2. Circus Terms

acrobat — [ˈækrəbæt] — (noun) a person who performs difficult acts, especially at a circus, akrobāts

 

clown — [klaʊn] — (noun) an entertainer who wears funny clothes and does silly things to make people laugh, klauns

 

contortion — [kənˈtɔːʃn] — (noun) a movement that twists the face or body out of its natural shape, ķermeņa izliekšana

 

contortionist — [kənˈtɔːʃənɪst] — (noun) a performer who does contortions of their body to entertain others, kontorcists

 

juggle — [ˈdʒʌɡl] — (verb) to throw a set of three or more objects into the air and catch and throw them again quickly, one at a time, so as to keep at least one in the air at all times, žonglēt

 

juggler — [ˈdʒʌɡlə(r)] — (noun) a person who juggles, especially in order to entertain people, žonglētājs

 

magician — [məˈdʒɪʃn] — (noun) a person who can do magic tricks, burvju mākslinieks

 

performer — [pəˈfɔːmə(r)] —  (noun) person who performs for an audience in a show, concert, etc., cirka mākslinieks

 

ringmaster — [ˈrɪŋmɑːstə(r)] — ​ (noun) a person in charge of a circus performance, cirka vadītājs

 

stilts — [stɪlts] — (noun) two long pieces of wood that have a step on the side that you can stand on, so that you can walk above the ground, koka kājas

 

stilt walker — [stɪlt ˈwɔːkə(r)] — (noun) a performer who uses stilts to elevate themselves above the ground, often for entertainment purposes in parades, festivals, or circus acts, staigātājs uz stiltiem

 

strongman — [ˈstrɒŋmæn] — (noun) a physically very strong man, especially somebody who performs in a circus, spēkavīrs

 

(circus) tent — [tent] — (noun) a large, fabric structure used for performances and audience seating, typically set up outdoors and can be moved from location to location, telts

 

tightrope — [ˈtaɪtrəʊp] — (noun) a rope or wire that is stretched tightly high above the ground and that performers walk along, especially in a circus, virve

 

tightrope walker — [ˈtaɪtrəʊp ˈwɔːkə] — (noun) a performer who walks along a tightly stretched rope or wire, virves staigātājs

 

trapeze — [trəˈpiːz] — (noun) a wooden or metal bar hanging from two pieces of rope high above the ground, used especially by circus performers, trapece

 

trapeze artist — [trəˈpiːz ˈɑːtɪst] — (noun) a performer who uses a trapeze, trapeces mākslinieks

 

unicycle — [ˈjuːnɪsaɪkl] — (noun) a vehicle that is similar to a bicycle but that has only one wheel, vienritenis