noun🔗ShareMime, pantomimeA Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime."The pantomime entertained the children with silly gestures and exaggerated movements. "Le mime a diverti les enfants avec des gestes stupides et des mouvements exagérés.entertainmentartculturepersonstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePantomime, mimeThe drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work."The history class studied Roman entertainment, learning about the pantomime and its elaborately costumed actors who told stories through expressive movement and dance. "Le cours d'histoire a étudié les divertissements romains, en apprenant la pantomime et ses acteurs aux costumes élaborés qui racontaient des histoires par le mouvement expressif et la danse.entertainmentartcultureliteraturehistorystageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePantomime, mimeA traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots."The school's annual fundraising event featured a colorful pantomime about a brave knight rescuing a princess. "L'événement annuel de collecte de fonds de l'école présentait une pantomime colorée sur un chevalier courageux sauvant une princesse.entertainmentculturearttraditionliteraturestageholidayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePantomime, mimeGesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime."The teacher used a pantomime to show the students how to tie their shoelaces. "Le professeur a utilisé une pantomime pour montrer aux élèves comment lacer leurs chaussures.entertainmentartcommunicationstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMimer, pantomimerTo make (a gesture) without speaking."I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me."J'ai mimé que je conduisais une voiture ; il a compris et m'a lancé les clés.communicationlanguageactionentertainmentartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMimer, pantomimerTo entertain others by silent gestures or actions."The teacher asked the students to pantomime different jobs, like firefighters or doctors, without speaking. "Le professeur a demandé aux élèves de mimer différents métiers, comme pompiers ou médecins, sans parler.entertainmentartactionstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading