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puppet

/ˈpʌpɪt/

Translations

puppetnoun

puppets

/ˈpʌpɪt/

marionnette

The children were fascinated by the puppet show at the fair.

Les enfants étaient fascinés par le spectacle de marionnettes à la foire.

Additional translations

pantinAu sens figuré, pour une personne ou un pouvoir manipulé par un autre.

Synonyms

puppetverb

puppeted

Past Simple

puppeted

Past Participle

puppeting

Gerund

marionnetterVerbe rare, surtout dans un contexte de mise en scène ou d'animation.

The animator puppeted the character across the digital stage.

L'animateur a marionnettisé le personnage sur la scène numérique.

Additional translations

manipulerSens figuré, quand il s'agit de contrôler quelqu'un comme un pantin.

Synonyms

pull the strings

puppetadjective

/ˈpʌp.ɪt/

Used almost exclusively attributively (e.g., "puppet regime"), generally non-gradable.

fantocheSurtout pour un régime ou un pouvoir contrôlé de l'extérieur.

The puppet regime fell when foreign support was withdrawn.

Le régime fantoche s'est effondré lorsque le soutien étranger a été retiré.

Synonyms

Definitions

puppetnoun

A small figure of a person or animal, typically made of cloth, wood, or plastic, with a hollow body that is moved by hand, strings, or rods.

The children were fascinated by the puppet show at the fair.

A person, group, or country that is controlled by another.

The new leader was seen as a puppet of the foreign government.

puppetverb

To manipulate or control (a figure or person) as if by strings or other mechanisms.

The animator puppeted the character across the digital stage.

puppetadjective

Controlled by an external power; lacking independent authority.

The puppet regime fell when foreign support was withdrawn.