What does baile in Portuguese mean?

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

The word baile in Portuguese means dance, rout, baile, baile, baile, baile, vestido de gala, salão de baile, baile popular, baile de caridade, baile de debutantes, salão de baile, casa de baile, baile a rigor, baile de máscaras, baile de máscaras, baile de máscaras, baile de máscaras, baile de máscaras, baile de formatura, soirée. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word baile

dance

substantivo masculino (festa para dançar)

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

rout

substantivo masculino (BRA, futebol (vitória fácil)

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

baile

noun (dated (prom: ball, dance) (em desuso,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.)
Each family used to sponsor its own promenade.

baile

noun (ball, gathering)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ele levou a namorada ao baile.
He took his girlfriend to the dance.

baile

noun (formal dance)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ela comprou um vestido formal para o baile de Natal.
She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball.

baile

noun (US, dated (dance party)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A escola sediou o baile de meia anual nessa primavera.
The school hosted their annual sock hop this spring.

vestido de gala

noun (woman's formal party dress)

salão de baile

noun (room used for dances)

The hotel has three ballrooms available to rent.

baile popular

noun (square dancing event) (baile campestre)

The town puts on a barn dance every summer, with a community picnic and a bake sale.

baile de caridade

noun (formal dance for charitable cause)

The police held a charity ball to raise money for the local orphanage.

baile de debutantes

noun (US (ball, party)

salão de baile

noun (venue where dances are held)

My mother and father used to go to dance halls in the 1950s.

casa de baile

noun (US (venue where dances are held)

baile a rigor

noun (US (dance)

Você tem um par para o baile a rigor?
Do you have a date to the formal?

baile de máscaras

noun (masquerade)

The family attended a 16th century mask.

baile de máscaras

noun (dance where costumes are worn)

We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette.

baile de máscaras

noun (historical (masked ball) (histórico)

The next day the king held a masque to celebrate the news.

baile de máscaras

noun (masked ball)

My friends and I went costume shopping for the annual masquerade.

baile de máscaras

noun (masked dance)

For New Year's the Smiths held a masquerade ball at their country home.

baile de formatura

noun (abbreviation (graduation ball) (BRA)

Do you remember who you took to your senior prom?

soirée

noun (evening social event)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The club hosted a soiree with local celebrities.

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