danse, n.f., dance, dancing; beating, hiding. Aimer la —; to like dancing. — de corde; rope-dancing. Il a une — contrainte; he has a stiff way of dancing. Donner une — à quelqu’un; to give any one a drubbing. Entrer en —; to join the dance. — de St. Guy; St. Vitus’s dance.
danser, v.n., to dance. — en mesure; to keep time in dancing. Faire — quelqu’un; to lead any one a dance. Il ne sait sur quel pied —; he does not know which way to turn. Il en dansera en l’air; he will swing for it. Se —; to be danced.
danser, v.a., to dance. — un menuet; to dance a minuet.
danseu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., dancer, ballet-girl. — de corde; rope-dancer.
dansotter, v.n., to dance a little, to skip, to hop, to dance stiffly.
danubien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., Danubian.
daphné, n.m., (bot.) daphne.
darce, n.f. V. darse.
dard, n.m., dart; sting; (bot.) pistil. Le — d’une abeille; the sting of a bee; (pisc.) dace.
darder, v.a., to dart; to shoot forth, to beam, to hurl; to spear, to harpoon. Le soleil darde ses rayons; the sun darts forth his rays.