COMEDY OF SITUATION

Meaning of COMEDY OF SITUATION in English

: comedy in which the comic effect depends chiefly upon the involvement of the main characters in a predicament or ludicrous complex of circumstances — compare comedy of character

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

COMEDY — I Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Английский словарь Британика
SITUATION — ˌsichəˈwāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin situation-, situatio, from situatus …
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COMEDY — ˈkämədē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English comedye, from Middle French comedie, from Latin comoedia, from Greek kōmōidia, …
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SITUATION — — situational , adj. — situationally , adv. /sich'ooh ay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. manner of being situated; location or position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMEDY — — comedial /keuh mee"dee euhl/ , adj. /kom"i dee/ , n. , pl. comedies . 1. a play, movie, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMEDY — noun ( plural -dies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia, from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITUATION — noun position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. 2. situation ·noun permanent position or employment; place; office; …
Webster English vocab
COMEDY — [com.e.dy] n, pl -dies [ME, fr. MF comedie, fr. L comoedia, fr. Gk komoidia, fr. komos revel + aeidein to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMEDY — type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
SITUATION — situation BrE AmE ˌsɪtʃ u ˈeɪʃ ə n ˌsɪt ju-, § \ ˌsɪt u- — Preference poll, British English tʃ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITUATION — / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — / ˈkɒmədi; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] a play or film / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — sit ‧ u ‧ a ‧ tion S1 W1 /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a combination …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — com ‧ e ‧ dy /ˈkɒmədi, ˈkɒmɪdi $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural comedies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITUATION — n. 1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITUATION — n.1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a position …
Oxford English vocab
COMEDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a play, film, etc., of an amusing or satirical character, usu. with a happy ending. …
Oxford English vocab
SITUATION — ( situations) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use situation to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — ( comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMEDY — (comedies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Comedy consists of types of …
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SITUATION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a comedy actor ▪ Jason was voted top TV comedy actor. a comedy/tragic drama (= …
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SITUATION — [noun] [C]The situation (= What is happening) is making her very unhappy."Would you get involved in a fight?" "It would …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — [noun] [C] - a (type of) film, play or book which is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its …
Cambridge English vocab
COMEDY — n. musical comedy comedy of manners New Comedy situation comedy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — n. Genre of dramatic literature that deals with the light and amusing or with the serious and profound in a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMEDY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), television , TV …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SITUATION — See ↑ SITUATION 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ given the situation/circumstances • ↑ make the best of it/make the best of …
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SITUATION — INDEX: 1. what is happening in a particular place or at a particular time 2. your personal situation 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMEDY — See ↑ FILM/MOVIE 2, ↑ FUNNY 2,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ romantic comedy
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SITUATION — n. 25B6; noun their financial situation : CIRCUMSTANCES, (state of) affairs, state, condition. I'll fill you in on the situation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — n. 25B6; noun he excels in comedy : LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, comic play, comic film, farce, situation comedy, satire, pantomime, comic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SITUATION — n. 1 place, position, location, spot, site, locale, setting The situation of the monastery, high on the mountain, makes it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
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SITUATION — situation.ogg ͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMEDY — comedy.ogg ʹkɒmədı n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation - machining situations - minimally manned situation - off-optimum …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SITUATION — 1) картина 2) местоположение 3) обстановка 4) расположение 5) ситуационный 6) ситуация 7) случай 8) состояние • basic game situation — базисная игровая ситуация horizontal situation indicator — навигационный плановый …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SITUATION — n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation - метеор. …
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COMEDY — n 1. 1> комедия musical comedy - музыкальная комедия; мюзикл; оперетта comedy of cape /of cloak/ and sword - комедия …
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SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation — мириться с положением / ситуацией to come out of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия ( пьеса, фильм ) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия ( литературный и театральный жанр ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation — мириться с положением / ситуацией to come out of a difficult situation …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy — музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant: tragedy 3) комизм, комичность the comedy of many life situations …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SITUATION — в соч. - failure situation - high-variety situation - low-batch size situation - machining situation - minimally-manned situation - overhung …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SITUATION — в соч. - failure situation - high-variety situation - low-batch size situation - machining situation - minimally-manned situation - overhung situation - unmanned situation - work situations
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка 2) местоположение conflict situation dead-end situation error situation failure situation
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
SITUATION — ситуация, обстановка, положение - buried focus situation - emergency situation - field situation - open-rate situation
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
SITUATION — сущ. 1) положение, обстановка, состояние 2) должность 3) место, местоположение, расположение 4) служба, работа 5) социальное положение • - aggravate the situation - agricultural situation - competitive situation - conflict …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
COMEDY — a drama with a happy ending or nontragic theme (see situation comedy and comedy of characters).
Russian-English Edic
SITUATION — 1) расположение; местоположение 2) ситуация, обстановка • - accessible situation - conflict situation - error situation - initial situation - legal situation - marginal timing situation - non-initial situation
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия; - comedy of character 2) забавный случай; 3) притворство.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SITUATION — положение ; ситуация ; ~ labour situation ; ~ world economic situation ; ~ world food situation ; ~ world …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
COMEDY — театр "Комеди" (в Лондоне. Построен в 1881) полн. Comedy Theatre
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMEDY — сущ. 1) комедия (пьеса, фильм) musical comedy ≈ музыкальная комедия 2) комедия (литературный и театральный жанр) Ant : tragedy 3) …
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