ventriloquist's dummy

From there, to the modern ventriloquist's dummy, is but a brief moment in history.
Un court instant dans l'histoire a suffi à remplacer cette image par celle des poupées des ventriloques modernes.
To my regret Minister Jorritsma is allowing himself to be used by the Netherlands, distribution country par excellence, as a kind of ventriloquist's dummy.
À mon plus grand regret, le ministre Jorritsma se laisse manipuler par les Pays-Bas, pays de distribution, comme une marionnette par son ventriloque.
Last week in Tampere, certain ministers of justice insisted on keeping Parliament in the role of ventriloquist's dummy on these issues.
La semaine dernière, à Tampere, certains ministres de la justice ont insisté pour que, sur ces questions, le Parlement soit maintenu dans son rôle de marionnette du ventriloque.
In this horror movie, the ventriloquist's dummy takes on a life of its own.
Dans ce film d'horreur, la marionnette du ventriloque prend vie d'elle-même.
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