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minstrel

/ˈmɪnstrəl/

minstrelnoun

minstrels

/ˈmɪnstrəl/

Traduzioni

ménestrel

The minstrel played a lively tune on his lute, captivating the audience with his musical prowess.

Le ménestrel joua un air entraînant sur son luth, captivant le public par sa virtuosité musicale.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

minstrelTerme historique employé pour le spectacle américain de type blackface.

Definizioni

A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited poetry to entertain nobility.

The minstrel played a lively tune on his lute, captivating the audience with his musical prowess.

A performer in a minstrel show, which was a form of entertainment in the 19th and early 20th centuries featuring comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, often performed by white people in blackface.

The minstrel took the stage, his face painted in the controversial style of the era's minstrel shows.

Sinonimi

minstrelverb

minstreled

Past Simple

minstreled

Past Participle

minstreling

Gerund

/ˈmɪn.strəl/

Archaic but attested usage meaning ‘to perform as a minstrel’. Regular, weak verb.

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chanterSens rare et littéraire, proche de « voyager en chantant comme un ménestrel ».

Definizioni

To perform as a minstrel, especially by singing or reciting poetry while travelling.

For years he minstreled from village to village, earning his living with song.

minstreladjective

Attributive use before a noun: ‘minstrel show’, ‘minstrel costumes’, etc.

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minstrelTerme lié aux minstrel shows américains.

Definizioni

Relating to or characteristic of minstrel shows or minstrels; used before another noun.

The museum houses an extensive archive of minstrel photographs and playbills.