Meanings
nounrond de jambe (plural ronds de jambe)
plural ronds de jambe
- balletThe movement of a leg in a semicircular motion, either on the ground (par terre) or in the air (en l'air).
Origin
- Frenchrond de jambe
- Englishrond de jambe
Borrowed from French rond de jambe (literally “circle of the leg”).
More words from French
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French rond de jambe
- rond de jambeballet technique
Korean 롱 드 장브
- 롱 드 장브 (rong deu jangbeu)ballet technique
Russian рон-де-жа́мб
- рон-де-жа́мб (ron-dɛ-žámb)ballet technique
Swedish rond de jambe
- rond de jambeballet technique
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