clown in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clown in the English»French Dictionary

I.clown [Brit klaʊn, Am klaʊn] N

1. clown:

clown (in circus)

clown m

clown (jester)

bouffon m

2. clown (fool):

clown pej

clown m

clown pej

pitre m

II.clown [Brit klaʊn, Am klaʊn] VB intr

1. clown → clown around

2. clown (perform):

he taught me how to clown

il m'a appris le métier de clown

See also clown around

clown around VB [Brit klaʊn -, Am klaʊn -] Brit

clown around

faire le clown or le pitre

clown around VB [Brit klaʊn -, Am klaʊn -] Brit

clown around

faire le clown or le pitre

Translations for clown in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

clown

clown

faire le clown

to clown about

clown blanc

whitefaced clown

pitre

clown, buffoon

c'est le pitre de la classe

he's the class clown

faire le pitre

to clown around

charlot

clown

clownesque personnage

clown-like

zouave inf

clown, comedian

faire le zouave

to clown around inf

bouff|on

clown

faire le bouffon

to clown about ou around

auguste

circus clown

faire le zigoto

to clown around

clown in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clown in the English»French Dictionary

I.clown [klaʊn] N a. fig

clown

clown m

II.clown [klaʊn] VB intr

to clown around

faire le clown

Translations for clown in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

clown

clown

charlot

clown

pitre

clown

faire le pitre

to play the clown

bouffon(ne)

clown

amuseur (-euse)

clown

faire des clowneries

to clown around

faire le guignol

to clown about

faire des pitreries

to clown around

petit plaisantin

clown

clown Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to clown around

faire le clown

to wear a clown costume

porter un déguisement de clown

dressed as a clown

habillé en clown

to dress up as a clown

se costumer en clown

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The clowns in the parade are local business owners and community members that have made significant contributions to the organization.

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The band appears briefly in the video as guys helping the clowns and driving their getaway van.

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Working closely with very large, very powerful animals, rodeo clowns are often injured seriously, and, sometimes, fatally.

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