trance

See also Trance

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• traunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English traunce, from Old French transe (“fear of coming evil", "passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear", "die", "pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /trɑːns/
• Rhymes: -ɑːns

• (US) IPA: /træns/
• Rhymes: -æns

Noun

trance (plural trances)

1. A dazed or unconscious condition.
2. (consciousness) A state of concentration, awareness and/or focus that filters information and experience; e.g. meditation, possession, etc.
3. (psychology) A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention.
4. (psychology) The previous state induced by hypnosis.
5. (uncountable) Trance music, a genre of electronic dance music.

Descendants

• French: trance

Translations

dazed or unconscious condition

German: Trance (de) f. Ido: tranco (io)

Portuguese: desmaio (pt) m. Russian: транс (ru) m.

state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention

German: Trance (de) f. Ido: tranco (io) Polish: trans (pl) m.

Portuguese: tontura (pt) f., transe (pt) Russian: транс (ru) (trans) m.

such a state induced by hypnosis

German: Trance (de) f. Ido: tranco (io) Polish: trans (pl) m.

Portuguese: hipnose (pt) m. Russian: транс (ru) (trans) m.

A genre of electronic dance music

Dutch: trance (nl) c. Polish: trance (pl) m.

Portuguese: Trance (pt) m. Russian: транс (ru) (trans) m.

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Translations to be checked

Mandarin: 着迷 (zháomí) Hebrew: טרנס (trans) m.

Anagrams

• canter
• carnet
• centra
• Cretan
• nectar
• recant

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French

Etymology

English trance

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʁɑ̃ns/
• Homophones: transe, transes

Noun

trance f. (usually uncountable)

1. trance (music genre)

Anagrams

• carnet, centra, cernât, créant, encrât, tancer

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Italian

Etymology

English trance

Noun

trance f. inv.

1. trance (music genre)

Anagrams

• centra

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Polish

Etymology

English trance

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃s/

Noun

trance m.

1. trance (music genre)

Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	trance (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃s/)
Genitive	trance'u (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃su/)
Dative	trance'owi (IPA: /trɛ̃ˈsɔvi/)
Accusative	trance (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃s/)
Instrumental	trance'em (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃sɛm/)
Locative	transie (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃ɕɛ/)
Vocative	transie (IPA: /ˈtrɛ̃ɕɛ/)

References

• Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, M. Bańko, PWN 2003, ISBN 978-83-01-14455-5