pun

jeu de mots, calembour

Plaisanterie fondée sur les différents sens d’un mot ou sur des mots qui se prononcent de la même façon.

En anglais simple : A joke using a word's different meanings or words that sound alike.

• That was a clever pun.
• His puns made everyone groan.
• The sign uses a pun to advertise the shoe shop.

Comment l'utiliser : a pun on something (The title is a pun on the word spring.)

Synonymes : play on words, wordplay

Expressions courantes : make a pun, a clever pun, no pun intended, a terrible pun

faire des calembours

Faire une plaisanterie avec des mots aux sons proches ou aux sens multiples.

En anglais simple : To make a joke using words with similar sounds or more than one meaning.

• He loves to pun.
• She punned on the word sole while talking about shoes.
• They kept punning until everyone groaned.

Comment l'utiliser : pun on something (The comedian punned on the mayor's name.)

Synonymes : play on words

Expressions courantes : pun on something, pun about something