puppet play

ˈpʌpɪt pleɪ

Definition

Definition of puppet play - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

theatershow with puppets as actors

The children enjoyed the puppet play at the festival.

puppet show

controlsituation where people are controlled by others

The board meeting felt like a puppet play.

control

manipulation

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Expressions with puppet

puppet master

person who controls puppets in a performance

The puppet master skillfully maneuvered the marionettes on stage..

puppet on a string

person controlled by someone else

He felt like a puppet on a string in his new job.

sock puppet

simple puppet made from a sock

The kids enjoyed making a sock puppet during art class..

puppet government

government controlled by another country

The puppet government was manipulated by foreign powers to serve their interests..

puppet leader

leader who is controlled and has no real power

The country was run by a puppet leader.

puppet regime

government controlled by another country

The puppet regime was heavily influenced by foreign policies..

Expressions with play

play games

engage in recreational activities for fun or competition

They love to play games on weekends.

at play

adv.

engaged in a game or activity

The children are at play in the garden.

child's play

activity by children driven by imagination

The backyard was filled with child's play.

play about

engage in playful or aimless activity

The children love to play about in the garden.

play a role

to act a character in a performance

She played a role in the school's theater production..

play a joke on

subject someone to a playful hoax or joke

They decided to play a joke on their friend.

play a part

to act in a theatrical performance

She played a part in the school's drama production..

play a trick on

deceive someone as a joke

They played a trick on him by hiding his shoes.

play along

participate in a playful or teasing way

She play along with the children's game to make them happy..

play around

behave in a silly or childish way

They like to play around during meetings.

Examples of puppet play in a sentence

A puppet play was scheduled for the afternoon show.
The election campaign turned into a puppet play.
His leadership was merely a puppet play orchestrated by others.

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French:spectacle de marionnettes, jeu de marionnettes, ...
German:Puppenspiel, ...
Italian:spettacolo di burattini, ...
Spanish:obra de marionetas, teatro de marionetas, ...
Portuguese:peça de marionetas, manipulação, ...
Chinese:木偶戏, 傀儡戏, ...
Japanese:人形劇, 操り人形劇, ...
Arabic:عَرْض دُمى, مسرحية الدمى, ...
Hebrew:הַצָּגַת בֻּבּוֹת, תֵּיאַטְרוֹן בּוּבּוֹת, ...
Russian:кукольный спектакль, кукольный театр, ...
Ukrainian:лялькова вистава, ляльковий театр, ...
Hindi:कठपुतली नाटक, कठपुतली खेल, ...
Bengali:পুতুল নাটক, পুতুল খেলা, ...
Catalan:obra de titelles, ...
Czech:loutková hra, fraška, ...
Danish:dukketeater, marionetspil, ...
Dutch:poppenspel, marionettenspel, ...
Greek:κουκλοθέατρο, θέατρο μαριονέτας, ...
Hungarian:bábelőadás, bábként irányított helyzet, ...
Khmer:ល្ខោនអាយ៉ង, ស្ថានភាពដែលមនុស្សត្រូវអ្នកដទៃគ្រប់គ្រងដូចតុក្កតា, ...
Korean:인형극, 꼭두각시극, ...
Persian:نمایش عروسکی, ...
Polish:przedstawienie kukiełkowe, teatrzyk kukiełkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):peça de fantoches, manipulação, ...
Romanian:spectacol de păpuși, manipulare, ...
Swedish:dockteater, marionettföreställning, ...
Thai:การแสดงหุ่น, การเล่นหุ่นเชิด, ...
Turkish:kukla oyunu, ...
Vietnamese:múa rối, vở kịch rối, ...

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