂಗ್ ಹಂತಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേട്ടയാടുക

(ബാലെ) ഒരു കാൽ എപ്പോഴും മുന്നിലുള്ള ദ്രുത ഗ്ലൈഡിംഗ് ഘട്ടങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਸ

(ਬੈਲੇ) ਇੱਕ ਪੈਰ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਮੋਹਰੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਤੇਜ਼ ਗਲਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਕਦਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیس

(بیلے) تیز گلائیڈنگ قدم جس میں ایک پاؤں ہمیشہ آگے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

追逐

（芭蕾舞）快速滑步，始终一只脚在前

🇯🇵Japanese

シャッセ

(バレエ) 片足を常にリードして素早く滑るステップ

🇰🇷Korean

샤세

(발레) 한 발이 항상 앞서가는 빠른 글라이딩 스텝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái rương

(ballet) bước lướt nhanh bằng một chân luôn dẫn đầu

🇹🇭Thai

เชส

(บัลเลต์) ก้าวร่อนอย่างรวดเร็วด้วยเท้าข้างเดียวนำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengejar

(Balet) Langkah meluncur cepat dengan satu kaki selalu memimpin

🇵🇭Filipino

humabol

(ballet) mabilis na gliding steps na laging nangunguna ang isang paa

🇲🇾Malay

mengejar

(balet) langkah meluncur laju dengan sebelah kaki sentiasa mendahului

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطاردة

(باليه) خطوات انزلاقية سريعة بقدم واحدة في المقدمة دائمًا

🇮🇷Persian

تعقیب و گریز

(باله) پله های سرخوردن سریع با یک پا همیشه در جلو

🇹🇷Turkish

kova

(bale) bir ayağın her zaman önde olduğu hızlı, kayan adımlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

צ'אסה

(בלט) צעדי גלישה מהירים כשרגל אחת תמיד מובילה

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