Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To glide: To move smoothly, quietly, and effortlessly, as if sliding across a surface. This is the most common and direct translation, capturing the elegant and continuous motion.
   • To sweep (along): To move in a smooth, continuous, and often graceful manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Cô ấy bước lướt qua sàn nhảy. (She glided across the dance floor.)
  • Chiếc thuyền bước lướt trên mặt hồ phẳng lặng. (The boat glided on the calm lake surface.) (Note: This is a poetic personification; "bước lướt" is typically for living beings.)
  • Người mẫu bước lướt trên sàn catwalk một cách đầy tự tin. (The model swept down the catwalk with full confidence.)

Advanced Usage

• In dance: Describes a gliding or sliding step, where the foot slides smoothly along the floor.
  • Động tác này yêu cầu bạn phải bước lướt thật mềm mại. (This move requires you to glide your step very softly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lướt (v): to glide, to skim, to sail (through). The core verb meaning "to glide" is contained within the phrase.

  • Chim lướt trên không. (Birds glide in the air.)

• Bước đi (v): to walk, to step. The neutral term for walking.

  • Anh ấy bước đi nhanh nhẹn. (He walks briskly.)

Synonyms

• Glide: To move smoothly and continuously.
• Sweep: To move swiftly and gracefully.
• Float: To move lightly and effortlessly.

Related Idioms

• Bước lướt thướt tha: To walk/glide gracefully and elegantly.
  • Cô dâu bước lướt thướt tha về phía chú rể. (The bride glided gracefully toward the groom.)

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