tango

タンゴ

二人が体を寄せ、力強いリズムに合わせて歩調をそろえる踊り。

やさしい英語で： A dance for two people, with strong rhythms and close, carefully timed steps.

• We danced a tango together.
• She takes tango lessons every Friday.
• The couple performed three tangos for the audience.

よく使う表現： dance the tango, Argentine tango, tango lesson

フラメンコのタンゴ

スペインのフラメンコの踊りで、アルゼンチンのタンゴとは足運びが違う。

やさしい英語で： A Spanish dance in the flamenco tradition, with steps different from the Argentine dance of the same name.

• The dancer performed a flamenco tango.
• Clapping helped keep the rhythm of the Spanish tango.
• The guitarist played while she danced the tango.

よく使う表現： flamenco tango, Spanish tango, tango rhythm

濃いオレンジ色

濃く深みのあるオレンジ色。

やさしい英語で： A deep orange color.

• The fabric is a rich tango.
• She chose tango for the curtains.
• The paint chart lists tango beside pale orange.

類義語： deep orange

よく使う表現： tango orange, tango shade, in tango

敵、標的

軍隊の言葉で、敵や攻撃の標的を指す。

やさしい英語で： An enemy or target, in military language.

• A tango was spotted on the roof.
• The unit reported two tangos near the gate.
• The soldier shouted that the tango was down.

類義語： target, enemy

よく使う表現： tango down, armed tango, tango spotted

タンゴを踊る

相手と体を寄せ、力強いリズムに合わせてタンゴを踊る。

やさしい英語で： To perform a close partner dance with strong rhythms and carefully timed steps.

• They tango every weekend.
• We tangoed until midnight.
• Can you tango with a different partner?

使い方： tango with someone (She tangoed with her husband.)

よく使う表現： tango with someone, learn to tango, tango all night

関わる、やり取りする

ほかの人や集団と密接に関わったり、やり取りしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To deal with or interact closely with another person or group.

• Neither side wanted to tango.
• The two companies tangoed over the proposed deal.
• She knows how to tango with difficult clients.

使い方： tango with someone/something (Small firms must tango with much larger competitors.)

類義語： interact, deal

よく使う表現： tango with someone, ready to tango, tango together