Drawcansir

/ˈdrɔːkænzɪr/ noun

Definition

An archaic or historical term for a braggart or cowardly character in old comedic literature and theater, particularly from 17th-century plays.

Etymology

From the character 'Drawcansir' in George Villiers' 1672 play 'The Rehearsal,' a bombastic yet cowardly military character who became a stock type.

Kelly Says

Drawcansir entered English as a literary reference because this character was so memorably absurd—a character definition that stuck around for centuries, making it the original 'meme' of theater.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካን አፍራሪ
kahhn ah-frah-REE
ARالعربية
مفتاح علبة
mif-tah ALEH-bah
BNবাংলা
ক্যান খোলার যন্ত্র
kyahn kholar yon-troh
CACatalà
obridor de llaunes
oh-bree-DOHR deh yah-OON-ehs
CSČeština
otvírák plechovek
oh-tvee-RAHK PLEH-choh-vehk
DADansk
dåseåbner
DOH-seh-ohb-ner
DEDeutsch
Dosenzieher
DOH-zehn-TSEE-ehr
ELΕλληνικά
ανοιχτήρας κονσερβών
ah-nee-KHEH-tah-ras kohn-sehr-VAHN
ESEspañol
tirar la lata
tee-RAHR lah LAH-tah
FAفارسی
قوطی بازکن
gho-TEE bahz-kehn
FISuomi
purkinavaaja
POOR-kee-NAH-vah-yah
FRFrançais
tireur de canette
tee-REHR duh kah-NEHT
GUGU
ડબ્બી ખોલનાર
dab-bee khol-NAH-rah
HAHA
mashin na buɗe kwando
mah-SHEEN nah BOO-deh KWAHN-doh
HEעברית
פותחן קופסאות
poh-TAH-khan kohp-SOH-oht
HIहिन्दी
कैन खींचने वाला
kain kheen-chneh WAH-lah
HUMagyar
doboznyitó
DOH-bohz-nee-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembuka kaleng
pehm-BOO-kah kah-lehng
IGIG
ọpụrụ iche
oh-poo-roo EE-cheh
ITItaliano
apri-lattine
ah-PREE lah-TEE-neh
JA日本語
缶を引く
kan o hiku
KKKK
банканы ашықтайтын
bahhn-kah-NEH ah-SHEE-kuh-teen
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍បើកក្រមួន
oo-pah-kahhn baek krah-moo-ahn
KO한국어
캔을 뽑다
kaen-eul ppob-da
MRMR
कॅन उघडणारा
kah-EN oo-GHAH-dh-neh-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
pembuka tin
pehm-BOO-kah tin
MYမြန်မာ
အစားထွေး
ah-tsar htwai
NLNederlands
blikopener
BLEE-koh-peh-ner
NONorsk
boksåpner
BOHK-soh-ohp-ner
PAPA
ਕੈਨ ਖੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ
kain khol-neh WAH-lah
PLPolski
otwieracz do puszek
oh-tvee-YAH-ch doh POO-shek
PTPortuguês
puxador de lata
poo-SHAH-dor duh LAH-tah
RORomână
deschizător de cutii
deh-SKEE-zah-tohr deh KOO-tee
RUРусский
открывалка для банок
oht-kree-VAHL-kah dlyah BAH-nok
SVSvenska
burköppnare
BOOR-koh-peh-nah-reh
SWKiswahili
kifungua chungu
kee-FOON-gwah choon-goo
TAதமிழ்
பாத்திரம் திறக்கி
pah-thi-rahm thee-rah-kee
TEతెలుగు
డబ్బా తెరిచే సాధనం
dab-bah theh-ree-cheh SAH-dha-nahm
THไทย
เปิดกระป๋อง
bpehd gra-pohng
TLTL
tagabukas ng lata
tah-gah-BOO-kahs ng LAH-tah
TRTürkçe
kutu açıcı
koo-TOO ah-CHEE-jee
UKУкраїнська
відкривач банок
veed-KREE-vach BAH-nok
URاردو
کان کھولنے والا
kahn khol-neh WAH-lah
VITiếng Việt
mở hộp
moh hop
YOYO
ohun ti o mu kán
oh-hoon tee oh moo kahn
ZH中文
拉罐器
lā guàn qì
ZUZU
umemezeli wezinkomo
oo-meh-meh-zeh-lee weh-zin-koh-moh

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