Grammatical class

Noun

comédie

(theater, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) comedy

Details

Syllables

co-mé-die

Phonetics

ko.me.di

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2086

Freq. (movies)

2123

Freq. (news)

3009

Sentences

Arrête ta comédie.

Drop the act.

A1

C'est une comédie.

It's a comedy movie.

A1

En fait, c'est une comédie.

Actually, it's a comedy.

A1

Regarde des films de comédie.

Watch funny movies.

A1

Ce directeur ne connaît rien à la comédie.

This director doesn't know anything about acting.

A2

La comédie est bien plus près de la vie réelle que le drame.

Comedy is much closer to real life than drama.

B1

Il joue la comédie, sourit devant ses amis, mais à l'intérieur, il a le cœur déchiré.

He puts on an act, smiles in front of his friends, but inside he's heartbroken.

B1

Les enfants agitent les brosses à dents comme s'ils se les brossaient, mais ils ne peuvent pas me jouer la comédie.

The children are moving their toothbrushes as if they are cleaning their teeth, but they can't fool me.

B1

Cette comédie m'a vraiment fait rire.

That comedy really made me laugh.

B2

La comédie châtie les mœurs par le rire.

Comedy reproves mores through laughter.

C2