"marionnette" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/ Audio: Fr-marionnette.ogg Forms: marionnettes [plural]
Etymology: From a diminutive of mariole, from the name Marie (“Mary”). The word originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} marionnette f (plural marionnettes)
  1. marionette, puppet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-marionnette-fr-noun-C~i3yPgB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Toys Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Toys: 55 45
  2. (figuratively) puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-marionnette-fr-noun-ETY3DZv0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Toys Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Toys: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: marionnettiste, poupée

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: marioneta"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "marionet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: marionet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: marionet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "marionet",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: marionet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: marionet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "marionette",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: marionette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: marionette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Marionette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Marionette",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Marionette (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "marionetta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: marionetta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: marionetta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "marionete",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: marionete, marioneta, marionette, marionnette (pre-reform spelling)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: marionete, marioneta, marionette, marionnette (pre-reform spelling)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "marionetă",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: marionetă",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: marionetă"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "марионетка",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Russian: марионетка (marionetka)\n→ Georgian: მარიონეტი (marioneṭi), მარიონეტკა (marioneṭḳa) — nonstandard",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Russian: марионетка (marionetka)\n→ Georgian: მარიონეტი (marioneṭi), მარიონეტკა (marioneṭḳa) — nonstandard"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: marionett"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "marionnettes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "marionnettiste"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "poupée"
    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Toys",
          "orig": "fr:Toys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "marionette, puppet"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "marionette",
          "marionette"
        ],
        [
          "puppet",
          "puppet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Toys",
          "orig": "fr:Toys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another)"
      ],
      "id": "en-marionnette-fr-noun-ETY3DZv0",
      "links": [
        [
          "puppet",
          "puppet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-marionnette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/Fr-marionnette.ogg/Fr-marionnette.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Fr-marionnette.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "marionnette"
}
{
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Toys"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "marionet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: marionet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: marionet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "marionet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: marionet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: marionet"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "marionette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: marionette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: marionette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Marionette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Marionette",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Marionette (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "marionetta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: marionetta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: marionetta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: marionett"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "marionete",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: marionete, marioneta, marionette, marionnette (pre-reform spelling)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: marionete, marioneta, marionette, marionnette (pre-reform spelling)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "marionetă",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: marionetă",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: marionetă"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "марионетка",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Russian: марионетка (marionetka)\n→ Georgian: მარიონეტი (marioneṭi), მარიონეტკა (marioneṭḳa) — nonstandard",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Russian: марионетка (marionetka)\n→ Georgian: მარიონეტი (marioneṭi), მარიონეტკა (marioneṭḳa) — nonstandard"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "marioneta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: marioneta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: marioneta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "marionett",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: marionett",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: marionett"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a diminutive of mariole, from the name Marie (“Mary”). The word originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "marionnettiste"
    },
    {
      "word": "poupée"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "marionette"
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          "puppet",
          "puppet"
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        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another)"
      ],
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          "puppet",
          "puppet"
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        "(figuratively) puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-marionnette.ogg",
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}

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