No. 8,837 in French
breakdance
A street dance style performed to hip-hop music, involving acrobatic and rhythmic movements.
In a sentence
Le breakdance est une danse urbaine très populaire.
Breakdance is a very popular urban dance.
In this sentence, 'breakdance' is used as a noun to indicate the name of a specific dance style.
Mais attention, le breakdance demande beaucoup d'efforts physiques.
But be careful, breakdance requires a lot of physical effort.
Here, 'breakdance' is used as a noun to refer to the activity associated with the dance.
Nous avons observé un groupe de jeunes qui s'entraînait au breakdance dans le parc.
We observed a group of young people practicing breakdance in the park.
In this example, 'breakdance' serves as a noun to describe the subject of their practice or activity.
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