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  1. double entendre:
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Detailed Translations for double entendre from English to French

double entendre:

double entendre [the ~] nom

  1. the double entendre (play upon words; equivoke; word-play; pun; jeu de mots)
    le calembour; le jeu de mots; l'équivoque

Translation Matrix for double entendre:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
calembour double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
jeu de mots double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play
équivoque double entendre; equivoke; jeu de mots; play upon words; pun; word-play ambiguity; ribaldry; scurviness
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
équivoque ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive; two-jointed; twofold; uncertain

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Related Definitions for "double entendre":

  1. an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate1

Wiktionary Translations for double entendre:

double entendre
noun
  1. phrase with two meanings
double entendre
noun
  1. Figure de style
  2. interprétation qu’on donner à un mot, à une phrase équivoque et susceptible de plusieurs sens.
adjective
  1. ling|fr Qualifie les mots qui ont deux sens ou qui sont susceptibles de deux interprétations.

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