charade

ʃaʁad

Definition

Definition of charade - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

énigme orale

Rare

jeu où on devine un mot en décomposant ses syllabes

Rare

Les enfants ont résolu la charade en trouvant le mot mystère.

devinette

jeu de mots

rébus

mystère

Rare

énigme ou mystère à résoudre

Rare

Cette affaire reste une charade pour les enquêteurs.

casse-tête

énigme

mystère

comédie

Rare

situation artificielle qui trompe ou fait semblant

Rare

Cette réconciliation n'est qu'une charade pour les médias.

comédie

simulacre

supercherie

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charade à tiroirs

jeu où on devine un mot en trouvant ses syllabes présentées par énigmes

Elle nous a proposé une charade à tiroirs pour deviner le mot "château".

Origin of charade

grec, chara (joie) + aide (jeu)

Terms with charade included in their meaning

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second

charade

deuxième mot d'une charade

premier

jeu

première syllabe du mot à deviner dans une charade

Examples of charade in a sentence

La charade était trop difficile pour les plus jeunes.
Résoudre cette charade demande de la patience.
Le roman commence par une charade intrigante.
Il a organisé une charade pour divertir la classe.
Les enfants ont joué à une charade pendant la fête.

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English:charade, riddle, ...
German:Silbenrätsel, Rätsel, ...
Italian:charade, enigma, ...
Spanish:charada, enigma, ...
Portuguese:charada, enigma, ...
Chinese:字谜, 谜题, ...
Japanese:シャレード, 謎, ...
Arabic:حزورة مقطعية, لغز, ...
Hebrew:חִידַת הֲבָרוֹת, חִידָה, ...
Russian:шарада, загадка, ...
Ukrainian:шарада, загадка, ...
Catalan:xarada, enigma, ...
Danish:charade, gåde, ...
Dutch:raadselspel, raadsel, ...
Greek:χαραδά, αινιγματικό πρόβλημα, ...
Hungarian:szórejtvény, talány, ...
Khmer:ល្បែងទាយពាក្យតាមព្យាង្គ, អាថ៌កំបាំង, ...
Korean:샤라드, 수수께끼, ...
Polish:kalambury, zagadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):charada, enigma, ...
Romanian:ghicitoare cu silabe, enigmă, ...
Swedish:charad, gåta, ...
Thai:เกมปริศนาอักษร, ปริศนา, ...
Turkish:hece oyunu, gizem, ...
Vietnamese:trò chơi đoán chữ, bí ẩn, ...

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Definition of charade - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with charade

Origin of charade

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Terms with charade included in their meaning

Examples of charade in a sentence

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