had been hamming
Past perfect progressive conjugation of ham.
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ham
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (culinary)
a. le jambon (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The host served ham as a starter.L’hôte a servi du jambon en entrée.
2. (colloquial) (film, theater, television)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. le cabotin (M), la cabotine (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I think that actress is a ham. And she's not even funny!Je trouve que cette actrice est une cabotine. Et en plus, elle n'est même pas drôle !
b. le cabot (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Why do you want to see a film with that old ham in it?Pourquoi veux-tu voir un film avec ce vieux cabot-là ?
a. le radioamateur (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Any ham will recognize this call sign.N’importe quel radioamateur reconnaîtra cet indicatif.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
4. (colloquial) (film, theater, television; often used with "it up")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cabotiner (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The director told the actor to stop hamming.Le réalisateur a dit à l’acteur d’arrêter de cabotiner.
b. surjouer
The comedian hammed shamelessly, pulling ridiculous faces.L'humoriste surjouait sans vergogne en faisant des grimaces ridicules.
c. en rajouter (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
James was hamming it up for the crowd.James en rajoutait pour le public.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
5. (colloquial) (film, theater, television)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. surjouer
Chloé hammed every line, turning a subtle drama into a comedy.Chloé a surjoué chaque réplique, transformant un drame subtil en comédie.
Conjugations
Indicative of "ham"
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