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Translate wordplay from English to French

Summary

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word-play:
- calembour; jeu de mots; équivoque
Wiktionary:
- wordplay → jeu de mots, calembour

English

Detailed Translations for wordplay from English to French

wordplay:

Translation Matrix for wordplay:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	paronomasia; pun; punning

Synonyms for "wordplay":

pun; punning; paronomasia; fun; play; sport

Related Definitions for "wordplay":

a humorous play on words¹

Wiktionary Translations for wordplay:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• wordplay	→ jeu de mots; calembour	↔ Wortspiel — witziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit

word play:

Synonyms for "word play":

play; frolic; romp; gambol; caper

Related Definitions for "word play":

playing on words or speech sounds¹

word-play:

word-play [the ~] nomen

the word-play (play upon words; equivoke; pun; double entendre; jeu de mots)
le calembour; le jeu de mots; l'équivoque
- calembour [le ~] nomen
- jeu de mots [le ~] nomen
- équivoque [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for word-play:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
calembour	double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
jeu de mots	double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
équivoque	double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play	ambiguity; ribaldry; scurviness
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
équivoque		ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive; two-jointed; twofold; uncertain

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University