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1 pajac
Ⅰ m pers. 1. obraźl. (człowiek niepoważny, głupi) clown pejor.- nie rób z siebie pajaca stop making a fool of yourself2. Teatr harlequin 3. (w cyrku) clown Ⅱ m inanim. (A pajaca) (zabawka) puppet clown; (z ruchomymi kończynami) jumping jack- drewniany pajac a peg doll(y)* * *-a; -e1) (błazen, arlekin) clown; ( zabawka) puppet2) (pot) (przen) buffoon; ( ćwiczenie gimnastyczne) star jumps* * *mp1. (= błazen) clown.2. pog. buffoon.ma( zabawka) puppet.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pajac
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2 bufon
m książk., pejor. braggart, turkeycock- to nadęty bufon he’s a stuck-up turkeycock* * *mppl. -i l. -y buffoon.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bufon
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3 kabotyn
m kabotyn, kabotynka f książk., pejor. show-off pot., pejor.; buffoon pejor.; (aktor) ham (actor) pot., pejor., camp actor pot., pejor.* * *mp(= kiepski aktor) play-actor; (= pozer) poseur.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kabotyn
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4 kabotynka
m kabotyn, kabotynka f książk., pejor. show-off pot., pejor.; buffoon pejor.; (aktor) ham (actor) pot., pejor., camp actor pot., pejor.* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek (= kiepska aktorka) play-actress; (= pozerka) poseuse.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kabotynka
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5 bła|zen
m (N pl błazny a. błaźni) 1. (w cyrku) clown- występ błaznów a clown act2. pejor. (zachowujący się niepoważnie) fool pejor., clown pejor.; buffoon przest., pejor.- robić z siebie błazna to make a fool of oneself- wyjść na błazna to look like a fool- zadając to pytanie, wyszedł na błazna he looked like a right fool, coming out with a question like that3. Hist. (trefniś) fool, jester- błazen nadworny a court jesterThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bła|zen
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6 nadę|ty
Ⅰ pp nadąć Ⅱ adj. pot., pejor. 1. (nadąsany) [osoba] huffy; ratty GB pot.; [osoba, mina] sulky- mieć nadętą minę to look sulky- od rana chodzi nadęta she’s been sulking all morning2. (zarozumiały) stuck-up pot., snooty pot.; (wyniosły) pompous- nadęty bufon a pompous buffoon3. [przemówienie, styl] bombastic, pompousThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nadę|ty
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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
