What does sapateado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word sapateado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sapateado in Portuguese.

The word sapateado in Portuguese means tap dance, sapateado, sapateado, sapateado, sapateado, sapatear, dançarino de sapateado, sapatear. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sapateado

tap dance

substantivo masculino (ritmo marcado com os pés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sapateado

noun (dance performed with clicking shoes) (dança)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
He jumped up on the table and did a tap dance.

sapateado

noun as adjective (with wooden-soled shoes) (dança)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
A equipe de dança irlandesa fez uma performance de sapateado.
The Irish dance troupe performed a clog dance.

sapateado

noun (stamping dance) (dança)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Os chamados sapateado eram famosos nos anos 20.
So-called stomps were popular in the 1920s.

sapateado

noun (tap-dancing) (estilo de dança)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Stephen faz balé e sapateado.
Stephen does both ballet and tap.

sapatear

intransitive verb (dance with clicking shoes) (dançar com sapatos profissional)

My daughter learned to tap-dance at school.

dançarino de sapateado

noun ([sb] who dances with clicking shoes)

The tap dancer's performance was mesmerising.

sapatear

noun (dancing with clicking shoes) (dançar com sapatos de salto)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
My daughter's always enjoyed tap dancing.

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