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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde marbre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: duh marbr
"Il a raconté une blague avec un visage de marbre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing no facial expression or emotional response, especially when delivering humorous or shocking remarks.
"He delivered the punchline with a completely deadpan expression."
- 1
In a deadpan manner; without emotion or expression.
"She looked right at him and deadpan asked if he was serious."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining 'dead' (meaning expressionless or dull) and 'pan' (an old slang term for the face), the compound word emerged in American English around the early 20th century, originally within theatrical and vaudeville circles. It evolved to describe the deliberate delivery of humor or serious statements without any change in facial expression or vocal inflection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deadpan" is said worldwide
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de marbre
Transliteration: duh marbr
"Il a raconté une blague avec un visage de marbre."
ausdruckslos
Transliteration: ausdruckslos
"Er machte einen völlig ausdruckslosen Witz."
infernale
Transliteration: infernale
Script: impassibile
"Ha raccontato la barzelletta con un tono impassibile."
sin inmutarse
Transliteration: sin inmutarse
"Contó el chiste completamente sin inmutarse."
sem expressão
Transliteration: sẽy ekspresãw
"Ele contou a piada com o rosto totalmente sem expressão."
भावहीन
Transliteration: bhavheen
"उसने बहुत ही भावहीन चेहरे के साथ मज़ाक किया।"
面无表情的
Transliteration: miàn wú biǎo qíng de
"他面无表情地讲了一个笑话。"
무표정한
Transliteration: mupyohjeonghan
"그는 무표정한 얼굴로 농담을 했다."
無表情な
Transliteration: muhyōjō na
"彼は無表情な顔でジョークを言った。"
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