clowning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for clowning in the English»French Dictionary

clowning [Brit ˈklaʊnɪŋ, Am ˈklaʊnɪŋ] N

1. clowning (professional):

clowning

métier m de clown

2. clowning (fooling):

clowning

clowneries fpl

clowning

pitreries fpl

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 clowning in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

charlot

clown

arrête de faire le charlot!

stop clowning!

pitrerie

clowning uncountable

clowneries

clowning uncountable

arrête tes clowneries

stop clowning about

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

clownesque personnage

clown-like

zouave inf

clown, comedian

faire le zouave

to clown around inf

clowning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clowning 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 clowning in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

clownerie

clowning no pl

faire des clowneries

to clown around

pitrerie

clowning

faire des pitreries

to clown around

clown

clown

charlot

clown

pitre

clown

faire le pitre

to play the clown

bouffon(ne)

clown

amuseur (-euse)

clown

faire le guignol

to clown about

petit plaisantin

clown

clowning 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