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heckle

/ˈhɛk.əl/

Translations

hecklenoun

heckles

/ˈhɛk.əl/

interpellationAu théâtre, pendant un discours ou une performance.

The comedian handled the heckle from the audience with humor and grace.

Le comédien a répondu à l’interpellation du public avec humour et élégance.

peigne à linOutil textile employé pour séparer les fibres de lin.

The farmer used a heckle to prepare the flax for spinning.

Le fermier a utilisé un peigne à lin pour préparer le lin au filage.

Synonyms

heckleverb

heckled

Past Simple

heckled

Past Participle

heckling

Gerund

/ˈhɛk.əl/

huerDans le contexte d’une représentation ou d’un discours public.

The comedian was heckled by a group of rowdy audience members during his performance.

Le comédien a été hué par un groupe de spectateurs turbulents pendant son spectacle.

Additional translations

peignerSens technique en textile, pour le lin ou le chanvre.

Synonyms

Definitions

hecklenoun

A comb or board with long metal teeth used for separating flax fibers.

The farmer used a heckle to prepare the flax for spinning.

An interruption or challenge made by a member of an audience, typically during a performance or speech.

The comedian handled the heckle from the audience with humor and grace.

heckleverb

To interrupt a public speaker or performer with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

The comedian was heckled by a group of rowdy audience members during his performance.

To comb or disentangle flax or hemp fibres by drawing them through a heckle.

Before spinning, the workers heckled the flax to remove the shorter fibres.