comedy

US: /ˈkɑmədi/
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 - BLACK adj. (9), SITUATION COMEDY

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



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