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charades

/ʃəˈreɪdz/ /ʃəˈrɑːdz/

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noun

ジェスチャーゲーム

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. "

家族のゲームナイトで、「スイカ」の各音節が演じられ、誰かが果物全体を当てる前にジェスチャーゲームをしました。

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noun

ジェスチャーゲームの一回

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. "

パーティーでのマリアのジェスチャーゲームは面白くて、特に彼女が箱の中に閉じ込められたマイムのふりをしたものは最高でした。

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noun

お粗末な芝居, 駄作

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. "

学校劇は真面目なドラマになるはずだったが、俳優たちの誇張されたジェスチャーとばかげた表情は、それを完全なお粗末な芝居に変えてしまった。

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noun

見せかけ、偽善

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

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

この見せかけはすべてばかげている。

entertainment game action

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noun

ジェスチャーゲーム, 擬態ゲーム

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. "

パーティーでジェスチャーゲームをして、みんなが色々な映画のタイトルを演じて楽しんだ。

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