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charade

/ʃəˈɹeɪd/

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noun

Charade

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. "

Le professeur a présenté une charade sur le prochain voyage scolaire, avec des indices sur la destination et les activités.

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noun

Une manche de charade

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. "

Ma sœur a joué une manche de charade d'un chat chassant une souris pendant la soirée de jeux en famille.

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noun

Charade, mauvaise pièce

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. "

La tentative de l'élève de faire semblant de ne pas avoir entendu les instructions du professeur était une charade pathétique.

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noun

Charade, tromperie

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

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

Toute cette charade est absurde.

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verb

Mimer, jouer une charade

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

Examples :

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

L'étudiant a mimé l'ignorance de la réponse, espérant ne pas être interrogé.

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