parody
To make a parody of somethingTo make a parody of something.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make a parody of something.
The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
parodieren
пароди́роватьparodírovatʹ, спароди́роватьsparodírovatʹ
make a parody of
Examples
13 sentencesIt's a parody.
ruЭто пародия. — marafon
This is a parody.
Це пародія. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruЭто пародия. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
The parody became more popular than the original.
This is not a parody, but a friendly caricature.
ruЭто не пародия, а дружеский шарж. — marafon
The newspaper published a hilarious parody of the president's speech.
ruГазета опубликовала уморительную пародию на речь президента. — Biga
deDie Zeitung druckte eine köstliche Parodie auf die Rede des Präsidenten. — Sudajaengi
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besFrom Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
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Forms
parodies, parodying, parodied, parodiedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.