guignolade

ɡiɲɔlad

Definition

Definition of guignolade - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

ridicule

Rare

situation ou action ridicule et grotesque

Rare

Cette réunion s'est transformée en véritable guignolade.

bouffonnerie

pitrerie

théâtre

Rare

farce comique typique des spectacles de marionnettes

Rare

Cette guignolade a fait rire tous les enfants dans le public.

bouffonnerie

farce

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Origin of guignolade

nom propre Guignol (marionnette lyonnaise) + -ade (action)

Examples of guignolade in a sentence

Le spectacle, censé être sérieux, n’était qu’une guignolade.
La pièce tourne vite à la guignolade burlesque.
On n'est plus au drame, mais à la guignolade pure et simple.

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English:farce, slapstick act, ...
German:Farce, Kasperlposse, ...
Italian:pagliacciata, farsa da marionette, ...
Spanish:payasada, farsa de guiñol, ...
Portuguese:palhaçada, farsa, ...
Chinese:闹剧, 木偶滑稽剧, ...
Japanese:茶番, ドタバタ劇, ...
Arabic:مهزلة, مَسْرَحِيَّة دُمى هَزْلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פַּאַרְסָה, מַעֲרָכוֹן קוֹמִי, ...
Russian:шоу клоунов, кукольная шутка, ...
Ukrainian:фарс, ляльковий фарс, ...
Catalan:guinyolada, esquetx, ...
Danish:farce, dukkekomedie, ...
Dutch:poppenkast, poppenkastklucht, ...
Greek:φάρσα, γκαγκ, ...
Hungarian:bohózat, bábszínházi bohózat, ...
Khmer:ឆាកកំប្លែង, រឿងកំប្លែងអាយ៉ង, ...
Korean:촌극, 꼭두각시극 희극, ...
Polish:farsa, kukiełkowa farsa, ...
Portuguese (BR):palhaçada, farsa de marionetes, ...
Romanian:caraghioslâc, farsă de păpuși, ...
Swedish:fars, dockteaterfars, ...
Thai:เรื่องตลกโปกฮา, การแสดงตลกหุ่นกระบอก, ...
Turkish:maskaralık, kukla şakası, ...
Vietnamese:trò hề, vở hài kịch, ...

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Definition of guignolade - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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