marionette Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˌmær.i.əˈnet]
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Meaning of marionette In English

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  • And not only must the puppeteer 'dance' with his marionette, but he must transpose himself into its centre of gravity.

  • Her protagonists resemble silhouettes or marionettes, who present angular and impenetrable exteriors.

  • She later continues the puppet show theme likening him to a marionette and coyly asking who is pulling the strings?

  • If marionettes appealed to the entire strata of nineteenth-century society, they also absorbed the full range of entertainments on offer.

  • If those on stage are crazy marionettes, they are being manipulated from beneath rather than above.

  • In essence, she dismisses the idea that people are ' marionettes ', powerless against higher, outside influences.

  • About twenty young men, aged from twelve to eighteen, participated in three workshops focused on theatre, circus, and marionette construction.

  • In the middle is the marionette built during the project, which came to serve as its mascot.

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Translations of marionette In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    牽線木偶…

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  • 中文简体

    牵线木偶…

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  • Español

    marioneta…

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  • Português

    marionete…

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  • Français

    marionnette…

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  • Čeština

    loutka, marioneta…

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  • Dansk

    marionetdukke…

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  • Indonesia

    boneka tali…

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