marionette

[US]/ˌmærɪə'net/
[UK]/ˌmærɪə'nɛt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. marionet på tråde
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He saw people as puppets, controlled by some pitiless force much as he, in boyhood, had controlled his own marionettes in his toy theatre, making Mr Punch jibber and squawk in nonsense-language.

Han så folk som dukker, kontrolleret af en nådesløs kraft, ligesom han i sin barndom havde kontrolleret sine egne marionetter i sit teater, hvor Hr. Puk gjorde nar og skræppede i nonsenssprog.

The marionette danced gracefully on the stage.

Marionetten dansede elegant på scenen.

The puppeteer manipulated the marionette with precision.

Dokkespilleren manipulerede marionetten med præcision.

The marionette's strings got tangled during the performance.

Marionettens snore blev viklet sammen under forestillingen.

She made the marionette move as if it were alive.

Hun fik marionetten til at bevæge sig, som om den levede.

The marionette show captivated the audience's attention.

Marionetteforestillingen fangede publikums opmærksomhed.

The marionette's joints allowed for realistic movements.

Marionettens led tillod realistiske bevægelser.

The marionette's facial expressions were surprisingly expressive.

Marionettens ansigtsudtryk var overraskende udtryksfulde.

The marionette's costume was intricately designed.

Marionettens kostume var indviklet designet.

The marionette's head bobbed up and down as it danced.

Marionettens hoved hopped op og ned, mens den dansede.

The marionette performance was a hit among children.

Marionetteforestillingen var en succes blandt børn.

Real-world Examples

And then the motion capture is what drives that marionette.

Og så er det motion capture, der driver den marionet.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

Oh. But you were so excited to take Lily to see the Russian marionettes.

Åh. Men du var så begejstret for at tage Lily med for at se de russiske marionetter.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

Meanwhile, a boy behind him got up on the bench, and began to play the marionette.

I mellemtiden rejste en dreng bag ham sig op på bænken og begyndte at lege med marionetten.

Source: Education of Love

You've made Midge into a marionette puppet? Fantastic!

Har du forvandlet Midge til en marionetdukke? Fantastisk!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

You're a real marionette puppet, on stage and everything!

Du er en ægte marionetdukke, på scenen og alt muligt!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

Because Marionettes never grow. They are born Marionettes, they live Marionettes, and they die Marionettes.

Fordi marionetter vokser aldrig. De er født som marionetter, de lever som marionetter, og de dør som marionetter.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

You are like marionettes forced to dance while the Palestinian leadership looks on with glee.

Du er som marionetter, der er tvunget til at danse, mens det palæstinensiske lederskab ser til med fryd.

Source: NPR News December 2017 Compilation

And then we fit it with bones, like an armature, like you do like a marionette.

Og så sætter vi knogler i den, som et understel, som du gør som en marionet.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

" The marionette itself couldn't do anything, but the men around it could do very bad things."

"Selve marionetten kunne ikke gøre noget, men mændene omkring den kunne gøre meget dårlige ting."

Source: The Economist (Summary)

328.to take Lily to see the Russian marionettes.

328.at tage Lily med for at se de russiske marionetter.

Source: Modern Family Season 1 has subtitles.

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