What does clown in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word clown in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use clown in French.
The word clown in French means clown, clown, fool, be very funny, be hilarious, clown around, fool around, clown nose, red nose, clown fish, clownfish. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word clown
clownnom masculin (artiste comique de cirque) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les petits enfants apprécient toujours les pitreries des clowns. Little children always enjoy clowns' silly antics. |
clown, foolnom masculin (figuré (pitre) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quand tu auras fini de faire le clown, tu réfléchiras à ce que je t'ai dit. When you're done playing the clown, think about what I've said. |
be very funny, be hilariouslocution verbale (familier, ironique (tenter d'être drôle sans succès) (ironic) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
clown around, fool aroundlocution verbale (figuré (réaliser des pitreries) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") |
clown nose, red nosenom masculin (accessoire comique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Samuel pensait qu'il suffisait de se mettre un nez de clown pour être drôle. |
clown fish, clownfishnom masculin (poisson coloré) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les poissons-clowns sont de l'ordre des perciformes. |
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