parody

parodia

Testo o spettacolo che imita un’altra opera in modo divertente o beffardo.

In inglese semplice: A piece of writing or a performance that copies another work in a funny or mocking way.

• The song is a parody.
• They made a clever parody of the original film.
• Her parodies of television adverts made everyone laugh.

Come si usa: a parody of something (The sketch is a parody of a famous detective show.)

Sinonimi: spoof, send-up

Espressioni comuni: a parody of, parody song, political parody

parodiare

Imitare lo stile di un’opera o di uno spettacolo per far ridere o criticarlo.

In inglese semplice: To copy the style of a work or performance to make people laugh or criticize it.

• The show parodies famous films.
• She parodied his serious speech at the party.
• Their latest song parodies expensive perfume adverts.

Sinonimi: spoof, send up

Espressioni comuni: parody a film, parody someone’s speech, parody an advert