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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLAGUE

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLAGUE

blague  [blɑːɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLAGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blague is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLAGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blague in the English dictionary

The definition of blague in the dictionary is pretentious but empty talk; nonsense.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLAGUE


bagh
bɑːɡ
Bundestag
ˈbʊndəsˌtɑːɡ
Camargue
kæˈmɑːɡ
darg
dɑːɡ
Laoag
lɑːˈwɑːɡ
nurhag
nʊˈrɑːɡ
oflag
ˈɒfˌlɑːɡ
Prague
prɑːɡ
pygarg
ˈpaɪɡɑːɡ
Reichstag
ˈraiksˌtɑːɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLAGUE

blaeberries
blaeberry
Blaenau Gwent
blaes
blaff
blag
blagged
blagger
blagging
Blagoveshchensk
blagueur
blah
blah blah
blain
Blair
Blair´s babes
Blairite
Blake
Blakey
blam

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLAGUE

antiplague
bubonic plague
cattle plague
colleague
football league
Hague
Ivy League
Ivy-League
league
Little League
major league
minor league
National League
plague
Premier League
rugby league
The Hague
the Ivy League
vague
white plague

Synonyms and antonyms of blague in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blague» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLAGUE

Find out the translation of blague to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blague from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blague» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

blague
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blague
570 millions of speakers

English

blague
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blague
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

blague
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Blague
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blague
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মপ্রশংসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blague
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blague
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blague
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

blague
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blague
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blague
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

blague
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blague
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blague
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blague
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blague
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Blague
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blague
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

blague
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

opschepperij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blague
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blague
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blague

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLAGUE»

The term «blague» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.844 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLAGUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blague» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blague» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blague

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLAGUE»

Discover the use of blague in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blague and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cobbett's state trials
It is the agreement that is the treason, and so it was held in captain Blague's Case about taking the Tower. They may meet at one time and place, and at another time and place they may agree, in Dyer, 68 B. and 69 PI. 88. A man was indicted ...
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1812
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A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings for ...
Blague, and Mr. Rouse were frequently at the Tavern. I presume many Times they came in about Business, and sometimes there were Discourses to carry on this Conspiracy. Mr. Rouje told me he had acquainted Capt. Blague with it, about  ...
Thomas Salmon, Sollom Emlyn, 1730
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Complete Collection of State Trials
Blague with it, about getting ten sea captains ; captain Blague told him, they had better engage one or two ships to shoot mortar-pieces into the TWer, which would presently destroy it ; and discoursing with captain Blague about the affair, ...
Francis Hargrave, 1797
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A Complete Collection Of State-Trials And Proceedings For ...
I will acquaint your Lordship and the Gentlemen of thejury, that Capt. Blague, and Mr. Roufi- were frequently at the Tavern. I presume many Times they came in about Business, and sometimes there were Discourses to carry on this Conspiracy.
‎1730
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
Mr. Richard Goodenough, and Mr. Francis Goodenough. Capt. Blague asked, what money they had provided; they said, about 40,000/. says capt. Blague, the seamen will swallow that up immediately. L. C. J. What did capt. Blague say ? Leigh.
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A Complete Collection of State-trials and Proceedings for ...
He stands indicted by the Name of William Blague, late of London, Gent, that he, together with John Rouse, Mr. North. Gentlemen, you that are sworn j the Prisoner at the Bar is charged with compassing the Death of the King, and conspiring to ...
Sollom Emlyn, Thomas Salmon, 1742
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of ...
Henrietta-Maria, eldest daughter and coheir of Colonel Thomas Blague,' of Hol- linger, in Suffolk, governor of Wallingford, • The family of Plague was originally seated in the county of Kent. Robert Blague, Baron of the Exchequer, 1 9 Henry VI.
John Burke, 1836
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Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism
TEXT, MUSIC, AND THE TON DE BLAGUE While often considered to be insignificant, Satie's “humoristic suites” are in fact pathbreaking works that redraw the parameters of piano composition. The change is most immediately obvious in the ...
Mary E. Davis, 2006
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The Merry Devil of Edmonton
Clare Benedick Clare Chamberlain Clare Chamberlain Clare Chamberlain Clare Chamberlain Clare Chamberlain Clare Chamberlain Blague Did not I Direct you to the house, confer with you 110 From Waltham Abbey unto Cheshunt wall?
Anonymous,, Nicola Bennett, 2014
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Royalist Agents, Conspirators and Spies: Their Role in the ...
The Governor, Colonel Thomas Blague, had a reputation for ferocity and ruthlessness that even exceeded Washington's at Worcester. Anthony a Wood, who as a boy had grown up near Oxford during the Civil War, recollected in his memoirs ...
Geoffrey Smith, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLAGUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blague is used in the context of the following news items.
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JF Mercier est-il allé trop loin?
Jean-François Mercier a choqué de nombreux internautes avec une blague qu'il a écrite sur sa page Facebook, plusieurs lui reprochant de ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
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"Ce qu'ils font avec la Grèce a un nom : terrorisme", accuse le …
Posté le 04/07/2015 à 12h08 - (Signaler un abus) Titre évidemment qu'ils vont voter OUI, la bonne blague ! ils espèrent encore que l'Europe va ... «leJDD.fr, Jul 15»
3
Batman vs Superman : Zack Snyder dévoile comment est née l'idée …
Batman vs Superman fait beaucoup parler de lui, mais saviez-vous qu'il aurait pu ne pas être adapté ? C'est une petite blague de Zack Snyder, ... «melty.fr, Jul 15»
4
Ces chaleurs fragiles
Justement : entre les pièces, elle blague. On la découvre malicieuse comme une petite fille. Ses musiciens font tout pour elle, ils assurent une ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
5
Edouard, un pastiche sinon rien
... François, France Gall, Michel Delpech, Alain Chamfort, et même Desireless (Voyage, voyage qui, vérification faite, n'était pas une blague). «Télérama.fr, Jul 15»
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«Mon premier Open de France»
... avec Edouard España juste en dessous quand j'étais en tête et les gens se demandaient s'il n'y avait pas d'erreur ou si c'était une blague. «Le Figaro, Jul 15»
7
Lucy 2 : Scarlett Johansson bientôt de retour chez Luc Besson ?
et la blague de la journée est attribuée pour...... Lucy 2!!!! Sektor S. Lucy 2 ?! :-O. Pfffffff... fedor85. sachant que Besson touche tout les scénario ... «AlloCiné, Jun 15»
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Chroniques japonaises: Zen à Naoshima (et ce n'était pas gagné d …
Bon d'accord, moi aussi le nom m'a fait marrer et je l'ai répété plusieurs fois en marchant, juste pour la blague. Chi Chu. Tchi Tchu. Tchi Tchi. «Al Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Quand François Hollande pousse la chansonnette à la Fête de la …
Une fois libéré, le Président, soulagé, fera la blague de trop. "Bon, Camille vous en avez une autre?". Une blague prise très au sérieux par la ... «dh.be, Jun 15»
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L'US Army veut se doter d'Hoverbikes !
Non ce n'est pas une blague, certains véhicules futuristes qu'on peut voir dans Star Wars, comme le Speeder bike, pourraient être une réalité ... «Le Journal du Geek, Jun 15»

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