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1 deadpan
adjective* * *ˈdead·panI. adj of expression, face ausdrucksloshe says the funniest things in the most \deadpan tone er erzählt die witzigsten Sachen in todernstem Ton\deadpan humour trockener Humor▪ to \deadpan sth etw trocken sagen* * *deadpan adj umg1. unbewegt, ausdruckslos (Gesicht)2. mit ausdruckslosem Gesicht (Person)3. trocken (Humor)* * *adjective* * *n.Schafsgesicht m. -
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'dead·pan adjof expression, face ausdruckslos;he says the funniest things in the most \deadpan tone er erzählt die witzigsten Sachen in todernstem Ton;to \deadpan sth etw trocken sagen
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deadpan — [[t]de̱dpæn[/t]] ADJ GRADED Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone. ...her natural capacity for irony and deadpan humour... She put the letter on the desk in front of me, her … English dictionary
deadpan — 1. adjective /ˈdɛdpæn/ a) Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look). b) Having such a face or look (as a person). Syn: poker faced … Wiktionary
humour — hu|mour1 BrE humor AmE [ˈhju:mə US ˈhju:mər, ˈju: ] n [U] 1.) the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this ability ▪ his humour and charm ▪ Greg s feeble attempt at humour ▪ English… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deadpan — /ˈdɛdpæn / (say dedpan) adjective 1. (of a person or their face) completely lacking expression or reaction. 2. said without any indication in the speaker s manner or expression that they are aware of the force or implication of what is said:… …
deadpan — dead|pan [ˈdedpæn] adj [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: dead + pan face (1900 2000)] sounding and looking completely serious when you are saying or doing something funny deadpan voice/expression etc ▪ deadpan humour … Dictionary of contemporary English
deadpan — UK [ˈdedˌpæn] / US adjective pretending to be serious when you are really joking deadpan humour Derived word: deadpan UK / US adverb … English dictionary
deadpan — [ˈdedˌpæn] adj pretending to be serious when you are really joking deadpan humour[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Deadpan — is a form of comic delivery in which humor is presented without a change in emotion or body language, usually speaking in a casual, monotone, solemn, blunt, disgusted or matter of fact voice and expressing an unflappably calm, archly insincere or … Wikipedia
humour — n. something funny 1) bitter, caustic; black; deadpan, dry, straight; earthy; gallows; infectious; irrepressible; slapstick; sly, wry; subtle humour 2) a sense of humour 3) a dash, trace, vein of humour mood 4) (a) bad; good humour (she s in good … Combinatory dictionary
humour — (BrE) (AmE humor) noun 1 amusing quality/ability to find things funny ADJECTIVE ▪ wry ▪ With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes. ▪ ironic, tongue in cheek ▪ self depr … Collocations dictionary
deadpan — adj. Deadpan is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑humour … Collocations dictionary