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1 pageant
noun1) (spectacle) Schauspiel, das2) (play)historical pageant — Historienspiel, das
* * *['pæ‹ənt]1) (a dramatic performance made up of different, usually historical scenes, often performed during a procession: The children performed a historical pageant.) das Festspiel2) (any fine show or display: a pageant of colour.) der Prunk•- academic.ru/53055/pageantry">pageantry* * *pag·eant[ˈpæʤənt]n* * *['pdZənt]n(= show) historische Aufführung, Historienspiel nt; (= procession) Festzug mthe whole pageant of life — die breite Fülle des Lebens
* * *pageant [ˈpædʒənt] sb) (historisches) Festspiel2. Prunk m, Gepränge n, Pomp m3. figa) (prächtiges, wechselvolles) Bildb) pej leerer Prunkc) pej hohler Schein* * *noun1) (spectacle) Schauspiel, das2) (play)historical pageant — Historienspiel, das
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2 colorful
col·our·ful, AM col·or·ful[ˈkʌləfəl, AM -lɚ-]2. (vivid) lebendig, lebhaft\colorful description anschauliche Schilderung\colorful pageant abwechslungsreiches Historienspiel3. (interesting) [bunt] schillerndto have a \colorful past eine bewegte Vergangenheit haben\colorful part of town belebter Stadtteil\colorful personality schillernde Persönlichkeit\colorful language schlüpfrige Sprache* * *(US) ['kʌləfUl]adj2) (fig) style of writing, account etc farbig, anschaulich; life, historical period (bunt) bewegt; personality (bunt) schillerndhis colourful past — seine bunte or bewegte Vergangenheit
* * *1. farbenfreudig, -prächtig, bunt2. fig farbig, bunt, lebhaft, abwechslungsreich:a colorful description eine anschauliche Beschreibung;a colorful life ein abwechslungsreiches Leben3. fig auffallend, interessant (Persönlichkeit etc)* * *(US) adj.farbenfreudig adj. -
3 colourful
adjective(Brit.) bunt; farbenfroh, bunt [Bild, Schauspiel]; farbig, anschaulich [Sprache, Stil, Bericht]; buntbewegt [Zeitepoche, Leben]* * *1) (full of colour: a colourful pattern.) farbenfroh2) (vivid and interesting: a colourful account of his experiences.) farbig* * *col·our·ful, AM col·or·ful[ˈkʌləfəl, AM -lɚ-]2. (vivid) lebendig, lebhaft\colourful description anschauliche Schilderung\colourful pageant abwechslungsreiches Historienspiel3. (interesting) [bunt] schillerndto have a \colourful past eine bewegte Vergangenheit haben\colourful part of town belebter Stadtteil\colourful personality schillernde Persönlichkeit\colourful language schlüpfrige Sprache* * *(US) ['kʌləfUl]adj2) (fig) style of writing, account etc farbig, anschaulich; life, historical period (bunt) bewegt; personality (bunt) schillerndhis colourful past — seine bunte or bewegte Vergangenheit
* * *1. farbenfreudig, -prächtig, bunt2. fig farbig, bunt, lebhaft, abwechslungsreich:a colorful description eine anschauliche Beschreibung;a colorful life ein abwechslungsreiches Leben3. fig auffallend, interessant (Persönlichkeit etc)* * *adjective(Brit.) bunt; farbenfroh, bunt [Bild, Schauspiel]; farbig, anschaulich [Sprache, Stil, Bericht]; buntbewegt [Zeitepoche, Leben]* * *(UK) adj.farbenfreudig adj.
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