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baile

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “baile” mean in English?

  1. dance

Example sentences

  • El baile flamenco es muy bonito.

    Flamenco dancing is very pretty.

  • Voy al baile esta noche.

    I'm going to the dance tonight.

  • Me gusta el baile latino.

    I like Latin dance.

How to use it

Baile means 'dance' (the noun, art form, or event). Masculine: el baile. Verb bailar = 'to dance'.

Common mistake

Baile is the noun (the dance form / event); bailar is the verb (to dance). Don't conflate.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.