grotesque

grotesque
grotesque [gʀɔtεsk]
1. adjective
( = ridicule) [personnage, idée] ridiculous
2. masculine noun
(Literature) le grotesque the grotesque
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gʀɔtɛsk
1.
adjectif
1) (risible) [personne, coiffure] ridiculous; [idée, histoire, remarque] ridiculous, preposterous
2) Art, Littérature grotesque

2.
nom masculin
1) (caractère risible) ridiculous aspect

être d'un grotesque absolu — [histoire, situation] to be utterly ridiculous; [personne] to be absolutely ludicrous

2) Art, Littérature

le grotesque — the grotesque

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ɡʀɔtɛsk adj
grotesque
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grotesque
A adj
1 (risible) [personne, accoutrement, coiffure] ridiculous; [idée, histoire] ridiculous, grotesque; [histoire, remarque, commentaires] preposterous; tout ceci est grotesque! all this is preposterous!;
2 Art, Littérat grotesque; style grotesque grotesque style.
B nm
1 (caractère risible) (d'accoutrement) ridiculous aspect; (de personne) ludicrous aspect; (d'histoire) silly nature; être d'un grotesque absolu [histoire, situation] to be utterly ridiculous; [personne] to be absolutely ludicrous;
2 Art, Littérat le grotesque the grotesque.
C grotesques nfpl Art (motifs) grotesques.
[grɔtɛsk] adjectif
1. [burlesque] ridiculous
2. [absurde] ridiculous, ludicrous
son livre est d'un grotesque! his book is ludicrous!
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[grɔtɛsk] nom masculin
1. ART & LITTÉRATURE
le grotesque the grotesque
2. [absurdité] ludicrousness, preposterousness
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grotesques nom féminin pluriel
ART grotesques

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