pantomime

pan·to·mime

 (păn′tə-mīm′)

n.

1. Communication by means of gesture and facial expression: Some tourists make themselves understood abroad by pantomime.

2.

a. The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions.

b. A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling.

c. An ancient Roman theatrical performance in which one actor played all the parts by means of gesture and movement, accompanied by a narrative chorus.

d. A player in such a performance.

3. A traditional British Christmas entertainment for children, usually based on nursery tales and featuring stock characters in costume who sing, dance, and perform skits.

v. pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing, pan·to·mimes

v.tr.

To represent or express by pantomime: pantomime a story on the stage; pantomimed "baby" by cradling an imaginary infant.

v.intr.

To express oneself in pantomime.

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[Latin pantomīmus, a pantomimic actor, from Greek pantomīmos : panto-, all (from pās, pant-; see pan-) + mīmos, mime.]

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pan′to·mim′ic (-mĭm′ĭk) adj.

pan′to·mim′ist (-mī′mĭst) n.

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pantomime

(ˈpæntəˌmaɪm)

n

1. (Theatre) (in Britain)

a. a kind of play performed at Christmas time characterized by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes. Sometimes shortened to: panto

b. (as modifier): a pantomime horse.

2. (Theatre) a theatrical entertainment in which words are replaced by gestures and bodily actions

3. action without words as a means of expression

4. (Theatre) (in ancient Rome) an actor in a dumb show

5. informal chiefly Brit a confused or farcical situation

vb

another word for mime⁵

[C17: via Latin from Greek pantomīmos; see panto-, mime]

pantomimic, pantomimical adj

ˌpantoˈmimically adv

pantomimist n

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pan•to•mime

(ˈpæn təˌmaɪm)

n., v. -mimed, -mim•ing. n.

1. the art of conveying emotions, actions, and thoughts by gestures without speech.

2. a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves by gesture alone, often to the accompaniment of music.

3. significant gesture without speech.

4. (in the Roman Empire)

a. a masked dancer, accompanied by a chorus.

b. a dramatic performance by such a dancer and chorus.

5. a theatrical spectacle common in England at Christmastime, with stock characters who sing, dance, and tell jokes.

6. a pantomimist.

v.t.

7. to express in pantomime.

v.i.

8. to express oneself in pantomime.

[1580–90; earlier pantomimus < Latin < Greek pantómīmos]

pan`to•mim′ic (-ˈmɪm ɪk) adj.

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pantomime

the art of mute acting. — pantomimist, n.

See also: Performing

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pantomime

Past participle: pantomimed
Gerund: pantomiming

Imperative

pantomime

pantomime

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pantomime

Originally all mime, it is based on children’s fairy tales and traditionally features transvestite performances from the male romantic and female comic lead roles.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pantomime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words dumb show, mime acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama panto - an abbreviation of pantomime
Verb	1.	pantomime - act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" mime playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

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Translations

تَمثيل إيمائيفَن التَّمْثيل الصّامِتمَسْرَحٌ لِلْأَطْفَالِيُمَثِّل بِصورَة إيمائيَّه

dětská vánoční hrahrát pantomimupantomimapohádková revue

pantomimeeventyrkomediemimerere

Pantomimegebärden

παντομίμα

pantomima

pantomiimi

pantomime

pantomima

tátogat

látbragîsleikur

pantomima

パントマイム

무언극

gestų kalbakalėdinis vaidinimas vaikamsparodyti gestais

attelot ar kustibampantomimapantomīmauzvedums

pantomime

pantomimeeventyrspillgjøglerspillmime

pantomima

pantomima

пантомима

rozprávková revuevyjadriť posunkami

pantomima

pantomimteater

pandomimperi masalı temsilihareketlerle anlatmak

vở kịch câm

童话剧舞剧哑剧表演打手势演哑剧

pantomime

[ˈpæntəmaɪm]

A. N

1. (Theat) (= mime) → pantomima f
to explain sth in pantomime → explicar algo por gestos

2. (Brit) (at Christmas) → revista f musical navideña

3. (Brit) (fig) (= farce) what a pantomime! → ¡qué farsa!
it was a real pantomime → fue una verdadera comedia

B. CPD pantomime dame N (Brit) papel femenino en comedia musical navideña, tradicionalmente interpretado por un hombre

PANTOMIME

Una pantomime, abreviada en inglés como panto, es una obra teatral que se representa normalmente en Navidades ante un público familiar. Suele estar basada en un cuento de hadas u otra historia conocida y en ella nunca faltan personajes como la dama (dame), papel que siempre interpreta un actor, el protagonista joven (principal boy), normalmente interpretado por una actriz, y el malvado (villain). Aunque es un espectáculo familiar dirigido fundamentalmente a los niños, en él se alienta la participación de todo el público y posee una gran dosis de humor para adultos.

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pantomime

[ˈpæntəmaɪm] n (British)

(= Christmas show) → spectacle m de Noël

(= farce) → pantomime f

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pantomime

n

(in GB) → ˜ Weihnachtsmärchen nt; what a pantomime! (inf) → was für ein Theater! (inf); the government should abandon this pantomime of secrecy → die Regierung sollte endlich diese Posse der Geheimhaltung beenden

(= mime) → Pantomime f

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pantomime

[ˈpæntəˌmaɪm] n

a. (Brit) (at Christmas) → spettacolo natalizio(sulla falsariga delle favole per bambini)

b. (mime) → pantomima

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pantomime

(ˈpӕntəmaim) noun

1. a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc. pantomime فَن التَّمْثيل الصّامِت коледна сценка pantomima (vánoční) pohádková revue die Pantomime, weihnachtliches Laienspiel eventyrkomedie θεατρική εορταστική παράσταση revista musical en época de Navidades (Brit) jõulunäidend نمایش فکاهی و موزیکال joulunäytelmä spectacle de Noël פנטומימה मूकाभिनय, मूकनाट्य muzički igrokaz na temu iz bajke pantomim pantomim látbragðsleikur (spettacolo natalizio) おとぎ芝居 동화극 kalėdinis vaidinimas vaikams pantomīma; uzvedums pantomim pantomimegjøglerspill, eventyrspillpantomima هغه لوبې چې بيله خبرو كولو اجرا كيږي، ګونګه لوبه، ګړى ګړى چوپ pantomima (spectacol de) pantomimă рождественская пьеса-сказка (vianočná) rozprávková revue božična predstava Božićna predstava julshow การแสดงในช่วงวันคริสต์มาส peri masalı temsili 童話劇，舞劇 вистава для дітей; п'єса-казка کرسمس کے موقع کا ايک ڈرامہ kịch thần thoại 童话剧，舞剧

2. (also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words. He studied pantomime in acting school. pantomime تَمثيل إيمائي пантомима pantomina pantomima die Pantomime pantomime παντομίμαpantomima pantomiim نمایش صامت pantomiimi pantomimeפנטומימה मूक अभिनेता, मूक अभिनय pantomima pantomim pantomim pantomima パントマイム、無言劇 무언극(無言劇), 팬터마임 pantomima, gestų kalba pantomīma pantomim pantomimepantomimepantomima پرته له ږغه ننداره пантомима pantomíma pantomima pantomima pantomim ละครใบ้ pandomim 默劇表演 пантоміма خاموش اداکاري kịch câm 哑剧表演

verb

to act out a scene without using words. Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water. uitbeeld, met gebare praat يُمَثِّل بِصورَة إيمائيَّه играя в пантомима gesticular hrát pantomimu gebärden, mit Körpersprache darstellen mimerere κάνω παντομίμα hacer una pantomima žestikuleerima به صورت پانتومیم بیان کردن esittää pantomiiminä mimer לַעֲשוֹת פַּנטוֹמִימָה मूक अभिनय करना, इशारों से अपनी बात ज़ाहिर करना nijemo prikazivanje tátogat berpantomim mimare 身振で表現する 무언극(無言劇)을 하다 parodyti gestais attēlot ar kustībām menggunakan bahasa badan zich in gebarentaal uitdrukken mime grać mimicznie هغه لوبې چې بيله خبرو كولو اجرا كيږي изъясняться жестами vyjadriť pantomimicky, naznačiť posunkami izraziti (se) z mimiko pokazati pantomimom åskådliggöra med gester, mima แสดงละครใบ้ hareketlerle anlatmak 打手勢，演默劇 порозумітися жестами خاموش اداکاري کرنا ra hiệu 打手势，演哑剧

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pantomime

→ مَسْرَحٌ لِلْأَطْفَالِ dětská vánoční hra pantomime Pantomime παντομίμα pantomima pantomiimi pantomime pantomima pantomima パントマイム 무언극 pantomime pantomime pantomima pantomima пантомима pantomimteater ละครที่มีพื้นฐานมาจากเทพนิยายแสดงช่วงคริสต์มาส pandomim vở kịch câm 童话剧

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