beguine (ein tanz)

German - English

Definition of beguine (ein tanz) in German English dictionary

beguine

A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, that originated in the French West Indies

To cause to seem very poor and inadequate

The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness

a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

One who assumes in argument what he does not prove

music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

Beggary

{i} type of South American dance

(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life

A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows

In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean

The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars

The music for this dance

One who is dependent upon others for support; a contemptuous or sarcastic use

To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself

a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life One who makes it his business to ask alms

Hyphenation

Beg·uine (ein tanz)