pirouette

pir·ou·ette

P0327900 (pĭr′o͞o-ĕt′)n. A full turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot in ballet.intr.v. pir·ou·et·ted, pir·ou·et·ting, pir·ou·ettes To execute a pirouette.

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[French, from Old French pirouet, spinning top.]

pirouette

(ˌpɪrʊˈɛt) n (Dancing) a body spin, esp in dancing, on the toes or the ball of the footvb (Dancing) (intr) to perform a pirouette[C18: from French, from Old French pirouet spinning top; related to Italian pirolo little peg]

pir•ou•ette

(ˌpɪr uˈɛt)

n., v. -et•ted, -et•ting. n. 1. a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing. v.i. 2. to perform a pirouette. [1700–10; < French: a whirl, top, feminine of Middle French pirouet=pirou- (c. Italian pirolo, diminutive of piro peg) + -et -et]

pirouette

Past participle: pirouetted
Gerund: pirouetting

Imperative
pirouette
pirouette

Present
I pirouette
you pirouette
he/she/it pirouettes
we pirouette
you pirouette
they pirouette

Preterite
I pirouetted
you pirouetted
he/she/it pirouetted
we pirouetted
you pirouetted
they pirouetted

Present Continuous
I am pirouetting
you are pirouetting
he/she/it is pirouetting
we are pirouetting
you are pirouetting
they are pirouetting

Present Perfect
I have pirouetted
you have pirouetted
he/she/it has pirouetted
we have pirouetted
you have pirouetted
they have pirouetted

Past Continuous
I was pirouetting
you were pirouetting
he/she/it was pirouetting
we were pirouetting
you were pirouetting
they were pirouetting

Past Perfect
I had pirouetted
you had pirouetted
he/she/it had pirouetted
we had pirouetted
you had pirouetted
they had pirouetted

Future
I will pirouette
you will pirouette
he/she/it will pirouette
we will pirouette
you will pirouette
they will pirouette

Future Perfect
I will have pirouetted
you will have pirouetted
he/she/it will have pirouetted
we will have pirouetted
you will have pirouetted
they will have pirouetted

Future Continuous
I will be pirouetting
you will be pirouetting
he/she/it will be pirouetting
we will be pirouetting
you will be pirouetting
they will be pirouetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pirouetting
you have been pirouetting
he/she/it has been pirouetting
we have been pirouetting
you have been pirouetting
they have been pirouetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pirouetting
you will have been pirouetting
he/she/it will have been pirouetting
we will have been pirouetting
you will have been pirouetting
they will have been pirouetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pirouetting
you had been pirouetting
he/she/it had been pirouetting
we had been pirouetting
you had been pirouetting
they had been pirouetting

Conditional
I would pirouette
you would pirouette
he/she/it would pirouette
we would pirouette
you would pirouette
they would pirouette

Past Conditional
I would have pirouetted
you would have pirouetted
he/she/it would have pirouetted
we would have pirouetted
you would have pirouetted
they would have pirouetted

pirouette

A turn on one foot propelled by swing of the arm.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)spin, twirl, twisting, whirl, twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
Verb	1.	pirouette - do a pirouette, usually as part of a dancepivot, swivel - turn on a pivot

pirouette

noun spin, turn, whirl, pivot, twirl a ballerina famous for her pirouettesverb spin, turn, whirl, pivot, twirl She pirouetted in front of the mirror.

Translations

用脚尖立地旋转芭蕾舞中以脚尖立地快速旋转

pirouette

(piruˈet) noun a dancer's quick turning movement. The ballerina did/danced a pirouette. 芭蕾舞中以腳尖立地快速旋轉 芭蕾舞中以脚尖立地快速旋转 verb to do one or a series of these movements. She pirouetted across the stage. 用腳尖立地旋轉 用脚尖立地旋转