mímica

la mímica
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. mime
La programación de nuestra sala incluye espectáculos de mímica para niños y adultos.The program of our theater includes mime shows for kids and adults.
a. mime
Carla estaba afónica, así que todo lo tenía que comunicar con mímica.Carla had lost her voice, so she had to communicate everything in mime.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
El juego consiste en representar con mímica una película para que los demás adivinen el título.The game involves miming a movie so the rest can guess the title.
Ulrike y Paco no hablan el mismo idioma, así que se comunican mediante mímica.Ulrike and Paco don't speak the same language, so they communicate through signs and gestures.
a. mime
Como Karina es aeromoza, nos hizo una mímica muy divertida de las medidas de seguridad a bordo.Karina is a flight attendant, so she did a fun mime of the safety procedures on board.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
"¿Cómo llegaron acá?" pregunté. Pedro hizo la mímica de andar en bicicleta."How did you get here?" I asked. Pedro mimed riding a bike.
La maestra era fantástica. Entraba en el salón haciendo una mímica de cualquier cosa y todos reíamos.The teacher was great. She'd enter the classroom mimicking something, and we'd all laugh.
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