mime

mime  (mm)

n.

1.

a. A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.

b. A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.

c. A performer in a mime.

2. A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.

3.

a. The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.

b. A performance of pantomime.

c. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.

v. mimed, mim·ing, mimes

v.tr.

1. To ridicule by imitation; mimic.

2. To act out with gestures and body movement.

v.intr.

1. To act as a mimic.

2. To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.

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[Latin mmus, from Greek mmos.]

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mimer n.

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mime

Noun

1. a style of acting using only gesture and bodily movement and not words

2. a performer specializing in this

3. a performance in this style

Verb

[miming, mimed]

1. to express or describe something in actions or gestures without using speech

2. (of musicians) to pretend to be singing or playing music that is actually prerecorded [Greek mimos imitator]

mimer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mime - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer
	2.	mime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words dumb show, pantomime acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama panto - an abbreviation of pantomime
Verb	1.	mime - imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" mimic imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
	2.	mime - act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" pantomime 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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mime

noun 1. dumb show, gesture, pantomime, mummery

verb 2. act out, represent, gesture, simulate, pantomime

Translations

mime [maɪm] n → mímica;

(actor) → mimo/a

vt → remedar

vi → actuar de mimo

mime [maɪm] n → mime m

vt, vi → mimer

mime [maɪm] n → Pantomime f;

(actor) → Pantomime m

vt → pantomimisch darstellen

mime [maɪm] n → mimo

vt, vi → mimare

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mime

n mime [maim]

1 the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama She is studying mime.mimiekتَمثيل إيمائيмимикаpantomimamimedie Mimikμιμική τέχνηmimopantomiimلال بازیpantomiimimimeפַּנטוֹמִימָהनकलmimikapantomimbahasa isyaratlátbragðsleikur/-listmimica無言劇の演技마임pantomimikapantomīmamenggunakan isyaratgebarenspelmimepantomimamímicapantomimăмимикаpantomímamimmimikamim, pantomimการแสดงโดยไม่ใช้คำพูดpandomim滑稽戲мімікаحرکت اور اشارے سے بات کرنے کا فنkịch câm滑稽戏

2 a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story The children performed a mime.mimiekتَمْثيليَّه إيمائِيَّهпантомимаpantomimapantomimedas Mimenspielπαντομίμαpantomima, representación de mimopantomiimنمایش لال بازیpantomiimimimodrameלהָצָגַת בְּפַּנטוֹמִימָהसांग, स्वांग, प्रहसनmimapantomimpantomimlátbragðsleikurpantomima無言劇무언극pantomimapantomīmapantomimpantomimemimespill, skuespill uten talepantomimapantomimamimăпантомимаpantomímamimodramamimikapantomimföreställningละครใบ้pandomim啞劇пантомімаچپ سوانگvở kịch câm哑剧

3 an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.mimiekkunstenaarمُمَثِّل إيمائيпантомимmimmimikerder Mimeμίμοςmimopantomiimikمقلدmiimikkomimeשָׂחקַן פַּנטוֹמִימָהइनमें अभिनय करने वाला व्यक्तिmimičarpantomimszínészpemain pantomimlátbragðsleikarimimo無言劇役者무언극 배우mimasmīmspelakon pantomimmimespelermimekunstnermimmímicomimмимmímmimikmimičarmimskådespelareนักแสดงล้อเลียนpandomimci啞劇演員мім, мімістچپ سوانگ کرنے والا اداکارnghệ sĩ kịch câm哑剧演员

v

to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.mimiekيُمَثِّل إيمائِياиграя в пантомимаvyjádřit beze slovmimemimisch darstellenμιμούμαι, παριστάνω με παντομίμαhacer mimo, imitarmiimiliselt kujutamaلال بازی کردنelehtiämimerלְהָצִיג בְּפַּנטוֹמִימָהनकल करनाglumiti mimikommímelmembuat isyaratleika í látbragðsleikmimare無言劇を演じる행동으로 표현하다, 흉내내다išreikšti judesiais ir mimika, vaidinti pantomimojetēlot pantomīmā; izrādīt ar žestiem, mīmikumenggayakan dengan isyaratdoor gebaren uitdrukkenoppføre et mimespillwyrażać mimicznie, odgrywaćexprimir por gestosa mimaисполнять роль в пантомимеvyjadriť bez slovizraziti z gibiglumiti mimikomspela [], mimaแสดงท่าทางโดยไม่ใช้คำพูดpndomim yapmak摹擬表演，啞劇表演виконувати роль в пантоміміخاموش نقل سے جذبات کا اظہار کرناdiễn kịch câm摹拟表演