Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| hollanti | aangever |
| italia | spalla |
| japani | 引き立て役 (hikitateyaku), ぼけ役 (bokeyaku) |
| portugali | escada |
| saksa | Stichwortgeber, Stichwortgeberin |
| suomi | tavallinen mies |
| turkki | komedyen yardakçısı, şamaroğlanı |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
- for example, a heterosexual man.
Esimerkit
- the committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man
- For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | straight men |