"donner la comédie" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \dɔ.ne la kɔ.me.di\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-donner la comédie.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-donner la comédie.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-donner la comédie.wav
  1. Se faire remarquer par des manières extravagantes et ridicules. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-donner_la_comédie-fr-verb-Y1NaHbji Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
  2. Feindre des sentiments, ne pas être sincère. Tags: pejorative
    Sense id: fr-donner_la_comédie-fr-verb-TDAAaSjf Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes péjoratifs en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jouer la comédie, se donner en spectacle
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