What is an example of a triple entendre?
A triple entendre is a phrase that can be understood in any of three ways, such as in the back cover of the 1981 Rush album Moving Pictures which shows a moving company carrying paintings out of a building while people are shown being emotionally moved and a film crew makes a “moving picture” of the whole scene.
What is quadruple entendre?
A quadruple entendre means the entire phrase must have four different meanings, different sections meaning different things isn’t the same thing.
What is a single Entendre?
Filters. (humorous) A phrase that has a single, often bawdy, meaning and is lacking in subtlety or cleverness. noun. 2.
What is single Entendre?
What rhymes with Entendre?
| Word | Rhyme rating | Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Chandra | 100 | [/x] |
| Sondra | 100 | [/x] |
| Alejandra | 100 | [xx/x] |
| contra | 96 | [/x] |
What are words with double meanings?
Homonyms, or multiple-meaning words, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings (e.g. dog bark, tree bark).
What do the French call double Entendre?
“Entendre” is a verb in its infinitive form that means “to hear”. When used as a noun, it would have to be à double entente (literally, ‘with a double hearing’) which means of ‘double interpretation/meaning’.
How do you say double in English?
Break ‘double’ down into sounds: [DUB] + [UHL] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘double’ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.
Is there a single Entendre?
(humorous) A phrase that has a single, often bawdy, meaning and is lacking in subtlety or cleverness.