pitre

pitʁ

Definition

Definition of pitre - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

comportementpersonne qui cherche à attirer l'attention de façon ridicule

Arrête de faire le pitre, tu déranges toute la classe.

excentrique

fanfaron

spectacle

Rare

comédien de rue qui fait rire avec des grimaces et plaisanteries

Rare

Le pitre amusait la foule avec ses mimiques exagérées.

bouffon

clown

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Images of pitre

comédien de rue qui fait rire avec des grimaces et plaisanteries

Expressions with pitre

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faire le pitre

faire des grimaces et des gestes amusants pour divertir les autres

Il fait le pitre devant ses amis pour les faire rire.

Origin of pitre

latin, pictor (peintre)

Terms with pitre included in their meaning

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guignol

pitre

personne qui fait le pitre ou le clown

clown de service

bouffon

personne qui fait toujours le pitre pour amuser les autres

bobèche

divertissement

personne qui fait le pitre pour amuser les autres

amusette

pitre

personne qui fait constamment le pitre ou s'amuse

baladin

farceur

personne qui fait le pitre pour amuser les autres

guignoler

spectacle

faire le pitre ou se comporter de façon comique pour amuser

Examples of pitre in a sentence

Le pitre de la troupe a encore fait rire tout le monde.
Le pitre a été invité à l'anniversaire pour divertir les enfants.
Les spectateurs ont ri aux blagues du pitre pendant le festival.

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English:clown, jester, ...
German:Clown, Gaukler, ...
Italian:pagliaccio, saltimbanco, ...
Spanish:payaso, ...
Portuguese:palhaço, saltimbanco, ...
Chinese:小丑, 滑稽演员, ...
Japanese:道化者, 道化師, ...
Arabic:مُهَرِّج, مُضحِك, ...
Hebrew:לֵיצָן, בַּדְחָן, ...
Russian:шут, комик, ...
Ukrainian:клоун, паяц, ...
Catalan:pallasso, ...
Danish:klovn, gøgler, ...
Dutch:clown, ...
Greek:παιχνιδιάρης, κλόουν, ...
Hungarian:bohóc, komédiás, ...
Khmer:ត្លុក, អ្នកកំប្លែង, ...
Korean:익살꾼, 어릿광대, ...
Polish:błazen, klaun, ...
Portuguese (BR):palhaço, bufão, ...
Romanian:clovn, pistol, ...
Swedish:pajas, clown, ...
Thai:ตัวตลก, ตัวตลกริมถนน, ...
Turkish:soytarı, ...
Vietnamese:thằng hề, chú hề đường phố, ...

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