pantin

pɑ̃tɛ̃

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Definition of pantin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

jouetfigurine articulée en carton dont les membres bougent avec des fils

L'enfant fait danser son pantin en tirant sur les ficelles.

gesticulerpersonne qui gesticule de façon excessive et ridicule

Il se comporte comme un pantin devant ses amis.

agité

inconstancepersonne inconstante et peu sérieuse dans ses actes

Ce politicien n'est qu'un pantin sans convictions.

inconstant

versatile

cuisine

Dated

pâté en croûte façonné à la main sans moule

Dated

Le chef prépare un pantin de gibier pour le repas.

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figurine articulée en carton dont les membres bougent avec des fils
pâté en croûte façonné à la main sans moule

Origin of pantin

italien, pantin (marionnette)

Terms with pantin included in their meaning

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oui-oui

fiction

personnage de conte pour enfants, petit pantin qui hoche la tête

marotte

pantin

marionnette avec une tête fixée sur un bâton

pantinois

habitant

personne qui habite ou est originaire de Pantin

pantinois

adj.

géographique

qui concerne la ville de Pantin en Seine-Saint-Denis

Examples of pantin in a sentence

Elle collectionne des pantins anciens en bois.
Sur scène, il bougeait comme un pantin désarticulé.
Devant la caméra, elle passait pour un pantin ridicule.
On ne peut pas compter sur ce pantin.
Elle le traite de pantin à cause de ses changements d’avis.
Le pantin de poisson était la spécialité du boulanger.

Pour Noël, elle a cuisiné un pantin aux légumes.

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English:jumping jack, puppet, ...
German:Springfigur, Hanswurst, ...
Italian:burattino, pantin, ...
Spanish:títere, monigote, ...
Portuguese:boneco articulado, marioneta, ...
Chinese:纸板木偶, 傀儡, ...
Japanese:操り人形, 人形, ...
Arabic:دمية متحركة, مهرج, ...
Hebrew:בּוּבַּת קַרְטוֹן מְפֻרֶּקֶת, מֻפְרָז בְּתְנוּעוֹת, ...
Russian:марионетка, человек, который ведет себя как кукла на нитях, ...
Ukrainian:маріонетка, лялька, ...
Catalan:titella de fil, titella, ...
Danish:sprællemand, vindbøjtel, ...
Dutch:trekpop, stuntelaar, ...
Greek:μαριονέτα, πιόνι, ...
Hungarian:ugráló bábu, bohóc, ...
Khmer:តុក្កតាខ្សែ, អាយ៉ង, ...
Korean:꼭두각시, 광대, ...
Polish:pajacyk, pajac, ...
Portuguese (BR):marionete, palhaço, ...
Romanian:păpușă articulată, marionetă, ...
Swedish:sprattelgubbe, pajas, ...
Thai:ตุ๊กตากระดาษขยับได้, ตัวตลกท่าทางเกินจริง, ...
Turkish:kukla, kukla gibi davranan, ...
Vietnamese:con rối giấy, con rối, ...

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