puppet

Puppe, Marionette

Eine Menschenfigur oder Tierfigur, die jemand mit Fäden, Stäben oder einer hineingesteckten Hand bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: A model of a person or animal that someone moves using strings, sticks, or a hand inside.

• The puppet waved its arms.
• She made a wooden puppet for the show.
• The children watched puppets dance on stage.

Häufige Wendungen: puppet show, string puppet, wooden puppet, hand puppet

Marionette

Jemand, dessen Entscheidungen und Handlungen von einer anderen Person oder Gruppe gesteuert werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone whose decisions and actions are controlled by another person or group.

• The leader was a puppet.
• Critics called him a puppet of the army.
• They accused the country of installing a puppet government.

So benutzt man es: a puppet of someone/something (The minister was a puppet of powerful business owners.)

Synonyme: pawn, tool

Häufige Wendungen: puppet government, puppet leader, a puppet of