"dos-à-dos" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /do.za.do/
Etymology: From dos (“back”), from Latin dorsum (“back”), and à (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|dorsum||back}} Latin dorsum (“back”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y}} dos-à-dos (invariable)
  1. (literally) back to back Tags: invariable, literally
    Sense id: en-dos-à-dos-fr-adj-68wricTN

Noun

IPA: /do.za.do/ Forms: dos-à-dos [plural]
Etymology: From dos (“back”), from Latin dorsum (“back”), and à (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|dorsum||back}} Latin dorsum (“back”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dos-à-dos m (plural dos-à-dos)
  1. a move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other Tags: masculine Related terms: Do Paso, Dos a Dos, square dance
    Sense id: en-dos-à-dos-fr-noun-4lJ4KYMa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 6 94

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