guignolesque

giɲɔlɛsk

Definition

Definition of guignolesque - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

ridicule

Rare

qui est ridicule et grotesque comme une farce

Rare

Cette dispute politique était complètement guignolesque.

burlesque

grotesque

théâtre

Rare

qui ressemble au théâtre de marionnettes de Guignol

Rare

Le spectacle avait un côté guignolesque très amusant.

dérisoire

Rare

qui manque de sérieux et paraît dérisoire

Rare

Son attitude guignolesque lui a fait perdre toute crédibilité.

dérisoire

insignifiant

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grand-guignolesque

adj.

qui présente une horreur excessive et invraisemblable

Cette scène grand-guignolesque a choqué tous les spectateurs.

Origin of guignolesque

français, Guignol (nom propre, marionnette) + -esque (suffixe)

Examples of guignolesque in a sentence

Le film était si guignolesque qu’on n’a pas pu le prendre au sérieux.
La mise en scène était volontairement guignolesque.
Le décor guignolesque rappelait les spectacles pour enfants.
Leur plan guignolesque a échoué dès le début.
Cette explication guignolesque a fait rire tout le monde.

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English:farcical, puppet-like, ...
German:lächerlich, guignolhaft, ...
Italian:grottesco, guignolesco, ...
Spanish:ridículo, de guiñol, ...
Portuguese:ridículo, guignolesco, ...
Chinese:滑稽可笑的, 木偶剧式的, ...
Japanese:茶番じみた, 人形劇風の, ...
Arabic:مضحك بشكل هزلي, مهرجاني, ...
Hebrew:גְרוֹטֶסְקִי, תֵיאַטְרוֹן־בּוּבוֹתִי, ...
Russian:гротескный, кукольный, ...
Ukrainian:фарсовий, ґіньйольський, ...
Catalan:esperpèntic, de titella, ...
Danish:farceagtig, farcet, ...
Dutch:belachelijk, poppenkastachtig, ...
Greek:καρικατουρίστικος, κουκλοειδής, ...
Hungarian:bohózatszerű, guignolszerű, ...
Khmer:បែបត្លុក, ស្រដៀងនឹងល្ខោនតុក្កតា, ...
Korean:우스꽝스러운, 기뇰극 같은, ...
Polish:karykaturalny, guignolowski, ...
Portuguese (BR):cômico, guignolesco, ...
Romanian:caraghios, guignolesc, ...
Swedish:farsartad, dockteateraktig, ...
Thai:น่าขัน, เหมือนละครหุ่นกระบอก, ...
Turkish:maskaraca, kuklamsı, ...
Vietnamese:buồn cười, như rối Guignol, ...

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