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charades

/ʃəˈreɪdz/ /ʃəˈrɑːdz/

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noun

Stummspiel, Pantomime

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 :

"During the family game night, we played charades, where each syllable of "watermelon" was acted out before someone guessed the whole fruit. "

Während des Familien-Spieleabends spielten wir Stummspiel, bei dem jede Silbe von „Wassermelone“ vorgespielt wurde, bevor jemand die ganze Frucht erraten konnte.

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noun

Eine Runde des Spiels Pantomime

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

Examples :

"Maria's charades during the party were hilarious, especially the one where she pretended to be a mime trapped in a box. "

Marias Pantomime während der Party war urkomisch, besonders die, in der sie vorgab, ein Pantomime zu sein, der in einer Kiste gefangen war.

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noun

Posse, schlechte Vorstellung

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

Examples :

"The school play was supposed to be a serious drama, but the actors' exaggerated gestures and silly expressions turned it into a complete charades. "

Das Schultheater sollte ein ernstes Drama sein, aber die übertriebenen Gesten und albernen Ausdrücke der Schauspieler machten es zu einer kompletten Posse.

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noun

Heuchelei, Verstellung

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

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

Diese ganze Heuchelei ist absurd.

entertainment game action

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noun

Pantomime, Scharade

A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

Examples :

"We played charades at the party, and everyone had fun acting out different movie titles. "

Wir spielten Pantomime auf der Party, und alle hatten Spaß daran, verschiedene Filmtitel vorzuspielen.

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