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charade

/ʃəˈɹeɪd/

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noun

أحجية

A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

Examples :

"The teacher presented a charade about the upcoming school trip, with clues about the destination and activities. "

قدم المعلم أحجية حول الرحلة المدرسية القادمة، مع أدلة حول الوجهة والأنشطة.

language entertainment literature word communication

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noun

جولة واحدة من لعبة الكلمات الممثلة

A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

Examples :

"My sister performed a charade of a cat chasing a mouse during the family game night. "

أدت أختي جولة من لعبة الكلمات الممثلة لقط يطارد فأرًا خلال ليلة اللعب العائلية.

entertainment game communication

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noun

تمثيلية هزلية، مسرحية رديئة

A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

Examples :

"The student's attempt to pretend he didn't hear the teacher's instructions was a pathetic charade. "

كانت محاولة الطالب التظاهر بأنه لم يسمع تعليمات المعلم تمثيلية هزلية مثيرة للشفقة.

entertainment literature style action

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noun

خدعة، تمثيلية

A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

هذه التمثيلية برمتها سخيفة.

character entertainment action society communication

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verb

مثل، أدى

To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.

Examples :

"The student charade ignorance of the answer, hoping to avoid being called on. "

مثل الطالب الجهل بالإجابة، على أمل تجنب استدعائه.

entertainment action style character communication