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Detailed Translations for puns from English to French

pun:

pun [the ~] noun

  1. the pun (play upon words; equivoke; word-play; double entendre; jeu de mots)
    le calembour; le jeu de mots; l'équivoque
  2. the pun (fun)
    la drôlerie; le trait d'esprit

Translation Matrix for pun:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
calembour double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
drôlerie fun; pun amusingness; burlesqueness; comedy; drollery; farcicalness; fun; humor; humour; mischievousness; prank; trick; waggishness
jeu de mots double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
trait d'esprit fun; pun banter; fun; gag; humor; humour; jest; joke; little present; little something; pleasantry; prank; present; quip; witticism; witty remark
équivoque double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play ambiguity; ribaldry; scurviness
- paronomasia; punning; wordplay
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- crack jokes; joke
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
équivoque ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive; two-jointed; twofold; uncertain

Related Words for "pun":

  • puns

Synonyms for "pun":


Related Definitions for "pun":

  1. a humorous play on words1
    • I do it for the pun of it1
  2. make a play on words1
    • Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning1

Wiktionary Translations for pun:

pun
noun
  1. joke or type of wordplay
pun
noun
  1. jeu de mots fonder sur l’homonymie et la polysémie.
  2. manipulation plaisante des mots fondée sur la ressemblance des mots.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pun jeu de mots; calembour Wortspielwitziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit