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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.

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

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.

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• Outbuildings, Gardens, and Fences - promenade: public walk; gallery or balcony for walking
• Urban Structures and Phenomena - promenade: public walkway
• Ballet - promenade: slow turn of body on planted foot in adagio
• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - promenade: procession of guests beginning formal ball; leisurely walk, esp. in public square
• Entertainments and Spectacles - promenade: strolling or walking through a public square; formal dance or ball; prom
• Mood and Intent - promenade: take a leisurely public walk, esp. to show off

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Promenade may refer to:

• Esplanade, a raised walkway

In music and dance

• Promenade (dance move), a dance figure in some dances
• Promenade position, in partner dancing, a type of body positioning where the partners face in the same direction of travel
• Prom, a formal dance, or gathering of high school students in the United States and Canada typically held at the end of the year
• "Promenade" by George Gershwin, originally titled "Walking the Dog" as a musical number for Shall We Dance (1937)
• "Promenade", a recurring movement in Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
• Promenade concert, concerts in the pleasure gardens of 18th/19th century London;
  • also now the BBC Proms
• Promenade (album), a 1994 album by The Divine Comedy
• "Promenade" (song), a song from the U2 album The Unforgettable Fire
• Promenade, a song by Street Sweeper Social Club
• Western promenade dance, a form of partner dance

Other

• Promenade MRT Station, a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore
• Promenade deck, a deck found on several types of passenger ships and riverboats
• Promenade Mall (disambiguation), a number of malls with similar names
• Promenade Shopping Center (disambiguation)
• Promenade was an online service provider for IBM PS/1 users during the 1980s later merged into AOL

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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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