No. 2,155 in French
comédie
Comedy; a theatrical genre or work characterized by humor and entertainment.
In a sentence
La comédie est un genre littéraire et théâtral qui vise à faire rire.
Comedy is a literary and theatrical genre aimed at making people laugh.
In this sentence, "comédie" refers to the category or genre of entertainment intended to evoke laughter and joy.
Nous avons assisté à une comédie amusante au théâtre hier soir.
We attended a funny comedy at the theater last night.
Here, "comédie" refers to a specific theatrical work categorized within the comedy genre.
Ses actions étaient tellement absurdes qu'on aurait dit une scène de comédie.
His actions were so absurd that it seemed like a scene from a comedy.
In this usage, "comédie" metaphorically describes a situation that is humorously exaggerated, likened to the genre.
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