la facétie
English translation: humorous side
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| 15:24 May 5, 2023 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / | |||||||
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it means it's not to be taken too seriously, light to the point of being even farcical Explanation: there you go |
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peer agreement (net): +1whimsicality Explanation: This is about a glass bowl. Its hard to be sure without seeing it, sounds like it's quite formal in style, but with jazzy, humorous notes harking back to the années folles, the Roaring Twenties. Facétie means prank or practical joke. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/french-englis... |
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humorous side Explanation: I do not think "facétie" has anything to do with "facettes" here (there might be a pun, but it would be pretty stretched). It means that despite a clean appearance, the shapes are actually pretty funny. "Connoisseurs will appreciate the humorous side of this work, which shapes at first sight sensible still carry the sparkle of the Roaring Twenties." |
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1 day 8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1playfulness Explanation: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/playfuln... the quality of being funny and not serious: She plays the part with a childlike playfulness. The book combines complex plots with linguistic playfulness. |
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| Reference: witticism Reference information: qui porte encore en elle l’étincelle de Années folles: Je pense que 'witticism ' c'est la traduction que convient parce que: étincelle: Littéraire. Étincelle de vie, un peu de vie, une lueur de vie (Larousse) Manifestation brève et brillante. Exemple : Une étincelle d'intelligence. (Dictionnaire français) facétie [fasesi]- witticism - https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/facét... Synonyms of witticism : a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witticism witty : marked by or full of clever humor or wit - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witty wit - 1 a: the ability to relate seemingly disparate (divers) things so as to illuminate or amuse |
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