farce

farce

 (färs)

n.

1.

a. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.

b. The branch of literature constituting such works.

c. The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works.

2. A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed election was a farce.

3. A seasoned stuffing, as for roasted turkey.

tr.v. farced, farc·ing, farc·es

1. To pad (a speech, for example) with jokes or witticisms.

2. To stuff, as for roasting.

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[Middle English farse, stuffing, from Old French farce, stuffing, interpolation, interlude, from Vulgar Latin *farsa, from feminine of Latin farsus, variant of fartus, past participle of farcīre, to stuff.]

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farce

(fɑːs)

n

1. (Theatre) a broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations

2. (Theatre) the genre of comedy represented by works of this kind

3. a ludicrous situation or action

4. (Cookery) Also: farcemeat another name for forcemeat

vb (tr)

5. to enliven (a speech, etc) with jokes

6. (Cookery) to stuff (meat, fowl, etc) with forcemeat

[C14 (in the sense: stuffing): from Old French, from Latin farcīre to stuff, interpolate passages (in the mass, in religious plays, etc)]

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farce

(fɑrs)

n., v. farced, farc•ing. n.

1. a comedy based on unlikely situations and exaggerated effects.

2. humor of the type displayed in such works.

3. a foolish or meaningless show; ridiculous sham; mockery.

4. a stuffing; forcemeat.

v.t.

5. to enliven (a speech or composition), esp. with witty material.

6. to stuff; cram.

[1300–50; Middle English fars stuffing < Middle French farce < Vulgar Latin *farsa, n. use of feminine of Latin. farsus stuffed, past participle of farcīre to stuff]

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farce

- First meant forcemeat stuffing and came to be used metaphorically when a humorous play was "stuffed" in between two more serious acts of the main theatrical presentation—or for interludes of impromptu buffoonery in a dramatic presentation.

See also related terms for metaphor.

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forcemeat, farce - A highly seasoned mixture containing chopped meat, forcemeat is an alteration of farcemeat, "stuffing," and has a synonym—farce.

See also related terms for stuffing.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

farce

Past participle: farced
Gerund: farcing

Imperative

farce

farce

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farce

A humorous play whose structure consists of character stereotypes, mishaps, coinincidences, innuendo and embarrassing disclosures.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	farce - a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations farce comedy, travesty comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending
	2.	farce - mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs forcemeat stuffing, dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
Verb	1.	farce - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" stuff cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

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farce

noun

1. comedy, satire, slapstick, burlesque, buffoonery, broad comedy The plot often borders on farce.

2. mockery, joke, nonsense, parody, shambles, sham, absurdity, travesty, ridiculousness The election was a farce, as only 22% of voters cast their ballots.

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farce

noun

A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something:

burlesque, caricature, mock, mockery, parody, sham, travesty.

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Translations

مَسْرَحِيَّه هَزَلِيَّه ساخِرَهمَهْزَلَه، موقف مُثير للسُّخْريه

fraškakomedie

farce

FarcePosseSchwank

farce

farsiskrípaleikur

farsatiroassurdo

farsas

farssjoks

farseparodi

комедияфарс

maskaralıkorta oyunutulûat

滑稽戏笑剧闹剧

farce

[fɑːs] N

1. (Theat) → farsa f

2. (fig) → absurdo m
this is a farce → esto es absurdo
what a farce this is! → ¡qué follón!
the trial was a farce → el proceso fue una farsa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

farce

[ˈfɑː^rs] n

(= ridiculous situation) to be a farce → tourner à la farce

(THEATRE) (= play) → farce f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

farce

n (Theat, fig) → Farce f; the election campaign degenerated into farce → der Wahlkampf wurde zur Farce

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

farce

[fɑːs] n (Theatre) (fig) → farsa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

farce

(faːs) noun

1. a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous. The play is a classic farce. klug مَسْرَحِيَّه هَزَلِيَّه ساخِرَه комедия farsa fraška der Schwank farce φαρσοκωμωδίαfarsa farss نمایش خنده آور farssi farce מַמָש בְּדִיחָה स्वांग farsa, lakrdija komédia dagelan farsi farsa 笑劇 극(笑劇), 광대극 farsas farss farsa kluchtfarse farsa لوبه (ډرامه) چه دملنډو او مسخرو څخه ډكه وى، خندوونكې لوبه farsa farsă фарс fraška burka farsa fars ละครตลก orta oyunu, tulûat 笑劇，滑稽戲 фарс; комедія مضحکہ خیز تمثیل kịch vui nhộn 笑剧，滑稽戏

2. any funny or stupid situation in real life. The meeting was an absolute farce. klug مَهْزَلَه، موقف مُثير للسُّخْريه фарс farsa fraška, komedie die Posse farce φάρσα, γελοιότητα farsa farss چیز مسخره farssi farceפארסה वास्तविक जीवन में कोई विचित्र स्थिति lakrdija komédia lelucon skrípaleikur farsa ばかげたこと 웃음거리 farsas farss; joks sandiwara farceparodi, farse farsa چه دملنډو او مسخرو څخه ډكه وى farsa farsă фарс fraška farsa lakrdija fars เรื่องราวหรือสถานการณ์ที่ตลกสิ้นดี maskaralık 鬧劇 фарс حقیقی زندگی میں کوئی مضحکہ خیز واقعہ trò hề 闹剧

farcical (ˈfaːsikəl) adjective

completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous. The whole idea was farcical. klugtigheid, belaglikheid مُضْحِك، سَخيف фарсов ridículo směšný, groteskní possenhaft farceagtig γελοίοςabsurdo, ridículo jantlik مضحک farssimainen grotesqueמגוחך स्वांगपूर्ण komičan, lakrdijaški nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur, fjarstæðukenndur ridicolo ばかげた 익살스런 juokingas, absurdiškas farsa-; komisks melucukan bespottelijkparodisk, farseaktig, latterliggroteskowy, śmieszny مضحک ridículo năstruşnic, caraghios нелепый groteskný burkast smešan farsartad, rena farsen ที่ตลกสิ้นดี gülünç 滑稽的 фарсовий, блазенський نہایت مضحکہ خیز یا لا یعنی lố bịch; nực cười 滑稽的

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