pri·ma ballerina

pri·ma ballerina
/ˈpriːmə-/ noun, pl ⋯ -nas [count]
: the main female dancer in a ballet company

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • pri|ma bal|le|ri|na — «PREE muh BAL uh REE nuh», plural pri|ma bal|le|ri|nas. the principal woman dancer in a ballet company. ╂[< Italian prima ballerina] …   Useful english dictionary

  • prima ballerina — pri′ma balleri′na [[t]ˈpri mə[/t]] n. pl. prima ballerinas. mad the principal ballerina in a ballet company • Etymology: 1895–1900; < It: lit., first ballerina …   From formal English to slang

  • prima ballerina — pri|ma bal|le|ri|na [ˌpri:mə bæləˈri:nə] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Italian; Origin: first female dancer ] the main woman dancer in a group of ↑ballet dancers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • prima ballerina — pri|ma bal|le|ri|na [ ,primə bælə rinə ] noun count the most important female dancer in a BALLET company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prima ballerina — [ pri:mə] noun the chief female dancer in a ballet or ballet company. Origin C19: Ital …   English new terms dictionary

  • prima ballerina — UK [ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə] / US [ˌprɪmə bæləˈrɪnə] noun [countable] Word forms prima ballerina : singular prima ballerina plural prima ballerinas the most important female dancer in a ballet company …   English dictionary

  • primaballerina — pri·ma ballerina (prēʹmə) n. The leading woman dancer in a ballet company.   [Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + ballerina, ballerina.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Primaballerina — Pri|ma|bal|le|ri|na 〈f.; , ri|nen〉 erste Tänzerin eines Balletts [<ital. prima ballerina „erste Tänzerin“] * * * Pri|ma|bal|le|ri|na, die; , …nen [ital. prima ballerina, ↑ Ballerina] (Theater): erste Solotänzerin; Tänzerin der Hauptrolle in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Primaballerina — Pri|ma|bal|le|ri|na die; , ...nen <aus gleichbed. it. prima ballerina zu ↑prima u. ↑Ballerina> die erste u. Vortänzerin einer Ballettgruppe; vgl. ↑Ballerina …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Primaballerina — Pri|ma|bal|le|ri|na 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: ri|nen〉 erste Tänzerin eines Balletts [Etym.: <ital. prima ballerina »erste Tänzerin«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”