Meaning of "tango" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TANGO

From American Spanish, probably of Niger-Congo origin; compare Ibibio tamgu to dance.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TANGO

tango  [ˈtæŋɡəʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGO

Tango is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tango in English.

WHAT DOES TANGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tango

The tango is a partner dance that originated in the 1890s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Uruguay and Argentina, and soon spread to the rest of the world. Early tango was known as tango criollo. Today, there are many forms of tango extant. Popularly and among tango dancing circles, the authentic tango is considered to be the one closest to the form originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay. In 2009, UNESCO approved a joint proposal by Argentina and Uruguay to include the tango in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.

Definition of tango in the English dictionary

The first definition of tango in the dictionary is a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses. Other definition of tango is a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance. Tango is also to perform this dance.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TANGO

PRESENT

Present

I tango

you tango

he/she/it tangoes

we tango

you tango

they tango

Present continuous

I am tangoing

you are tangoing

he/she/it is tangoing

we are tangoing

you are tangoing

they are tangoing

Present perfect

I have tangoed

you have tangoed

he/she/it has tangoed

we have tangoed

you have tangoed

they have tangoed

Present perfect continuous

I have been tangoing

you have been tangoing

he/she/it has been tangoing

we have been tangoing

you have been tangoing

they have been tangoing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tangoed

you tangoed

he/she/it tangoed

we tangoed

you tangoed

they tangoed

Past continuous

I was tangoing

you were tangoing

he/she/it was tangoing

we were tangoing

you were tangoing

they were tangoing

Past perfect

I had tangoed

you had tangoed

he/she/it had tangoed

we had tangoed

you had tangoed

they had tangoed

Past perfect continuous

I had been tangoing

you had been tangoing

he/she/it had been tangoing

we had been tangoing

you had been tangoing

they had been tangoing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tango

you will tango

he/she/it will tango

we will tango

you will tango

they will tango

Future continuous

I will be tangoing

you will be tangoing

he/she/it will be tangoing

we will be tangoing

you will be tangoing

they will be tangoing

Future perfect

I will have tangoed

you will have tangoed

he/she/it will have tangoed

we will have tangoed

you will have tangoed

they will have tangoed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tangoing

you will have been tangoing

he/she/it will have been tangoing

we will have been tangoing

you will have been tangoing

they will have been tangoing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tango

you would tango

he/she/it would tango

we would tango

you would tango

they would tango

Conditional continuous

I would be tangoing

you would be tangoing

he/she/it would be tangoing

we would be tangoing

you would be tangoing

they would be tangoing

Conditional perfect

I would have tango

you would have tango

he/she/it would have tango

we would have tango

you would have tango

they would have tango

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tangoing

you would have been tangoing

he/she/it would have been tangoing

we would have been tangoing

you would have been tangoing

they would have been tangoing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tango
we let´s tango
you tango

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tango

Past participle

tangoed

Present Participle

tangoing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF TANGO

Find out the translation of tango to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tango from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tango» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 探戈
• Translator English - Spanish: tango
• English: tango
• Translator English - Hindi: टैंगो
• Translator English - Arabic: التانغو
• Translator English - Russian: танго
• Translator English - Portuguese: tango
• Translator English - Bengali: দক্ষিণ আমেরিকার নৃত্য
• Translator English - French: tango
• Translator English - Malay: Tango
• Translator English - German: Tango
• Translator English - Japanese: タンゴ
• Translator English - Korean: 탱고
• Translator English - Javanese: Tango
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tango
• Translator English - Tamil: டேங்கோ
• Translator English - Marathi: टँगो
• Translator English - Turkish: tango
• Translator English - Italian: tango
• Translator English - Polish: tango
• Translator English - Ukrainian: танго
• Translator English - Romanian: tango
• Translator English - Greek: tango
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Tango
• Translator English - Swedish: tango
• Translator English - Norwegian: tango

10 QUOTES WITH «TANGO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tango.

1

Gary Burton

I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I've had.

2

Juan Campodonico

I started buying records in the '80s. I listened to everything new wave, disco, funk synth-pop, rock, but in my house we were listening to bossa nova, tango, and folk.

3

Robert Duvall

You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.

4

Robert Fulghum

My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me.

5

Lesley Gore

I wouldn't go so far as to make 'You Don't Own Me' a tango or 'It's My Party' a hip-hop thing. Believe me, those things have been suggested to me. But I thought if I could stay true to the song, the arrangements would work. I'm really enjoying singing them.

6

Yo-Yo Ma

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.

7

Daron Malakian

I like structuring verses, choruses, but sometimes the verses might be a tango and the choruses might be death metal.

8

Gilles Marini

The Argentine tango is very special to me because it's full of sensuality. The chemistry between the man and woman is absolutely stunning.

9

Gilles Marini

I love to dance and perform the Argentine tango - it breathes love!

10

Ian McKeever

Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGO»

Discover the use of tango in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tango and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

And Tango Makes Three

When male penguins Silo and Roy attempt to hatch an egg-shaped rock and find no success in their efforts, the zookeepers decide to place a fertilized penguin egg in their cage and end up with little baby Tango, in an amusing tale based on a ...

Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, 2005

And Tango Makes Three

Out came their very own baby! She had fuzzy white feathers and a funny black beak. Now Roy and Silo were fathers. “We'll call her Tango,” Mr. Gramzay decided, “because it takes two to make a Tango.” Roy and Silo taught Tango how to sing ...

Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson, 2010

Tango: The Art History of Love

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham ...

Robert Farris Thompson, 2010

Gotta Tango

Gotta Tango is your guide to the authentic Argentine tango.

Alberto Paz, Valorie Hart, 2008

Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels

• A moving and hilarious coming of age story about love, sex, and attention deficit disorder.

Justin Vivian Bond, 2013

The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball

If you want to know what the folks in baseball should be doing, find out in The Book.

Tom M. Tango, Mitchel G. Lichtman, Andrew E. Dolphin, 2007

The Tango in the United States: A History

This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris, and London to the present day. It covers dancers, musicians, and composers and the tango's influence on American music.

Carlos G. Groppa, 2003

Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla

Combining deft musical analysis and intriguing personal insight, Azzi and Collier vividly capture the life of Piazolla, the Argentinean musician--a visionary who won worldwide acclaim but sparked bitter controversy in his native land. 42 ...

María Susana Azzi, Simon Collier, 2000

The Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance

From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the riveting story of the dance that captivated the world—a tale of politics and passion, immigration, and romance.

Christine Denniston, 2007

Tango: Lessons for Life

In this role, she uses the tango to express her life philosophies. She also applies the revitalizing inspiration she derives from the tango to develop a nurturing, mind-body approach to her patients.

Jeannette Potts, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tango is used in the context of the following news items.

An Outsider In Buenos Aires Goes Incognito, For Love Of Tango

In the dirty, crowded, and impoverished immigrant barrios of Buenos Aires of 1913, a 17-year-old girl arrives with little more than some clothes and her ... «NPR, Jul 15»

Slamdance: inside the weird virtual reality of Google's Project Tango

At last year's I/O, we saw the first Tango device available to developers, an Nvidia-made tablet laden with cameras and sensors that could map a 3D space in ... «The Verge, May 15»

Kanye West: Fans Bolt From Wango Tango Performance — Find Out …

Wait, what? Some fans weren't feeling Kanye's performance at the end of Wango Tango on May 9. HollywoodLife.com was there for the entire event, and we'll ... «Hollywood Life, May 15»

Gay penguins have no place in our libraries, say parents

A chinstrap penguin like Tango (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko). • Quiz: How good is your knowledge of banned books? The BBC reports that other books on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

Bangladesh shuts down messaging services Viber and Tango to …

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladeshi telecoms authorities Sunday shut down smartphone messaging and voice services Viber and Tango, which have become a ... «The Straits Times, Jan 15»

Last Tango In Halifax actor Derek Jacobi reveals how a ''dramatic …

Sir Derek said that filming the latest TV series of Last Tango In Halifax, in which he stars opposite Anne Reid as a couple in their 70s enjoying a romance, was ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»

Last Tango in Halifax review – jealousy, resentment, class and love …

Good news: as Homeland comes to an end, Last Tango in Halifax (BBC1, Sunday) gets going again, series three. Not that they've anything in common; they're ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»

Salsa king Ruben Blades nominated to two Grammys in tango …

Instead, it's up for two — album of the year and best tango album. "People probably have to rub their eyes and say, 'What, Ruben Blades in the tango category? «Fox News Latino, Nov 14»

Singapore Provokes Outrage by Pulping Kids' Books About Gay …

The multi-award winning And Tango Makes Three recounts the real life-inspired story of two male penguins raising a baby chick at New York's Central Park Zoo. «TIME, Jul 14»

Google Project Tango smartphones heading to space this week

Up next: Project Tango. The search giant's smartphone, which packs 3D sensors that allow it to track and map just about anything around it, has been playing a ... «Engadget, Jul 14»