mimer

mime

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Conjugation

Definition of mimer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

imitation gestuelle

tr.

reproduire ou imiter quelque chose en faisant des gestes

tr.

Elle mime l'action de se brosser les dents pour expliquer à l'enfant.

imiter

art théâtral

intr.

exprimer des idées ou émotions uniquement par des gestes sans parler

intr.

L'artiste mime une personne enfermée dans une boîte invisible.

gesticuler

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Origin of mimer

français, mimer (imiter, faire semblant)

Examples of mimer in a sentence

Les enfants aiment mimer des animaux pendant le jeu.
Elle aime mimer des animaux devant les enfants.
Il a mimé la scène sans dire un mot.

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English:mime, act out silently, ...
German:mimen, pantomimisch darstellen, ...
Italian:mimare, esprimersi con i gesti, ...
Spanish:mimar, expresar con mímica, ...
Portuguese:fazer mímica, representar gestualmente, ...
Chinese:用动作模仿, 用肢体表达, ...
Japanese:ジェスチャーで真似る, パントマイムする, ...
Arabic:قلّد بحركات, مثّل بالإيماء, ...
Hebrew:לְחַקּוֹת בִּתְנוּעוֹת, לְהַמְחִיז בִּלְּא מִלִּים, ...
Russian:имитировать жестами, показывать пантомимой, ...
Ukrainian:імітувати жестами, мімувати, ...
Catalan:fer mímica, ...
Danish:mime, gestikulere, ...
Dutch:uitbeelden, uitdrukken, ...
Greek:μιμούμαι, παίζω ρόλο με κινήσεις, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើត្រាប់តាម, សម្ដែងកាយវិការ, ...
Korean:몸짓으로 흉내 내다, 몸짓으로 표현하다, ...
Polish:naśladować gestami, mimować, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer mímica, mimar, ...
Romanian:a mimica, a face, ...
Swedish:mima, ...
Thai:แสดงท่าทางเลียนแบบ, แสดงท่าทาง, ...
Turkish:taklit etmek, pandomim yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:diễn tả bằng động tác, diễn kịch câm, ...

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