Tanzchoreographie

dance choreography

noun TANTS-kho-re-o-gra-FEE Rare

Origin: from Greek 'choreia' (dance) + 'graphein' (write)

Usage Note

Trockenwäsche refers to laundry that has finished drying and still needs to be folded and put away, as opposed to Schmutzwäsche (dirty washing); die Wäsche is feminine.

Examples

"Die Tanzchoreographie des zweiten Aktes war besonders eindrucksvoll."

Natural Translation

The dance choreography of the second act was particularly impressive.

Literal Translation

The dance choreography of the second act was particularly impressive.

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