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Meanings of farce in English

Portuguese
comédia
Catalan
farsa

A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.

comédia
Spanish
farsa

Mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs.

farsa
Synonyms
Examples for "forcemeat"
Examples for "forcemeat"
1
Spread the forcemeat over the rabbit so that it is completely covered.
Radio NZ
2
Then put heaping teaspoonful of forcemeat in each one, and cover with crumbs.
The Story of Crisco
3
Garnish with cut lemon, and, if liked, with curled bacon and forcemeat balls.
The Story of Crisco
4
INGREDIENTS.- Ashoulderof veal, a few slices of ham or bacon, forcemeat No.
The Book of Household Management
5
We would mince them as fine as forcemeat in five minutes!
Stradella
Catalan
embotir
Spanish
rellenar

Fill with a stuffing while cooking.

embotir
Russian
кинофарс
Portuguese
farsa
Spanish
farsa
Catalan
farsa

Comedy genre.

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кинофарс
Usage of farce in English
1
Mr Tipene said the situation was a farce and had to stop.
Radio NZ
2
Does history repeat itself, first as tragedy, the second time as farce?
The Irish Times
3
Mr Carmody's letter illustrates the farce that passes for politics in Ireland.
The Irish Times
4
But, like the farce, there was no way out of the situation.
Complete Books of Blood
5
The West shunned Saturday's election and Georgia said it was a farce.
Reuters
6
The two journalists, the court was told, considered the proceedings a farce.
The Irish Times
7
It was time this farce ended; he would spit the giant now.
Stories of the Border Marches
8
It simply assured the popularity of Chupin, the organizer of the farce.
The Honor of the Name
9
Thus ended the dreary farce of the prosecution of the Lookout lynchers.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer
10
Frederick smiled; the whole thing struck him as a farce badly played.
The Old Homestead
11
The farce came full circle in the week following the Letterman debacle.
Love All The People
12
His life was a tragedy written in the terms of knockabout farce.
The Moon and Sixpence
13
The loafers and bibbers around caught the farce of it, and roared.
Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million
14
The same tragic farce was played in Washington some eleven years ago.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 03, April 16, 1870
15
But, as in all the best farce, the surprises ultimately seem preordained.
The Irish Times
16
In his 50 years, Higgins has see-sawed between triumph, despair and farce.
The Irish Times
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Translations for farce
Portuguese
comédiafarsa
Farce through the time
Farce across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
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