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la farce
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
1. (culinary)
a. stuffing
Mon grand-père fait sa farce au pain de maïs chaque année pendant les fêtes.My grandfather makes his cornbread stuffing every year around the holidays.
b. dressing
Dans la farce d’Alice, il y du pain rassis, de l'oignon, du céleri et du persil.In Alice's dressing, there's stale bread, onion, celery, and parsley.
2. (joke)
a. prank
Guillaume aime faire des farces à ses petites sœurs.Guillaume likes to pull pranks on his little sisters.
3. (theater)
a. farce
Les farces de Molière sont parmi les pièces les plus drôles que j'ai lues.Molière's farces are some of the funniest plays I've read.
4. (figurative) (ridiculous situation)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. farce (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Ce débat est une grande farce. Aucun des deux candidats ne prend les enjeux au sérieux.This debate is a big farce. Neither candidate is serious about the issues.
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