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Значения термина word play на английском

русский
каламбур
португальский
jogo de palavras
испанский
juego de palabras
каталонский
joc de paraules

Form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work.

        каламбур
        Синонимы
        Examples for "play on words"
        Examples for "play on words"
        1
        The tagline featured a play on words that left many viewers stumped.
        News.com.au
        2
        McVee almost smiled, recalling the conversation and his own play on words.
        Money to burn: a novel of suspense
        3
        It is a novel about novels, an extended, brilliant play on words.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Sorry, I'm catching it from them; they do like a play on words.
        The Guardian
        5
        You should read it with a sharp lookout for the play on words.
        Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year
        Использование термина word play на английском
        1
        Both the poetry and word play are well matched to Simmons's pieces.
        Ebony
        2
        I would think that word play is very difficult to transpose.
        The new yorker
        3
        She admires the word play and the fact that it contains life lessons.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Ecuador had a strange political footnote (yes it is a word play).
        The South African
        5
        A mere man is at a terrible disadvantage in word play of this kind.
        The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story
        6
        With all the word play, have there been difficulties in translating it into other languages.
        The new yorker
        7
        It might take the form of gentle teasing, clever word play or plain old silliness.
        BBC
        8
        The use of word play, for example.
        The new yorker
        9
        Something about having that whale of a book right there in front of them inspired word play.
        Wired
        10
        A little word play designed to entice.
        Love- from his point of view!
        11
        Foolish Pride I strummed and strummed and hit record, combining song structure with word play, repetition and symmetry.
        Radio NZ
        12
        There is simple word play here; the beginning and end of the riddle give the word S(in)ampal-oc.
        A Little Book of Filipino Riddles
        13
        Performances, workshops, a Tree Trail and a Word Walk will introduce school groups to all kinds of word play.
        The Irish Times
        14
        Dad jokes, word play and wise-cracks are the order of the day as Wellington's Pun Battle kicks off tonight.
        Radio NZ
        15
        The word play is entertaining, the shaped poems are visually interesting, and the clues are cleverly mixed into the text.
        Wired
        16
        She says the books were from the widely available Lolicon variety -a Japanese word play on "Lolita."
        Wired
        Translations for word play
        португальский
        jogo de palavras
        каталонский
        joc de paraules