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deadpan

UK
/ˈdɛd.pæn/
US
/ˈdɛd.pæn/

Translations

deadpannoun
deadpans
pl
pince-sans-rirePour la personne qui pratique cet humour.
As a deadpan, she could make the simplest remark sound hilarious.
En pince-sans-rire, elle pouvait faire paraître hilarante la remarque la plus simple.
humour pince-sans-rirePour le style d'expression comique impassible.
His deadpan was so convincing that no one realized he was joking.
Son humour pince-sans-rire était si convaincant que personne ne s'est rendu compte qu'il plaisantait.
Additional translations
ton impassiblePour le style de diction ou de delivery.
Synonyms
poker face
stone face
blank expression
straight face
impassive person
stoic
expressionless face
deadpanadjective
more deadpan
Comp.
most deadpan
Super.
UK
/ˈdɛd.pæn/
US
/ˈdɛd.pæn/
She delivered the punchline in a deadpan manner, leaving the audience unsure if she was joking.
Elle a lancé la chute d'un ton impassible, laissant le public dans le doute sur le fait qu'elle plaisantait.
Additional translations
inexpressif
de marbreSurtout dans un contexte expressif ou pour insister sur l'absence totale de réaction.
Synonyms
impassive
expressionless
stoic
unemotional
bland
dry
matter-of-fact
deadpanadverb
UK
/ˈded.pæn/
US
/ˈdɛd.pæn/
d'un air impassible
She delivered the punchline deadpan, leaving the audience unsure whether to laugh or not.
Elle a lancé la chute d'un air impassible, laissant le public dans l'incertitude de savoir s'il fallait rire ou non.
Additional translations
sans expression
Synonyms
dryly
matter-of-factly
drolly
stoically
imperturbably
stone-facedly
with a straight face
deadpanverb
deadpanned
Past Simple
deadpanned
Past Participle
deadpanning
Gerund
dire d'un ton impassibleVerbe employé pour une réplique dite sans expression, souvent à effet comique.
She managed to deadpan her joke so well that it took a moment for everyone to realize she was kidding.
Elle a réussi à dire sa blague d'un ton impassible si bien qu'il a fallu un moment pour que tout le monde réalise qu'elle plaisantait.
Synonyms
say with a straight face
keep a straight face
deliver dryly
deliver flatly
say flatly
state expressionlessly
utter expressionlessly
recite flatly
dryly remark

Definitions

deadpannoun
A style of delivery in which something humorous is said or done in a serious, impassive manner.
His deadpan was so convincing that no one realized he was joking.
A person who employs a deadpan style of humor.
As a deadpan, she could make the simplest remark sound hilarious.
deadpanadjective
Displaying no emotion or expression; impassive.
She delivered the punchline in a deadpan manner, leaving the audience unsure if she was joking.
Deliberately impassive, especially for comedic effect.
He answered every question with a deadpan stare that made the audience laugh even harder.
deadpanadverb
In a deliberately impassive or expressionless manner.
She delivered the punchline deadpan, leaving the audience unsure whether to laugh or not.
deadpanverb
To say something amusing while maintaining a serious or expressionless face.
She managed to deadpan her joke so well that it took a moment for everyone to realize she was kidding.
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