|
|
1. (n.) charade
charades, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which players act out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., often syllable by syllable, for members of their team to guess.
2. charade
a word or phrase acted out in pantomime.
3. charade
a blatant pretense or deception; travesty.
Etymology: (1770–80; < F < Oc charrado entertainment =charr(á) to chat, chatter (of expressive orig.) +-ado -ade1)
|
| Definition of 'charade' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
2. (noun) charade
a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
|
| Definition of 'charade' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) charade
a verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations
|
|
|
Sense: a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.
|
 Afrikaans: charade |
 Arabic: تَظاهُر هَزَلي مَكْشوف |
 Bulgarian: очевидно драматизиране |
 Brazilian: farsa |
 Czech: parodie |
 German: die Scharade |
 Danish: paradenummer |
 Greek: γελοίο πρόσχημα, παρωδία |
 Spanish: farsa |
 Estonian: paroodia |
 Farsi: تظاهر ناشیانه |
 Finnish: läpinäkyvä teeskentely |
 French: parodie |
 Hebrew: הַצָגָה |
 Hindi: प्रहेलिका, पहेली |
 Croatian: šarada, igra pogađanja |
 Hungarian: „komédia” |
 Indonesian: sandiwara |
 Icelandic: látaleikur, skopstæling |
 Italian: sciarada |
 Japanese: 見えすいた口実 |
 Korean: 빤히 들여다 보이는 수작 |
 Lithuanian: akivaizdi apgaulė |
 Latvian: farss |
 Malay: kepura-puraan |
 Dutch: charade |
 Norwegian: temmelig tynt/lett gjenno |
 Polish: farsa |
 Persian: تظاهر ناشیانه |
 Pashto: حرف جنګى، په دې لو به كى |
 Portuguese: farsa |
 Romanian: comedie; mascaradă |
 Russian: бессмысленный фарс |
 Slovak: paródia |
 Slovenian: šarada |
 Serbian: farsa |
 Swedish: charad |
 Thai: การแสร้ง; หลอกหลวง |
 Turkish: numara |
 Taiwanese: 明顯騙人的藉口 |
 Ukrainian: шарада |
 Urdu: جھوٹا بہانہ ، غلط حیلہ |
 Vietnamese: làm ngơ |
 Chinese: 易识破的借口 |
Get even more translations for charade...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'charade' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of charade 
