marionette

• Figure de petite taille représentant un être humain ou un animal, manipulée d'en haut à l'aide de fils ou de ficelles. Peut également désigner une personne dont on contrôle les actions.

A small figure of a person or animal that is manipulated from above by a puppeteer using strings or wires.

1. Puppet on stringsB1formalart

   A small figure of a human or animal controlled from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs, manipulated by a puppeteer.

   Marionnette à fils

   • The marionette danced gracefully across the stage with the puppeteer's skill.
   • Children were mesmerized by the colorful marionette show at the fair.
   • He spent hours carving and stringing each marionette by hand.
   • The marionette's movements were so lifelike that the audience applauded.

   Synonymespuppet