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pas de deux

pas de deux noun: a dance performed by two dancers.

pas de deux: a dance performed by two dancers
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Noun

pas de deux (plural pas de deux)

  1. A dance performed by two dancers.
    • The way in which they dance[…] the final passion of a pas-de-deux; and the going off with a bound!—I shall never see a real ballet, with a composed countenance again.1846, Charles Dickens, Pictures from Italy, London: […] Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC
    • The Russian was a beautiful youth, like a sun-god with his flying yellow locks and glorious symmetry of body, and the pas de deux between him and Magda was a thing to marvel at.1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 5, in The Lamp of Fate
  2. (figuratively) A complicated relationship or process involving two entities, usually persons.
    • There is a seductive and terminal pas-de-deux going on between the real right in this country and their "opposition," the liberals. It is deadly for us to get caught in their maneuverings.1978 December 9, Mitzel, “Post-Briggs Blues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 5
    • But "White Nights" has been made in a cynical world where it is actually believed that a dance movie will interest more people if it is also a thriller: a pas de deux between the CIA and the KGB, if you will.1985, Roger Ebert, "White Nights" film review

pas de deux meaning in Tamil

pas de deux in Tamil

ஒருவர் அல்லது இருவர்க்கான நடனவகை

Forms of pas de deux

pluralpas de deux
alternative formpas-de-deux

Origin of pas de deux

Borrowed from French pas de deux (literally “step of two”). Compare paso doble.

Questions about pas de deux

What does pas de deux mean?
Pas de deux means a dance performed by two dancers.
What is pas de deux in Tamil?
Pas de deux in Tamil is ஒருவர் அல்லது இருவர்க்கான நடனவகை. See Pas de deux meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pas de deux?
Pas de deux is a noun.
What is the plural of pas de deux?
The plural of pas de deux is pas de deux.

Words near pas de deux in the dictionary

  1. parœmiographers
  2. parœmiography
  3. pas
  4. pas de chat
  5. pas de chats
  6. pas de deux
  7. pas de quatre
  8. pas de trois
  9. pas devant
  10. pas devant les enfants
  11. pas seul

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