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1 ventriloquist's dummy
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2 dummy dum·my
['dʌmɪ]1. n1) (Comm: imitation) cosa finta, riproduzione f, (tailor's model) manichino, (ventriloquist's dummy) pupazzo, Sport finta, (Bridge) morto2) (Brit: for baby) tettarella, succhiotto3) (fam: idiot) tonto (-a)2. adj(not real) finto (-a), falso (-a) -
3 ventriloquist
[ven'trɪləkwɪst]nome ventriloquo m. (-a)* * *[ven'triləkwist](a professional entertainer who can speak so that his voice seems to come from some other person or place, especially from a dummy which he controls.) ventriloquo* * *ventriloquist /vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪst/n.ventriloquo, ventriloquaventriloquiala.ventriloquismn. [u](to) ventriloquizev. i.ventriloquyn. [u]ventriloquio.* * *[ven'trɪləkwɪst]nome ventriloquo m. (-a) -
4 throw one's voice
(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) (fare il ventriloquo)
См. также в других словарях:
ventriloquist's dummy — noun a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice • Hypernyms: ↑dummy … Useful english dictionary
Dummy (DC Comics) — Dummy is the name of two fictional supervillains in DC Comics. The first Dummy debuted in Leading Comics #1 (Winter 1941). He is not to be confused with Scarface, the ventriloquist dummy/alter ego operated by Arnold Wesker. Contents 1 Fictional… … Wikipedia
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dummy — dum|my1 [ˈdʌmi] n plural dummies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for clothes)¦ 2¦(copy)¦ 3¦(doll)¦ 4¦(sports)¦ 5¦(for babies)¦ 6¦(stupid person)¦ 7¦(card game)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
ventriloquist — [[t]ventrɪ̱ləkwɪst[/t]] ventriloquists N COUNT A ventriloquist is someone who can speak without moving their lips and who entertains people by making their words appear to be spoken by a puppet. He looked like a ventriloquist s dummy … English dictionary
ventriloquist — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal. DERIVATIVES ventriloquial adjective ventriloquism noun ventriloquy noun. ORIGIN from Latin venter belly + loqui speak … English terms dictionary
ventriloquist — [ven tril′əkwist] n. a person who practices ventriloquism; specif., an entertainer who uses ventriloquism to carry on a pretended conversation as with a large puppet, or dummy ventriloquistic adj … English World dictionary
Ventriloquist (comics) — The Ventriloquist The Ventriloquist depicted on the cover of Batman #475 Publication information Publisher DC Co … Wikipedia
dummy — I. noun (plural dummies) Etymology: 1dumb + 4 y Date: 1598 1. a. a person who is incapable of speaking b. a person who is habitually silent c. a stupid person 2. a. the ex … New Collegiate Dictionary
ventriloquist — ven|tril|o|quist [venˈtrıləkwıst] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Late Latin; Origin: ventriloquus ventriloquist , from Latin venter ( VENTRAL) + loqui to speak ; from the belief that the voice comes from the ventriloquist s stomach] someone who entertains … Dictionary of contemporary English
