plaisant de cour

English translation: (court) jester

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French term or phrase:plaisant de cour
English translation:(court) jester
Entered by: ormiston

11:49 May 27, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / 17th century opera
French term or phrase: plaisant de cour
I am having difficulty finding out what this character actually does at court:

From the cast for the opera ARMIDE by Lully/Molière

Pierre-Guy Cluzeau, Clitidas, plaisant de cour de la suite d’Eriphile
Maxime Costa, Le prince Iphicrate, prétendant à la main d’Eriphile
Mélanie Le Moine, La princesse Aristione
Benoît Dallongeville, Le prince Timoclès, autre prétendant à la main d’Eriphile
Quentin-Maya Boyé, Anaxarque, astrologue d’Aristione
Olivier Berhault, Cléon, fils d’Anaxarque
Claire Barrabès, Cléonice, dame de compagnie d’Eriphile
Marie Loisel, La princesse
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Local time: 10:40
(court) jester
Explanation:
The Idea of the Clown in Musset's Fantasio - Jstor
https://www.jstor.org/stable/388910
by VL Rubin - ‎1979 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
jester whose place at court Fantasio briefly fills, for Saint-Jean is essential to ... Le Roi: Y penses-tu? la mort de mon bouffon? d'un plaisant de cour bossu et.

The Burlesque Récit in Molière's Greek Plays - Jstor
https://www.jstor.org/stable/389931
by JF Gaines - ‎1979 - ‎Related articles
the others, Moliere takes the part of a plaisant de cour named Moron, who in ... counselor Arbate, the jester employs phrases which reveal a curious mixture.

The Court Jester Affiche du film Poster Movie Le plaisant de cour (27 x ...
https://www.amazon.fr/Court-Jester-Affiche-Poster.../B001M5G... - Translate this page
Achetez The Court Jester Affiche du film Poster Movie Le plaisant de cour (27 x 40 In - 69cm x 102cm) Style B: Amazon.fr ✓ Livraison & retours gratuits possibles
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(court) jester


Explanation:
The Idea of the Clown in Musset's Fantasio - Jstor
https://www.jstor.org/stable/388910
by VL Rubin - ‎1979 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
jester whose place at court Fantasio briefly fills, for Saint-Jean is essential to ... Le Roi: Y penses-tu? la mort de mon bouffon? d'un plaisant de cour bossu et.

The Burlesque Récit in Molière's Greek Plays - Jstor
https://www.jstor.org/stable/389931
by JF Gaines - ‎1979 - ‎Related articles
the others, Moliere takes the part of a plaisant de cour named Moron, who in ... counselor Arbate, the jester employs phrases which reveal a curious mixture.

The Court Jester Affiche du film Poster Movie Le plaisant de cour (27 x ...
https://www.amazon.fr/Court-Jester-Affiche-Poster.../B001M5G... - Translate this page
Achetez The Court Jester Affiche du film Poster Movie Le plaisant de cour (27 x 40 In - 69cm x 102cm) Style B: Amazon.fr ✓ Livraison & retours gratuits possibles

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ph_B (X): CL5!/il faut...doute Mmh...I wonder what CL5 is for, then [EDIT: when answering in one's own language]. Purely a rhetorical question on my part./Agree, but CL5 doesn't mean it's the only poss. answer. All it means is you're certain of your answer.
5 mins
  -> I never use 5 (il faut toujours garder une petite place pour le doute) -but it was the first and only thing that came to mind./This probably should have been a 4. 5 is ok but it's used too often for the 'hard sell'. Many times there are several ways to go

agree  philgoddard
17 mins

agree  Charles Davis: I hardly ever go above 4, and quite agree about unwarranted use of 5, but I wouldn't quibble here!
29 mins

agree  Rachel Fell
7 hrs
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