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comédie

comedy

noun ko-meh-DEE Less Common

Origin: Greek 'komoidia', via Latin 'comoedia'

Also means

pretence, play-acting

Usage Note

Comédie covers both a comedic film or play and, colloquially, a scene or act put on to deceive: arrête ta comédie! ('stop your play-acting!'). The famous state theatre la Comédie-Française is the world's oldest active theatre company. The adjective form is comique.

Examples

"Ce film est une comédie légère."

Natural Translation

This film is a light comedy.

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