promenade

n.

1. 1. A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.
   2. A public place for such walking.
2. 1. A formal dance; a ball.
   2. A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.
3. A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.

v., -nad·ed, -nad·ing, -nades.

v.intr.

1. To go on a leisurely walk.
2. To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.

v.tr.

1. To take a promenade along or through.
2. To take or display on or as if on a promenade.

[French, from promener, to take for a walk, from Latin prōmināre, to drive forward : prō-, forward; see pro–¹ + mināre, to drive with shouts (from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats).]

promenader prom'e·nad'er n.

noun

An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk, wander. See move/halt.

verb

To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander. Informal mosey. See move/halt.

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A suitable place for walking for pleasure, as a mall.

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In classical ballet, a slow supported turn on one foot, usually with the body held in a arabesque or attitude position. The male dancer holds the hand of the ballerina (who is on pointe) and either slowly walks around her or turns her around.

IN BRIEF: To walk for amusement or exercise. Also: A public place for a walk, as an avenue or the deck of a ship.

They walked along the promenade of the ship for exercise each day they were on board.

Tutor's tip: They might promenade (long a in the second syllable) along the promenade (short o sound in the second syllable). There are two pronunciations for this word.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - promenade, spadseretur, bal
v. intr. - promenere
v. tr. - promenere

Nederlands (Dutch)
promenade, flaneren, ceremoniële opening van een bal

Français (French)
n. - promenade, front de mer, promenade (danse)
v. intr. - se promener
v. tr. - promener (sout)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Promenade, Spaziergang
v. - promenieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίπατος, σεργιάνι, σουλάτσο, χώρος περιπάτου
v. - κάνω περίπατο, σεργιανίζω, βγάζω περίπατο

Italiano (Italian)
passeggiare, passeggiata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vesperal (m), baile estudantil (m), passeio (m)
v. - passear

Русский (Russian)
прогуливаться, прогулка

Español (Spanish)
n. - paseo, paseo marítimo
v. intr. - pasearse, darse un paseo
v. tr. - pasear, pasearse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (strand)promenad, promenadkonsert, foajé
v. - promenera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散步, 舞会, 骑马, 漫步, 在...散步

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 散步, 舞會, 騎馬
v. intr. - 漫步, 騎馬
v. tr. - 在...散步

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 산책, 행렬행진, 산책길
v. intr. - 슬슬 거닐다, 뽐내며 걷다
v. tr. - ~을 산책하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 散歩, 遊歩, ねり歩き, 遊歩道, プロムナード, ダンスパーティー
v. - 散歩する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نزهه, منتزه, افتتاح حفله راقصه (فعل) يتنزه, يفتتح حفله راقصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיילת, טיול, נשף ריקודים, רחבת-טיול (בתיאטרון)‬
v. intr. - ‮טייל‬
v. tr. - ‮טייל, לקח עמו לטיול‬

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