parody

BrE /ˈpærədiː/ AmE /ˈperədi/

noun / verb en → es

1 HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATION [uncountable] B2

a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious work, usually in literature, music, or art

parodia, sátira

Collocations make a parody of something

  • The film is a parody of the superhero genre.

    La película es una parodia del género de superhéroes.

2 HUMOROUS PERFORMANCE [countable] B2

a humorous performance or imitation, often of a famous person or event

parodia, imitación cómica

Collocations give a parody of something

  • He gave a hilarious parody of the mayor's speech.

    Él dio una parodia hilarante del discurso del alcalde.

3 CREATE ILLUSTRATION [transitive] B2

to create a humorous or satirical imitation of something serious

parodiar, hacer una sátira de algo

  • take something as the subject for parody
  • The comedian parodied a famous political speech.

    El comediante parodió un famoso discurso político.