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pantomime ['pæntəmaɪm]∎ there was a bit of a pantomime over who should pay ça a été tout un cirque pour savoir qui devait payer►► pantomime dame = rôle travesti outré et ridicule dans la "pantomime";pantomime horse = personnage de cheval joué par deux comédiens dans la "pantomime"ⓘ PANTOMIME Le genre typiquement britannique de la "pantomime" est très conventionnel; certains personnages-types ("pantomime dame", "principal boy") et certaines rengaines ("Behind you!", "Oh yes he is! - Oh no he isn't!") apparaissent dans toutes les pièces. Ces pièces, qui se jouent au moment des fêtes de fin d'année, sont généralement inspirées d'un conte de fées.
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