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charades

/ʃəˈreɪdz/ /ʃəˈrɑːdz/

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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 :

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

Pendant la soirée de jeux en famille, nous avons joué aux charades, où chaque syllabe de « pastèque » était mimée avant que quelqu'un ne devine le fruit entier.

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noun

Une manche du jeu des charades

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. "

Les charades de Maria pendant la fête étaient hilarantes, en particulier celle où elle a fait semblant d'être un mime piégé dans une boîte.

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noun

Mauvaise pièce, mascarade

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. "

La pièce de l'école était censée être un drame sérieux, mais les gestes exagérés et les expressions stupides des acteurs l'ont transformée en une véritable mascarade.

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noun

Comédie, mascarade

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

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

Toute cette comédie est absurde.

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noun

Charade

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. "

Nous avons joué aux charades à la fête, et tout le monde s'est amusé à mimer différents titres de films.

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