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play-acting

play-actingnoun

play-actings

Traducciones

comédieAu sens d'attitude feinte, insincère ou théâtrale.

His sorrow looked like pure play-acting to gain their sympathy.

Sa tristesse ressemblait à une pure comédie pour obtenir leur sympathie.

Traducciones adicionales

jeu théâtral amateurAu sens de représentation dramatique amateur, non professionnelle.

Definiciones

The act of pretending or behaving as if performing on stage; insincere or theatrical behaviour.

His sorrow looked like pure play-acting to gain their sympathy.

Amateur dramatic performance done for enjoyment rather than professionally.

At weekends the club meets for a bit of light play-acting.

play-actingadjective

Used attributively before nouns (e.g. play-acting skills)

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théâtralPéjoratif, avec l'idée de quelque chose d'artificiel ou de peu sincère.

They dismissed the senator’s apology as a merely play-acting gesture.

Ils ont rejeté les excuses du sénateur comme un geste purement théâtral.

Definiciones

Relating to or characteristic of play-acting; amateur or pretended rather than genuine.

They dismissed the senator’s apology as a merely play-acting gesture.

play-actverb

play-acting

Gerund

Hyphenated variant of the verb playact; used chiefly in the sense 'to act insincerely or theatrically'.

Traducciones

jouer la comédieSe dit d’un comportement théâtral ou insincère.

He tends to play-act when he wants people to feel sorry for him.

Il a tendance à jouer la comédie quand il veut que les gens aient pitié de lui.

Traducciones adicionales

feindreEmploi plus général, avec une nuance d’insincérité.

Definiciones

To act in an insincere, exaggerated, or theatrical way, especially in order to impress, manipulate, or gain sympathy.

He tends to play-act when he wants people to feel sorry for him.

To behave as if performing on a stage; to dramatize one's actions or emotions.

The children play-acted their favorite scenes from the film.