comedy
US: /ˈkɑmədi/
UK: /kˈɒmədi/
UK: /kˈɒmədi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
comedy /'kɔmidi/
- danh từ
- kịch vui, hài kịch
- thể kịch nói thông thường
- Old Comedy
- thể kịch nói cổ Hy-lạp (có nhiều trò hề và có tính chất chính trị)
- Middle Comedy
- thể kịch nói cổ Hy-lạp trung kỳ (có tính chất quá độ giữa thể kịch nói cổ và thể kịch nói hiện đại)
- New Comedy
- thể kịch nói hiện đại Hy-lạp
- (nghĩa bóng) trò hài kịch, tấn hài kịch (trong cuộc sống)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural comedies)
1 [C, U] a play or film/movie that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending; plays and films/movies of this type: a romantic comedy
Compare: TRAGEDY
2 [U] an amusing aspect of sth
Synonym: HUMOUR
He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation. + slapstick comedy
See also -
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
high, low | alternative, black, light, musical, romantic, situation, slapstick, stand-up
a popular romantic comedy The show contains some wonderful slapstick comedy.
VERB + COMEDY
do, play
Does he play comedy?
COMEDY + NOUN
actor, actress, writer | film, series, show
PHRASES
a comedy of manners
More information about PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING:
arts write ~
He's written a new West End musical.
do, present, perform, produce, put on, stage ~
We are proud to present the play ‘Rocket to the Moon’. The drama group is doing a show.
direct ~
She is directing Verdi's opera ‘La Traviata’ at La Scala next year.
act in, appear in, perform in, sing in, star in ~
He starred in the West End hit musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’.
rehearse (for) ~
We had no time to rehearse for the play.
go to
the ballet/opera/theatreI haven't been to the theatre for ages.
see ~
Have you seen that new production of ‘Macbeth’?
~ open
‘The Nutcracker’ opens in December.
~ play, run
The show has been playing to packed houses. The show ran for years on Broadway.
~ close
The musical closes this week after a record number of performances.
a play/show
folds
The play folded after poor reviews.
at
the ballet/opera/theatreWe met at the opera.
in a/the ~
the characters in the play
~ by
a comedy by Moli
Concise English dictionary
comedies'kɒmɪdɪ
noun
+light and humorous drama with a happy ending
+a comic incident or series of incidents
