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It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not.
Andre Rieu

Meaning of "waltz" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WALTZ

From German Walzer, from Middle High German walzen to roll; compare welter.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WALTZ

waltz  [wɔːls] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALTZ

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waltz 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 waltz in English.

WHAT DOES WALTZ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

waltz

Waltz

The waltz is a smooth, progressive ballroom and folk dance in triple time, performed primarily in closed position.

Definition of waltz in the English dictionary

The first definition of waltz in the dictionary is a ballroom dance in triple time in which couples spin around as they progress round the room. Other definition of waltz is a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance. Waltz is also to dance or lead in or as in a waltz.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WALTZ

PRESENT

Present
I waltz
you waltz
he/she/it waltzs
we waltz
you waltz
they waltz
Present continuous
I am waltzing
you are waltzing
he/she/it is waltzing
we are waltzing
you are waltzing
they are waltzing
Present perfect
I have waltzed
you have waltzed
he/she/it has waltzed
we have waltzed
you have waltzed
they have waltzed
Present perfect continuous
I have been waltzing
you have been waltzing
he/she/it has been waltzing
we have been waltzing
you have been waltzing
they have been waltzing
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 waltzed
you waltzed
he/she/it waltzed
we waltzed
you waltzed
they waltzed
Past continuous
I was waltzing
you were waltzing
he/she/it was waltzing
we were waltzing
you were waltzing
they were waltzing
Past perfect
I had waltzed
you had waltzed
he/she/it had waltzed
we had waltzed
you had waltzed
they had waltzed
Past perfect continuous
I had been waltzing
you had been waltzing
he/she/it had been waltzing
we had been waltzing
you had been waltzing
they had been waltzing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will waltz
you will waltz
he/she/it will waltz
we will waltz
you will waltz
they will waltz
Future continuous
I will be waltzing
you will be waltzing
he/she/it will be waltzing
we will be waltzing
you will be waltzing
they will be waltzing
Future perfect
I will have waltzed
you will have waltzed
he/she/it will have waltzed
we will have waltzed
you will have waltzed
they will have waltzed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been waltzing
you will have been waltzing
he/she/it will have been waltzing
we will have been waltzing
you will have been waltzing
they will have been waltzing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would waltz
you would waltz
he/she/it would waltz
we would waltz
you would waltz
they would waltz
Conditional continuous
I would be waltzing
you would be waltzing
he/she/it would be waltzing
we would be waltzing
you would be waltzing
they would be waltzing
Conditional perfect
I would have waltz
you would have waltz
he/she/it would have waltz
we would have waltz
you would have waltz
they would have waltz
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been waltzing
you would have been waltzing
he/she/it would have been waltzing
we would have been waltzing
you would have been waltzing
they would have been waltzing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you waltz
we let´s waltz
you waltz
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to waltz
Past participle
waltzed
Present Participle
waltzing
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WALTZ


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fɔːls
halse
hɔːls

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALTZ

wallydraigle
walnut
walnut oil
walnutwood
Walpole
Walpurgis Night
walrus
walrus moustache
Walsall
Walsh
Walsingham
Walter
Walter Mitty
Waltham Forest
Walther von der Vogelweide
Walton
walty
waltz Matilda
waltzer
waltzlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALTZ

Auschwitz
Biarritz
blitz
Chemnitz
ersatz
fritz
Getz
Helmholtz
hertz
Horowitz
Katz
lutz
Metz
quartz
ritz
schmaltz
shmaltz
speltz
spitz
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Synonyms and antonyms of waltz in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waltz» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALTZ

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

Translator English - Chinese

华尔兹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vals
570 millions of speakers

English

waltz
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाल्ट्ज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَقْصَةُ الفَالْس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вальс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

valsa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উঅলত্স্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

valse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waltz
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Walzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワルツ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왈츠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waltz
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điệu waltz
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வால்ட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाल्ट्झ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vals
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

valzer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

walc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вальс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vals
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wals
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vals
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vals
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waltz

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALTZ»

The term «waltz» is very widely used and occupies the 17.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALTZ» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waltz» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waltz» 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 waltz

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10 QUOTES WITH «WALTZ»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waltz.
1
Rodger Berman
While being the husband of uberstylist Rachel Zoe lets me waltz confidently into fashion shows with Rachel by my side, the VIP treatment usually stops there.
2
Quentin Bryce
My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful.
3
Lindsey Buckingham
Some days I would be there at ten in the morning and wouldn't leave till ten at night, and the others would waltz in for a couple of hours and then leave, because I was doing that painting thing. And they were happy to see that being done.
4
Len Goodman
The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.
5
Christopher Gorham
I know how to waltz because I used to teach ballroom dancing when I was in high school.
6
Brian Greene
String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe - from the frantic dance of subatomic quarks to the stately waltz of orbiting binary stars; from the primordial fireball of the big bang to the majestic swirl of heavenly galaxies - are reflections of one, grand physical principle, one master equation.
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Maurice Jarre
I began to write a kind of waltz and in a little more than an hour I had the theme written.
8
Rocky Marciano
Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?
9
Andre Rieu
The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you.
10
Andre Rieu
It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it's really not.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALTZ»

Discover the use of waltz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waltz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at ...
"The book opens with a brief overview of anti-dance sentiment from around the fourth century to the present day.
Mark Knowles, 2009
2
My Mama's Waltz
Offers emotional support to women hoping to overcome the trauma of an alcoholic mother, presenting advice on how to live a fulfilling life and furnishing personal case stories of other survivors who have achieved wholeness. Reprint. Tour.
Eleanor Agnew, Sharon Robideaux, 1999
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The Critical Waltz: Essays on the Work of Dorothy Parker
This is the first collection of critical essays devoted to the writing of Dorothy Parker. Its four part organisation reflects a necessary shift away from her identity as primarily a humorist or Jazz Age literary celebrity.
Rhonda S. Pettit, 2005
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Save Me the Waltz: A Novel
A Novel Zelda Fitzgerald. ZELDA. HTZLILRALD. SAVE. [VIE. Tl-IE. WALTZ. A NOVEL 1“ r7 ZELDA LITZLERALD QAVE ME THE WALTZ SSSSSS ER. Front Cover.
Zelda Fitzgerald, 2013
5
Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis
Waltz probes the ideas that thinkers throughout the history of Western civilisation - including St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, & Spinoza - have offered to explain the reasons for men & related prescriptions for peace.
Kenneth N. Waltz, 2013
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The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of ...
At a time when the idea of a postracial society has entered public discourse, The Amalgamation Waltz investigates the practices that conjoined blackness and whiteness in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Tavia Amolo Ochieng' Nyongó, 2009
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Theory of International Politics:
From Theory of International Politics .
Kenneth N. Waltz, 2010
8
Waltz into darkness
Lou Durand, a prosperous New Orleans businessman, falls obsessively in love with Julia, the mysterious woman who assumed the identity of the woman with whom he had corresponded
Cornell Woolrich, 1983
9
Decorum of the Minuet, Delirium of the Waltz: A Study of ...
In Decorum of the Minuet, Delirium of the Waltz, Eric McKee argues that to better understand the musical structures and expressive meanings of this dance music, one must be aware of the social contexts and bodily rhythms of the social ...
Eric McKee, 2012
10
The Baltimore Waltz
An exploration of the experience of Kimberly Bergalis, whose case marked the first known instance of HIV transmission from a health-care worker to a patient.
Paula Vogel, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALTZ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waltz is used in the context of the following news items.
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SPECTRE spoilers: Is Christoph Waltz playing Bloefeld and who is …
Despite Waltz categorically stating his character is not Blofeld - who was last seen in 1983's Never Say Never Again - there are some pretty heavy hints that he is ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
James Bond's Christoph Waltz gets CGI treatment filming Spectre in …
Sunday's shoot marked the first time Waltz has been spotted on set, with Mendes moving his production around the globe in recent weeks, from Rome to Mexico ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
3
Christoph Waltz: the coolest Bond villain ever
It took Christoph Waltz 30 years to become an overnight sensation. The Austrian actor was thrust into the limelight by Quentin Tarantino and before you could ... «GQ.com, Apr 15»
4
Spectre trailer hints at James Bond's past, introduces Christoph …
As chance would have it, that's also the name of Spectre's villain, played by Christoph Waltz. We don't see him in this first look at the eagerly awaited film, but we ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Actor Christoph Waltz discusses “Big Eyes”
Actor Christoph Waltz discusses his role in “Big Eyes.” Waltz plays artist Walter Keane in Tim Burton's new biographical drama. It follows the tumultuous legal ... «WISH-TV, Jan 15»
6
Christoph Waltz: I love playing the villain
Recently, a piece in The Hollywood Reporter claimed that Christoph Waltz “commandeered” a press Q&A about Tim Burton's new film “Big Eyes,” in which he ... «Salon, Dec 14»
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What if Christoph Waltz isn't actually playing Blofeld in the new …
When Joseph Gordon-Levitt was cast in the concluding chapter of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, the fanboy-geek/girl community immediately worked ... «Charleston City Paper, Dec 14»
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Quentin Tarantino hails Christoph Waltz at Hollywood star ceremony
Tarantino, who gave Waltz his first Hollywood role in Inglorious Basterds, praised Waltz's professionalism and acting skills. Waltz won best supporting actor ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
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Christoph Waltz will play 'significant role in Bond 24 movie
Waltz, who won Academy Awards for performances in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, has spent considerable time in the UK ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
10
Christoph Waltz Drowns in Technocracy in 'The Zero Theorem'
Management eventually shows up in the person of Matt Damon. Qohen is played by Christoph Waltz as a fast-talking, perpetually anxious holy fool who refers to ... «New York Times, Sep 14»

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