burlesque

Tu vois quand tu le fais C'est l'art du burlesque
See, when you do it, it's the art of burlesque.
Vous pensez que je vais croire à une histoire aussi burlesque ?
You expect me to believe a story as fantastic as that?
Tu aimes les mots. Pourquoi tu essayes de m'impressionner avec du burlesque ?
You like language, why are you trying to impress me with physical comedy?
C'est simplement une fable burlesque dans un petit théâtre sur les bords de la Tamise.
It is merely low burlesque in a small theatre on the banks of the Thames.
Le Roi, c’est le roi des fous, le plus burlesque de tous les personnages.
The King is the king of fools, the most burlesque of all the characters.
Un club burlesque.
It's a burlesque club.
Pour exciter le public, le leader sous la forme burlesque communique la destination de l'objet donné.
To provoke public, the leader in the comic form informs appointment of the given subject.
Mais c'est burlesque.
But that's what it is.
Je peux encore me recycler dans le burlesque.
Oh, well. I guess I can always go back on the banana roll?
Sa période "burlesque".
No, that's his burlesque period.
Le héros populaire burlesque de Phnom Penh porte le nom d’Ayâng, synonyme du petit théâtre d’ombres.
The popular comic hero in Phnom Penh is called Ayang, i.e. he is synonymous with the small shadow theatre.
Avant son incursion dans la comédie burlesque d’avant-garde, le très versatile Bruno Dumont était plus connu pour son austérité à la Bresson.
Before his foray into avant-garde slapstick comedy, the surprisingly versatile Bruno Dumont was more infamous for his Bressonian austerity.
Danseuse burlesque.
And that's not funny.
Ces burlesque [la guerre de Succession d'Espagne] dans son ensemble - ses alliances, ses buts, ses frais, sa futilité.
These burlesque the [war of the Spanish succession] as a whole - its alliances, its purposes, its expense, its futility.
L’utilisation affectée du dialecte (comme lorsqu’un traducteur assigne un dialecte particulier à un personnage) crée souvent un effet burlesque indésirable.
The affected use of dialect (like when a translator attributes a given dialect to a character) often creates an unwanted burlesque effect.
Cabaret Michou Adresse mythique du célèbre quartier de Montmartre, le Cabaret Michou est le rendez-vous burlesque de la rue des Martyrs depuis 1956.
A legendary address in the famous Montmartre district, Cabaret Michou has been the burlesque hotspot of Rue des Martyrs since 1956.
En juin, la bariolée festivité du Corpus Christi connue comme Festa da Coca inclut un combat burlesque entre Saint George et le dragon (la coca).
In June, the colourful Corpus Christi festival known as the Festa da Coca includes a picturesque mock combat between Saint George and the dragon (the coca).
Sa révolte le conduit à des déformations, des redimensionnements, des déconstructions et des transmutations de la figure humaine, ainsi qu’à une perméabilité constante entre caricature, primitivisme, humour, burlesque, satire et métamorphose.
His revolt drives him to deformations, resizing, demolitions and transmutations of the human figure, as well as in a constant permeability between caricature, primitiveness, humor, comic, satire and metamorphosis.
Le Underbelly festival (du 28 avril au 30 septembre) combine les festivals populaires de Londres, le Wonderground et le Udderbelly, pour créer un événement mixant comédie, cirque, burlesque et musique. 4.
The Underbelly Festival (April 28-September 30) combines the popular London Wonderground and Udderbelly festivals into one event, with a mix of live comedy, circus acts, and burlesque and musical entertainment.
Enfin, comme pour mieux souligner la burlesque dépossession des représentants du suffrage universel, le rapport charge la présidente du Parlement européen de transmettre ses propositions à une Conférence intergouvernementale qui est déjà terminée au moment de ce vote.
Finally, as if all the better to emphasise the ridiculous dispossession of the representatives of universal suffrage, the report charges the President of the European Parliament with forwarding its proposals to an Intergovernmental Conference which will already be at an end when this vote is taken.
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