How is the word jive translated from French to English

English translation
jive
noun

Danse rapide et vive exécutée sur du swing.

A fast lively dance done to swing music.

Examples with “jive”

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  • Ils ont remporté le concours avec un jive parfait. — They won the contest with a perfect jive.

  • Ne me sers pas ce baratin. — Don't give me that jive.

  • Sais-tu danser le jive ? — Can you dance the jive?

  • Son excuse n'était que du baratin. — His excuse was pure jive.

  • Le jive est né des orchestres de swing des années quarante. — The jive came from swing bands of the forties.

  • Tu crois vraiment à ce baratin ? — Do you actually believe that jive?

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