faire le pitre

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə pitʁ/
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Verb

faire le pitre

  1. to clown around
    Synonym: faire le clown
    • 2006, Virginie Despentes, “King Kong Girl”, in King Kong Théorie [King Kong Theory], Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 127:
      Avoir des potes : viril. Faire le pitre : viril.
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    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      Dans sa famille, ils étaient coincés et strictes, mais lui avait malgré décidé de danser et faire le pitre dans la vie.
      In his family, they were all stuck up and strict, but despite that he decided to dance and clown around in his life.
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