deadpanning

[US]/'dedpæn/
[UK]/'dɛdpæn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ilmeettömät kasvot; esiintyminen ilman tunteen ilmaisua.

Example Sentences

deadpan delivery of the joke.

vitsin tyylikäs, tunteeton esitys.

the deadpan voice of a police officer reporting back to his superior.

poliisiupseerin välinpitämättömän äänen raportoitaessa esimiehelleen.

She delivered the joke with a deadpan expression.

Hän esitti vitsin tunteettomalla ilmeellä.

He has a deadpan sense of humor.

Hänellä on tunteeton huumorintaju.

The comedian's deadpan delivery made the audience laugh.

Koomikon tunteikas esitys sai yleisön nauramaan.

Her deadpan response caught everyone off guard.

Hänen tunteeton vastauksensa yllätti kaikki.

He maintained a deadpan expression throughout the meeting.

Hän säilytti tunteettoman ilmeen koko kokouksen ajan.

The detective questioned the suspect with a deadpan tone.

Tutkija kuulusteli epäiltyä tunteettomalla äänellä.

She has a talent for delivering deadpan one-liners.

Hänellä on lahjoja tunteettomien replikoiden esittämiseen.

The actor's deadpan delivery added to the comedy of the scene.

Näyttelijän tunteikas esitys lisäsi kohtauksen komiikkaa.

His deadpan stare made me feel uneasy.

Hänen tunteeton tuijotuksensa sai minut tuntemaan oloni levottomaksi.

The teacher's deadpan reaction to the student's excuse was priceless.

Opettajan tunteeton reaktio oppilaan selitykseen oli mittaamaton.

Real-world Examples

“I thought you might, ” he says, deadpan.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

And deadpan describes someone's serious facial expression that shows no emotion.

Source: 6 Minute English

" I wasn't there because I was dead, " Cox deadpans.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

Hmmm, I wonder if Germany's first ever chancellor had a deadpan exterior?

Source: 6 Minute English

That's best way to make puns about a corpse flower, deadpan.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

So, there's a fascination about what's really going on behind that deadpan exterior.

Source: 6 Minute English

My humor in real life is very deadpan. Is very, very dry. - Is it dry?

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Yes, it's hard to know what she is thinking because she looks deadpan – that means she looks serious.

Source: 6 Minute English

Yeah. - And especially like very deadpan jokes that you have to hit and there's like a punchline there.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

But I think a lot of people associate the deadpan nature of Wednesday with just the " Addams Family." And.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

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