English Dictionary

catch step

名詞

A step in which one foot meets the other foot without passing it and the weight shifts to the foot that just moved. / A pause in order to assimilate new information.

日本語の意味

片足が他の足に届きながらも、その足を越えずに体の重心が移動する歩（ステップ）のこと。 / 新しい情報を理解・同化するための一時的な停止、間（ま）のこと。

During the choreography, she executed a precise catch step to transition into the next turn.

振付の中で、彼女は正確に片足をもう一方の足に寄せ、移動した足に重心を移すステップを踏んで次の回転へ移った。

意味（1）

A step in which one foot meets the other foot without passing it and the weight shifts to the foot that just moved.

While introduction is being played the little maid rubs her eyes and looks about, soon spying dandelions. She springs up and walks slowly toward dandelions, using this catch step: Right foot forward, then left brought forward, toe touching floor at right of right foot, then in front of right foot, and lastly to left of right foot.

意味（2）

A pause in order to assimilate new information.

The interpreter took a catch step before it translated what he'd said, and Kivrin felt a fleeting surprise that she couldn't understand him.

catch steps （ plural ）