pun

UK
/pʌn/
US
/pʌn/

Übersetzungen

punsubstantiv
puns
Pl.
UK
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US
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The comedian's pun about the bakery being on a roll had the audience laughing.
Le calembour du comédien sur la boulangerie « en pleine forme » a fait rire le public.
jeu de mots
His fondness for pun made every conversation a playful challenge.
Son goût pour le jeu de mots faisait de chaque conversation un défi ludique.
Synonyme
double entendre
play on words
punverb
punned
Präteritum
punned
Partizip Perfekt
punning
Gerundium
UK
/pʌn/
US
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faire des calembours
He loves to pun on words, often making everyone laugh with his clever wordplay.
Il adore faire des calembours sur les mots, faisant souvent rire tout le monde avec ses jeux de mots ingénieux.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
jouer sur les motsExpression plus générale ; convient quand le jeu sur les sons ou les sens est implicite.
Synonyme
play on words
double entendre
punadjektiv
UK
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US
/pʌn/
Used attributively before a noun to indicate relation to or characteristic of puns (e.g., "pun contest").
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
calembouristiqueTerme soutenu et relativement rare.

Definitionen

punsubstantiv
A humorous play on words, often involving a word with multiple meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings.
The comedian's pun about the bakery being on a roll had the audience laughing.
The art, practice, or habitual use of puns; punning.
His fondness for pun made every conversation a playful challenge.
punverb
To make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
He loves to pun on words, often making everyone laugh with his clever wordplay.
punadjektiv
Relating to, characterized by, or intended for puns.
The festival featured a pun contest that attracted word-play enthusiasts.