"double act" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-double act.wav Forms: double acts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double act (plural double acts)
  1. A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or straight man. Categories (topical): Drama Translations (comic pairing): komikerduo (Danish), komediapari (Finnish), parivaljakko (Finnish), duo comique (French), duettistes (French), coppia di comici [feminine] (Italian), coppia comica [feminine] (Italian), 漫才 (manzai) (Japanese), duet [masculine] (Polish), коми́ческий дуэ́т (komíčeskij) [masculine] (Russian), dúo cómico (Spanish), duetistas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-double_act-en-noun-doYBKRj5 Disambiguation of Drama: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'comic pairing': 89 11
  2. Two objects, senses, people, etc working as one.
    Sense id: en-double_act-en-noun-kjsZJtk2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comedy duo, double-act

Inflected forms

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