danse macabre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɑns məˈkɑb/ (US)
- /dɑns məˈkɑbɹə/ (US)
- /dɑns məˈkɑbəɹ/ (US)
- /dɑns məˈkɑb(ɹə)/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French danse macabre.
Meanings
- A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| danses macabres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
da dødsdans (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · br dañs bekabe (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · sl mrtvaški ples (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · oc dança macabra (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · pt dança da morte (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · es danza de la muerte (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · hu haláltánc (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · da danse macabre (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · fr danse macabre (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ga damhsa an bháis (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · de Totentanz (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · fi kuolemantanssi (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · pl taniec śmierci (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · pt dança macabra (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ja 死の舞踏 (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ko 죽음의 무도 (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ca dansa de la mort (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ru пля́ска сме́рти (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · et surmatants (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · it danza macabra (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · tr iskeletlerin dansı (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · sv dödsdans (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ro dans macabru (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · nb dødsdans (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · ja ダンスマカブレ (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · eo mortodanco (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · is dauðadans (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · nl dodendans (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing) · la chorea macchabæorum (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing)