tango

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UK /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ US /ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/

noun 6verb 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

black, calm, dead, little, little, sexy, small, vertical

VERB + TANGO

brought, called, dance, danced, heat, hit, name, play

TANGO + NOUN

apilado, cat, marcus

PREP.

along, down, except, in, with, with

ADV.

always, often

Definitions

noun

A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.

A piece of music suited to such a dance.

A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

verb

To dance the tango.

To mingle or interact (with each other).

Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

A target; an enemy.

Tango down!

The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks.

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Idioms & Phrases

it takes two to tango

Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.

I can't do it by myself, and neither can you – it takes two to tango.

horizontal tango

Sexual intercourse.

Researchers spoke to 312 men between the ages of 20 and 40 at a San Diego urology clinic and found that 3.4 percent of men preferred flying solo with co-pilot porn to a horizontal

Example Bank

Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo.

Wiktionary

Tango down!

Wiktionary

The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks.

Wiktionary

The sharp crack of breaking glass preceded Emily's calm voice. "One tango dead and Marcus is down, John."

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My favorite dance is the tango.

Tatoeba · #456419

Tango is the vertical expression of a horizontal desire.

Tatoeba · #845772

Usage Notes

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