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valser

to waltz

verb vahl-SEH Rare
Arts & Culture Dance

Origin: From 'valse' (waltz), from German 'Walzer'.

Also means

to go flying (colloquial)

Usage Note

Valser means to dance the waltz, but in informal French it is commonly used figuratively: envoyer valser quelqu'un means 'to send someone packing' or 'to tell someone where to go'. Objects can also valser — les assiettes ont valsé means 'the plates went flying'. This figurative use is very frequent in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ils ont valsé toute la soirée au bal."

Natural Translation

They waltzed all evening at the dance.

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