protagoniste

pʁɔtaɡɔnist

Definition

Definition of protagoniste - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

fictionpersonnage principal d'une histoire, d'un film ou d'un livre

Le protagoniste du roman traverse de nombreuses épreuves.

acteur principalpersonne importante qui joue un rôle clé dans une situation

Elle fut la protagoniste de cette réforme sociale.

acteur clé

théâtre grec

Dated

premier acteur du théâtre grec qui dialoguait avec le chœur

Dated

Le protagoniste récitait ses vers face au chœur antique.

acteur principal

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Origin of protagoniste

grec, protagoniste (protos = premier + agonistes = combattant)

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antagoniste

théâtre grec

personnage qui s'oppose au protagoniste dans le théâtre grec

Examples of protagoniste in a sentence

Cette série met en avant une protagoniste courageuse.
Le protagoniste du roman affronte de nombreux défis.
Dans ce film, le protagoniste est un enfant courageux.
Le protagoniste entrait en scène avant les autres acteurs.
Le chœur répondait aux paroles du protagoniste pendant la tragédie.

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English:protagonist, key figure, ...
German:Protagonist, Hauptakteur, ...
Italian:protagonista, figura principale, ...
Spanish:protagonista, figura principal, ...
Portuguese:protagonista, ...
Chinese:主角, 关键人物, ...
Japanese:主人公, 主役, ...
Arabic:بطل, البطل, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹטָגוֹנִיסְט, דְּמוּת מֶרְכָּזִית, ...
Russian:протагонист, ключевая фигура, ...
Ukrainian:головний герой, ключова фігура, ...
Catalan:protagonista, personatge principal, ...
Danish:protagonist, hovedaktør, ...
Dutch:hoofdpersonage, hoofdrolspeler, ...
Greek:πρωταγωνιστής, ...
Khmer:តួឯក, បុគ្គលសំខាន់, ...
Korean:주인공, 주역, ...
Polish:główny bohater, główna postać, ...
Portuguese (BR):protagonista, ator principal, ...
Romanian:protagonist, ...
Swedish:protagonist, huvudaktör, ...
Thai:ตัวเอก, ผู้มีบทบาทสำคัญ, ...
Turkish:başkahraman, öncü, ...
Vietnamese:nhân vật chính, người đóng vai trò chủ chốt, ...

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