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I have three things I really, really want to do. I want to do aerial trapeze, I want to do martial arts, and I want to learn Russian. And, because of my life, I'm not able to do any of these.
Natalia Tena

Meaning of "trapeze" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAPEZE

From French trapèze, from New Latin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAPEZE

trapeze  [trəˈpiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAPEZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trapeze is 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.

WHAT DOES TRAPEZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trapeze

Trapeze

A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act.

Definition of trapeze in the English dictionary

The definition of trapeze in the dictionary is a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc. Other definition of trapeze is a sling like a bosun's chair at one end of a line attached to the masthead of a light racing sailing boat, used in sitting out.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAPEZE


antiherpes
ˌæntɪˈhɜːpiːz
appease
əˈpiːz
counterpeise
ˈkaʊntəˌpiːz
cyclopes
saɪˈkləʊpiːz
forcipes
ˈfɔːsɪˌpiːz
herpes
ˈhɜːpiːz
pease
piːz
stapes
ˈsteɪpiːz
stipes
ˈstaɪpiːz
stirpes
ˈstɜːpiːz
stylopes
ˈstaɪləˌpiːz
talipes
ˈtælɪˌpiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAPEZE

trapan
Trapani
trapanned
trapanner
trapanning
trapball
trapes
trapeze artist
trapezia
trapezial
trapeziform
trapezist
trapezium
trapezius
trapezohedra
trapezohedral
trapezohedron
trapezoid
trapezoid rule
trapezoidal

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAPEZE

antifreeze
breeze
deep freeze
deepfreeze
flying trapeze
freeze
frieze
gentle breeze
light breeze
meze
refreeze
sea breeze
shoot the breeze
sneeze
squeeze
strong breeze
tweeze
unfreeze
wheeze
zeze

Synonyms and antonyms of trapeze in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trapeze» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAPEZE

Find out the translation of trapeze to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trapeze from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trapeze» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trapecio
570 millions of speakers

English

trapeze
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trapeze
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرجوحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трапеции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trapézio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শরীরচর্চার যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trapèze
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trapeze
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trapez
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラピーズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공중 그네
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trapeze
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ட்ரேப்ஸியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कसरत करण्याची झुलती काठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trapez
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trapezio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trapez
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трапеції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trapez
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραπέζιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trapeze
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trapets
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trapes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trapeze

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAPEZE»

The term «trapeze» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAPEZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trapeze» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trapeze» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trapeze

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7 QUOTES WITH «TRAPEZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trapeze.
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Neon Hitch
The trapeze was my first love. To me, it's normal. It's all I've ever known. But when I see other people's upbringings, I think, 'Hmm... mine was rather unconventional. Quite different!'
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Neon Hitch
I grew up in a bus, traveled with various circuses and freak shows. I was a trapeze artist, and that was my dream. We just traveled the whole world, me and my mom and my little brothers and sisters. It was an adventure.
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Drew Houston
Our users are trapeze artists, high school football coaches - I got cornered by a couple of theoretical physicists who said Dropbox lets them collaborate across the world and share their experiments' results. They were raving about how it's driving their research.
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Celia Imrie
Living as an actor is rather like living life on the trapezes in a circus. Every time you jump on, you have to pray that, when the time comes for you to jump off, there is another trapeze swinging your way.
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Patina Miller
I've been doing lots of trapeze, and so much of it is holding your own weight.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
According to them, the poet is confined to the provinces with his mouth broken on his own syllabic trapeze.
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Natalia Tena
I have three things I really, really want to do. I want to do aerial trapeze, I want to do martial arts, and I want to learn Russian. And, because of my life, I'm not able to do any of these.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAPEZE»

Discover the use of trapeze in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trapeze and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trapeze
The outcome could affect the whole course of the war. A fascinating blend of fact and fiction, Trapeze is both an old-fashioned adventure story and a modern exploration of a young woman’s growth into adulthood.
Simon Mawer, 2012
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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories
All of the tales were written during the great depression and reflect, through pathos and humor, the mood of the nation in one of its greatest times of want.
William Saroyan, 1934
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Danger on the flying trapeze
When he and his mother join the Fourpaugh Circus in 1893, fourteen-year-old Casey Watkins is certain that their lives will change for the better, but the real change comes when they meet the charismatic evangelist D. L. Moody.
Neta Jackson, 1995
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The Trapeze Artist
The Trapeze Artist draws together the past, present and future of one life to create a work of startling dexterity and vision - a haunting and heartbreaking account of a child, a boy, a man, desperate to free himself from the suffocating ...
Will Davis, 2012
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Learning to Fly: Trapeze--reflections on Fear, Trust, and ...
Utilizing the image of the trapeze as a symbol for growth and transformation, the author of Fire in the Belly describes his own experiences in a trapeze training program and its use in helping individuals who need to confront fear and ...
Sam Keen, 2000
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The Art of Trapeze: One Woman's Journey of Soaring, ...
Reached #1 on Amazon in Spiritual Self-Help and Memoirs: Adventurers! This is Book One in The Awakening Consciousness Series. Book Two is "The Modern Heroine's Journey of Consciousness."
Molly McCord, 2013
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Trapeze
Here you must take a boat from one day to the next, or clutch the girders of the bridge, hand over hand. But they are sailing like a pendulum between eternity and evening, diving, recovering, balancing the air. From the Hardcover edition.
Deborah Digges, 2009
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Multidisciplinary Performance Issues in Sergei Prokofiev's ...
Sergei Prokofiev's ballet, Trapeze---a work the composer viewed as a failure---presents, despite its high quality, numerous challenges as a concert work.
Chelsea Gayle Howell, 2007
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The Fundamentals of Flying Trapeze
From the founder of flying-trapeze.com, this book illustrates the fundamental principles, techniques and equipment of Flying Trapeze.
Alastair Pilgrim, 2012
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Leadership trapeze: strategies for leadership in team-based ...
This book helps managers understand their changing roles in creating a more empowered culture through self-directed teams.
Jeanne M. Wilson, Jill George, Richard S. Wellins, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAPEZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trapeze is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oceanfront trapeze rig gives beachgoers free chance to fly
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Eight-year-old Jas Marie Miller fearlessly climbed the skinny ladder up to the platform where Matthew Altbuch waited for her. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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Trapeze lessons and Caribbean conferences funded by British …
British taxpayers' money has been “squandered” by European diplomats on lavish Caribbean junkets and pointless projects including trapeze lessons and art ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Trapeze rig at the Oceanfront gives beachgoers a free chance to fly
Kristin Squires of Apollo, Pa., falls toward the net on the beach at 17th Street during a session of BeachStreetUSA Trapeze School on Sunday afternoon, July 19, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Fly Across Coney Island On A Trapeze This Summer
Luna Park's skydiving ride, Boardwalk Flight, may have been dismantled, but we will soon be able to fly across Coney Island once again. Trapeze School New ... «Sheepshead Bites, Jul 15»
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Recreation: Utah Flying Trapeze teaches aerial art to thrill-seekers …
She does this twice a week as a trapeze flyer, jumping, swinging, gliding and flipping through the air with Utah Flying Trapeze, a group offering classes to ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
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Trapeze School New York planning to open at Coney Island on Friday
Trapeze School New York plans to open a new outdoor location at Stillwell Avenue and Wonder Wheel Way on Friday, bringing acrobatic thrills to the "people's ... «amNY, Jun 15»
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Trapeze artist still flying high after stroke recovery
Tony Steele, a legend among trapeze artists, is listed three times in the Guinness Book of World Records for the record tricks he performed in the 50s and 60s, ... «News3LV, May 15»
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78 years old and still flying high -- on a trapeze
"There are 40- and 50-year-olds who have given up on life already," said Paul Blackwelder, a fellow trapeze artist and author. "He is determined to share his ... «FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV, May 15»
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Jennifer Leszczynski found pole dancing and flying trapeze unlike …
Pole fitness and dancing might be, particularly at the advanced levels, one of the most physically demanding and challenging athletic activities you'll find. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»
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Contract Awarded to Trapeze Group, a Division of Constellation …
Trapeze delivers solutions that consider the full 360 degrees of passenger ... an entire organization, or the community, Trapeze provides some of the most ... «MarketWatch, Jan 15»

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