portrait-charge

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portrait-charge

\pɔʁ.tʁɛ.ʃaʁʒ\

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Composé de portrait et de charge.

noun portraits-charges · portrait charge · portrait chargé

Portrait qui, sans aller jusqu’à la caricature, exagère les imperfections du modèle. Tout se passe comme si La Bruyère, avec son art du portrait-charge, satirique et acerbe, volait à travers les siècles au secours du vaudeville pour le sauver de sa frivolité et de sa superficialité originelles

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"portrait-charge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/portrait-charge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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portrait-charge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/portrait-charge

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"portrait-charge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/portrait-charge.

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@misc{portrait_charge_2026,
  title = {portrait-charge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/portrait-charge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}