picaresque

pikaʁɛsk

Definition

Definition of picaresque - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

littérature

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relatif au genre littéraire espagnol avec des aventuriers marginaux

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Ce roman picaresque raconte les aventures d'un vagabond.

Noun, masculine

roman

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genre venu d’Espagne, avec un héros vagabond et rusé

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Le picaresque me fascine depuis que j’ai lu Lazarillo de Tormes.

style

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ensemble de traits d’aventure, de ruse, souvent satiriques

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Ce roman joue sur le picaresque sans suivre les règles.

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Origin of picaresque

espagnol, pícaro (coquin) + -esque (suffixe)

Examples of picaresque in a sentence

Il a écrit un conte picaresque plein de rebondissements.
Le picaresque a profondément marqué la littérature européenne.
Elle prépare une thèse sur le picaresque au XVIIe siècle.
Le picaresque de ce film séduit le public.
Elle étudie le picaresque dans la littérature espagnole.

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English:picaresque, the picaresque, ...
German:pikaro, Picareske, ...
Italian:picaresco, romanzo picaresco, ...
Spanish:picaresco, novela picaresca, ...
Portuguese:picaresco, romance picaresco, ...
Chinese:流浪汉式的, 皮卡雷斯克小说, ...
Japanese:ピカレスクの, ピカレスク小説, ...
Arabic:بيكاريسكي, شَطّارِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פִּיקַרֶסְקִי, רוֹמָן פִּיקָרֶסְקִי, ...
Russian:пикарескный, пикарескный роман, ...
Ukrainian:піка́ресковий, пікареска, ...
Catalan:picaresc, picaresca, ...
Danish:pikaresk, pikaroroman, ...
Dutch:pikaresk, picareske roman, ...
Greek:περιπετειώδης, πικαρέσκο μυθιστόρημα, ...
Khmer:ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងប្រភេទប្រលោមលោកបែបអ្នកផ្សងព្រេងកម្សត់របស់អេស្ប៉ាញ, ភីការិស, ...
Korean:피카레스크의, 피카레스크 소설, ...
Polish:pikarejski, picareska, ...
Portuguese (BR):picaresco, picaresca, ...
Romanian:picăresc, roman picaresc, ...
Swedish:pikaresk, pikareskroman, ...
Thai:แนวพิคาเรสก์, นิยายพิกาเรสก์, ...
Turkish:pikaresk, pikâresk roman, ...
Vietnamese:phiêu lưu giang hồ, tiểu thuyết picaresque, ...

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Definition of picaresque - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

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