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1 pagliaccio
pagliaccio s.m.1 clown2 (fig.) clown, buffoon: smettila di fare il pagliaccio, stop playing the fool (o stop clowning around)* * *1) (di circo) clown2) (buffone) clown, buffoonfare il pagliaccio — to play the fool, to clown around BE
* * *pagliacciopl. -ci /paλ'λatt∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 (di circo) clown -
2 pulcinella
Pulcinella no.pr.m. (st. teatr.) Punch, Punchinello: teatrino di Pulcinella, Punch and Judy show; si mascherò da Pulcinella, he dressed up as Punch // il segreto di Pulcinella, (fig.) open secret.pulcinella s.m.* * *[pultʃi'nɛlla] 1.sostantivo maschile invariabile (persona inaffidabile) buffoon, fool2.pulcinella di mare — zool. puffin
* * *pulcinella/pult∫i'nεlla/I m.inv.(persona inaffidabile) buffoon, foolII Pulcinella n.pr.m.(maschera) Punch(inello); segreto di pulcinella open secretpulcinella di mare zool. puffin. -
3 arlecchino
arlecchino s.m.1 harlequin2 (fig.) buffoon, clown◆ agg. ( di tanti colori) harlequin: tessuto arlecchino, harlequin patterned material // (zool.) alano arlecchino, harlequin.* * *[arlek'kino] 1.sostantivo maschile harlequin (anche fig.)2.aggettivo invariabile harlequin* * *arlecchino/arlek'kino/I sostantivo m.harlequin (anche fig.)harlequin. -
4 buffone
buffone s.m.1 buffoon, clown, fool, joker: buffone di corte, court jester (o fool); è un buffone, he is a wag; è il buffone della compagnia, he is the joker of the group; smettila di fare il buffone!, stop playing the clown!* * *[buf'fone]sostantivo maschile1) stor. (giullare) fool, jester2) (chi fa ridere) clownfare il buffone — to play the clown o the fool
3) (persona inaffidabile) fool, clown* * *buffone/buf'fone/sostantivo m.1 stor. (giullare) fool, jester3 (persona inaffidabile) fool, clown. -
5 giullare
giullare s.m. jester; buffoon (anche fig.); (menestrello) minstrel: il giullare del Re, the King's jester.* * *[dʒul'lare]sostantivo maschile1) stor. jester2) fig. spreg. fool, clown* * *giullare/dʒul'lare/sostantivo m.1 stor. jester2 fig. spreg. fool, clown. -
6 buffone sm
[buf'fone](anche) fig clown, buffoon, pegg jokerfare il buffone fig — to play the fool, clown about
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7 mattaccino
◆ agg. (non com.) (burlone) buffoonish, clownish. -
8 zanni
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9 buffone
sm [buf'fone](anche) fig clown, buffoon, pegg jokerfare il buffone fig — to play the fool, clown about
См. также в других словарях:
buffoon — uf*foon , a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. Buffoon stories. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffoon — uf*foon , v. i. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffoon — uf*foon , n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See {Buffet} a blow.] A man who makes a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buffoon — Buf*foon , v. t. To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffoon — 1540s, type of pantomime dance, 1580s, clown, from M.Fr. bouffon (16c.), from It. buffone jester, from buffare to puff out the cheeks, a comic gesture, of echoic origin. Also Cf. OON (Cf. oon) … Etymology dictionary
buffoon — [n] clownlike person antic, bozo*, clown, comedian, comic, droll, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, merry andrew, wag, zany; concept 423 … New thesaurus
buffoon — ► NOUN ▪ a ridiculous but amusing person. DERIVATIVES buffoonery noun buffoonish adjective. ORIGIN French bouffon, from Latin buffo clown … English terms dictionary
buffoon — [bə fo͞on′] n. [Fr bouffon < It buffone, jester < buffare, to jest, puff: of echoic orig.] a person who is always clowning and trying to be funny; clown buffoonery n. buffoonish adj … English World dictionary
buffoon — n. to play the buffoon * * * [bə fuːn] to play the buffoon … Combinatory dictionary
buffoon — [[t]bʌfu͟ːn[/t]] buffoons N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things. [OLD FASHIONED] ...the man once dismissed by the West as a drunken buffoon. Syn: clown … English dictionary
buffoon — noun 1) archaic the king s buffoon Syn: clown, jester, fool, comic, comedian, wag, wit, merry andrew, harlequin, Punchinello, Pierrot 2) they regarded him as a buffoon Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
