mime

  • 31mime — (mi m ) s. m. 1°   Dans l antiquité grecque et latine, acteur qui représentait de petites pièces familières et bouffonnes (mime veut dire imitateur). •   Le mime n avait ni brodequin ni cothurne ; il se barbouillait le visage, VOLT. Lett. de la… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 32mime — {{11}}mime (n.) c.1600, a buffoon who practices gesticulations [Johnson], from Fr. mime (16c.) and directly from L. mimus, from Gk. mimos imitator, mimic, actor, mime, buffoon, of unknown origin. In reference to a performance, 1640s in a… …

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  • 33mime — I UK [maɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms mime : present tense I/you/we/they mime he/she/it mimes present participle miming past tense mimed past participle mimed 1) to tell a story or express yourself without words, using only… …

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  • 34Mîmé — Miimé Mîmé Personnage de Albator Alias Clio Genre femme Acti …

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  • 35MIME — ► sustantivo masculino 1 República Dominicana, P Rico ZOOLOGÍA Especie de mosquito. FRASEOLOGÍA caerle a una persona mimes Puerto Rico coloquial 1. Tener mala suerte. 2. Venir a menos. * * * mime ( …

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  • 36mime — mime1 [ maım ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to tell a story or express yourself without words, using only the movements of your body and face 2. ) to pretend to sing or play an instrument while a piece of recorded music is being played… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37mime — I. noun Etymology: Latin mimus, from Greek mimos Date: 1616 1. an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner 2. a. an actor in a mime b. one that practices mime 3. mimic 2 4. pantomime 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38mime — mimer, n. /muym, meem/, n., v., mimed, miming. n. 1. the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime. 2. an actor who specializes in this art. 3. an ancient Greek or Roman farce …

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  • 39mime — ar·chi·mime; mime; pan·to·mime; …

    English syllables

  • 40mime — [[t]maɪm, mim[/t]] n. v. mimed, mim•ing 1) sbz the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and body movements; pantomime 2) sbz an actor who specializes in this art 3) a) anq (in ancient Greece and Rome) a …

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