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1 Schwank
m; -(e)s, Schwänke1. THEAT. farce2. umg. (amusing) story, anecdote; Schwänke aus seiner Jugend adventures of his youth; erzähl mal einen Schwank aus deiner Jugend tell me about one of your youthful pranks* * *der Schwankstory* * *Schwạnk [ʃvaŋk]m -(e)s, -e['ʃvɛŋkə] (LITER) merry or comical tale (esp Brit), comical story; (THEAT) farce* * *(a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farce* * *<-[e]s, Schwänke>[ʃvaŋk, pl ˈʃvɛŋkə]m1. THEAT farce2. (Schwankerzählung) comical [or merry] tale3. (lustige Begebenheit) amusing [or funny] story* * *der; Schwank[e]s, Schwänke2) (komische Episode) comic event* * *1. THEAT farce2. umg (amusing) story, anecdote;Schwänke aus seiner Jugend adventures of his youth;erzähl mal einen Schwank aus deiner Jugend tell me about one of your youthful pranks* * *der; Schwank[e]s, Schwänke2) (komische Episode) comic event* * *-e m.droll story n.story n.
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