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title: danseur — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «danseur» in the school dictionary: A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# danseur

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**Who acts:** male ballet dancer, danseur, man, English, He, ballet teacher · **What happens:** mean, lead, dance, use, lift, become · **To what, where:** leading male dancer, dancer, ballet, ballerina, head, premier danseur

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«danseur» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [danseur in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/danseur.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: ballet, from French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:m1:1
# text = A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
13	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a male ballet dancer | a leading male dancer |  |  |  | in a ballet company | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot dancer=Theme in company=Attribute |
| 2 | **lead** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «danseur» simply means «dancer» (a man who dances); English uses it only in ballet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:m2:1
# text = In French, «danseur» simply means «dancer» (a man who dances); English uses it only in ballet.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	dances	dance	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	only	only	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | danseur | dancer |  |  |  | in French; simply *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot dancer=Theme in french=Attribute |
| 2 | **dance** | present | a man |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | present | English | dancer |  | ballet |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The danseur lifted the ballerina high above his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:x1:1
# text = The danseur lifted the ballerina high above his head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ballerina	ballerina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the danseur | the ballerina |  | danseur's head |  | high *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ballerina=Theme above head=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He became a premier danseur at the Royal Ballet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:x2:1
# text = He became a premier danseur at the Royal Ballet.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	premier	premier	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Royal	Royal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | He | a premier danseur |  | the Royal Ballet |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The danseur leapt across the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:x3:1
# text = The danseur leapt across the stage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leapt	leapt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

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In French, a danseur is just a male dancer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:x4:1
# text = In French, a danseur is just a male dancer.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a danseur | a male dancer |  | French |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our ballet teacher showed us a famous danseur on video.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danseur:x5:1
# text = Our ballet teacher showed us a famous danseur on video.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	danseur	danseur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Our ballet teacher | a famous danseur | us | video |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient danseur=Topic |

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