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There is nothing better than playing a scene with John Cleese or Maggie Smith. It's electric. But I don't think I'm the sort of person who needs to have an outer ego in order to produce something. I realised that through the travel programmes.
Michael Palin

Meaning of "Cleese" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEESE

Cleese  [kliːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEESE

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Cleese 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 CLEESE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cleese

John Cleese

John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.

Definition of Cleese in the English dictionary

The definition of Cleese in the dictionary is John. born 1939, British comedy writer and actor, noted for the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers. His films include A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEESE


Achilles
əˈkɪliːz
Antilles
ænˈtɪliːz
Belize
bəˈliːz
Congolese
ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz
fleurs-de-lis
ˌflɜːdəˈliːz
Heracles
ˈhɛrəˌkliːz
Hercules
ˈhɜːkjʊˌliːz
lees
liːz
legalese
ˌliːɡəˈliːz
Nepalese
ˌnɛpəˈliːz
Pericles
ˈpɛrɪˌkliːz
please
pliːz
Ramillies
ˈræmɪliːz
Senegalese
ˌsɛnɪɡəˈliːz
Sinhalese
ˌsɪnhəˈliːz
sleaze
sliːz
tales
ˈteɪliːz
Thales
ˈθeɪliːz
Togolese
ˌtəʊɡəˈliːz
valise
vəˈliːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEESE

Cleethorpes
cleeve
clef
cleft
cleft lip
cleft palate
cleg
Clegg
Cleggmania
cleidoic egg
cleik
Cleisthenes
cleistogamic
cleistogamous
cleistogamously
cleistogamy
cleithral
Cleland

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEESE

American cheese
big cheese
blue cheese
cauliflower cheese
cheese
cottage cheese
cream cheese
creese
Danish blue cheese
geese
goat cheese
goat´s cheese
Gorgonzola cheese
hard cheese
macaroni cheese
McAleese
Parmesan cheese
snow geese
soft cheese
Swiss cheese

Synonyms and antonyms of Cleese in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cleese» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEESE

Find out the translation of Cleese to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

克里斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cleese
570 millions of speakers

English

Cleese
510 millions of speakers

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Cleese
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كليز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Клиз
278 millions of speakers

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Cleese
270 millions of speakers

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Cleese
260 millions of speakers

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Cleese
220 millions of speakers

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Cleese
190 millions of speakers

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Cleese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリーズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클리즈
85 millions of speakers

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Cleese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cleese
80 millions of speakers

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Cleese
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लीझ
75 millions of speakers

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Cleese
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cleese
65 millions of speakers

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Cleese
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кліз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cleese
30 millions of speakers
el

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Cleese
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cleese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cleese
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cleese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cleese

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEESE»

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «CLEESE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Cleese.
1
Terry Gilliam
John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort.
2
Eric Idle
You initially become funny as a kid because you're looking for attention and love. Psychologists think that's all to do with mother abandonment. I think John Cleese has his depressions, and Terry Gilliam's the same. All of us together make one completely insane person.
3
Eric Idle
John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.
4
Stephen Merchant
John Cleese was a big hero of mine. He grew up in Weston Super Mare near Bristol where I grew up; he was always very tall and gangly ,but he was smart and used his physicality in a very funny way. I used to think, 'Well he came from Weston and he did it, so there's a chance for me.'
5
Michael Palin
Something about John Cleese was always very unsettled, I felt. There was always something else he wanted to do. He seemed constantly driven by this sense that there was a nirvana somewhere; some unique place where mind, body and soul would be utterly satisfied.
6
Michael Palin
There is nothing better than playing a scene with John Cleese or Maggie Smith. It's electric. But I don't think I'm the sort of person who needs to have an outer ego in order to produce something. I realised that through the travel programmes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEESE»

Discover the use of Cleese in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cleese and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Families and how to Survive Them
Written in an unconventional dialogue form, this book explores the inner workings of the modern family, and the interactions between couples and their children.
A. C. Robin Skynner, John Cleese, 1984
2
Life and How to Survive It
Drawing on their observations of life and research into families, business success, and psychiatry, the authors explore universal principles of healthy survival, including maintaining individuality and adapting to change
Robin Skynner, 1996
3
The Complete Fawlty Towers
Gahan Wilson in the New York Times has called John Cleese "arguably one of the funniest people now living." And as one British periodical (Literary Review) put it, the book is "superbly well written.
John Cleese, Connie Booth, 2009
4
The human face
The companion volume to the August television series on The Learning Channel takes a close-up look at the human face to reveal a myriad of complex expressions that shed light on the nature of human personality.
Brian Bates, John Cleese, 2001
5
A Fish Called Wanda: The Screenplay
(Applause Books).
John Cleese, Charles Crichton, 1988
6
Cleese Encounters
From early MONTY PYTHON to FAWLTY TOWERS (widely acknowledged to be one of the best comedy series of all time), and on to highly successful films such as CLOCKWISE, A FISH CALLED WANDA and FIERCE CREATURES, John Cleese is the quintessential ...
Jonathan Margolis, 1998
7
How to Manage Your Mother: Understanding the Most Difficult, ...
Features the stories of celebrities to present a practical ten-step plan to help steer mother-child relationships back in the right direction.
Alyce Faye Cleese, Brian Bates, 2001
8
Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John ...
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Steven H. Gale, 1996
9
The Pythons: Autobiography
Autobiography John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones. JOHN. CLEESE. In 1964 Help magazine were looking for actors who would work for $15 a day to appear in \\\esz fitmetti strips, which would ...
John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, 2005
10
The Boundaries of Her Body: The Troubling History of Women's ...
difficult. Cleese's supervisor was unaware of the restrictions due to the back injury. As a result, Cleese was “placed on probation on December 22, 1992, for ' integrity' and 'judgment' concerns.” Once on probation, Cleese was no longer eligible ...
Debran Rowland, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEESE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cleese is used in the context of the following news items.
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Monty Python's John Cleese and Eric Idle bring two-man comedy …
RICHMOND, Va. — Monty Python founding members John Cleese and Eric Idle are coming to Richmond. The comedians Together Again at ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
2
Rewriting history: friend or foe?
... to mute the volume and then quietly advance and run the devils through while they're all staring helplessly at a silent John Cleese in a bikini. «Engadget, Jul 15»
3
Comedians Explain Snapchat's Popularity In Just Two Words [VIDEO]
... On," includes comment from comedians Asif Ali, Page Kennedy, Greg Santos, Camilla Cleese, Stephanie Simbari and Kaja Martin as well. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
4
A pair of Pythons are coming to the Ferguson Center
John Cleese and Eric Idle - also known as Sir Lancelot the Brave and Sir Robin the Not Quite So Brave as Sir Lancelot - are hitting the road ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»
5
Greg James on becoming an actor, selling out and his idol Michael …
"In life in general, Fawlty Towers and John Cleese have shaped my life, really. It was the first thing I ever watched that my dad showed. Bear in ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
6
'A knighthood please' - John Cleese thanks Brendon McCullum after …
British comedian John Cleese says New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum deserves a knighthood for his contribution to cricket. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
7
John Cleese Completes Alimony Payments To Ex-wife
British Comedian John Cleese Is Celebrating After Making His Final Alimony Payment In His Costly Divorce From His Third Wife Alyce Faye ... «Contactmusic.com, Jul 15»
8
Man Cave Comedy Spotlight: Camilla Cleese
You might recognize Camilla Cleese from the brutally funny “Gratitude” skit she wrote and starred in with Man Cave favorite funnywoman Syd ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
9
English comedian John Cleese has asked for Brendon McCullum to …
That's what England fans have been shouting after New Zealand's tour ended with a resounding 56 run defeat in the T20 match at Old Trafford. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
10
Father's Day: The things my dad taught me
John Cleese, and inset with his father Reginald. "But as I got older - 19, 20, 21 - he seemed to be unwilling to let go of the father-child ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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