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ventriloquist [venˈtrɪləkwɪst]ventriloque mf* * *[ven'trɪləkwɪst]noun ventriloque mfventriloquist's dummy — pantin m de ventriloque
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A n1 ( model) mannequin m ; tailor's dummy mannequin de couturier ; ventriloquist's dummy poupée f de ventriloque ;5 (imitation, object) imitation f ;7 Fin prête-nom m ;9 Ling explétif m.B modif [fruit, furniture, drawer] factice ; [passport, document] faux/fausse ; [bullet] à blanc ; [shell, bomb] d'exercice ; Fin [company] bidon ○ inv.■ dummy up ○ US refuser de parler. -
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1 noun(a) (in shop window, for dressmaking) mannequin m; (of ventriloquist) marionnette f; Finance (representative) prête-nom m, homme m de paille;∎ familiar standing there like a stuffed dummy planté comme un piquet∎ all the bottles are dummies toutes les bouteilles sont factices∎ he is dummy c'est lui le mort∎ to sell sb a dummy feinter qn(fake) factice;∎ this is just a dummy version ce n'est qu'un modèle facticeSport feinterSport feinter►► Finance dummy buyer acheteur(euse) m,f prête-nom;dummy company société f fictive;dummy issue numéro m zéro;∎ to give sth a dummy run faire l'essai de qch∎ he decided to dummy up il a décidé de la boucler -
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[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.) ventriloque -
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(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) faire du ventriloquisme
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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
Dummy — may refer to: Military dummy: dummy round a cartridge that is inert, i.e. contains neither primer nor gunpowder decoy fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy Crash test dummy, a full scale replica of a human being, weighted and… … Wikipedia
dummy — [[t]dʌ̱mi[/t]] dummies 1) N COUNT A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. ...the bottom half of a shop window dummy. ...the ventriloquist s dummy. 2) N COUNT: oft N n You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real,… … English dictionary
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