World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariestragicomédie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʁa.ʒi.kɔ.me.di
"Cette pièce de théâtre est une tragicomédie moderne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A play, film, or literary work which blends aspects of both tragedy and comedy.
"The award-winning movie was a profound tragicomedy that left audiences laughing through their tears." - 2
A real-life situation or event characterized by a mixture of sorrowful and ludicrous elements.
"His attempts to organize the chaotic event turned into an absolute tragicomedy of errors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th-century Italian tragicommedia, combining the Latin tragicus (relating to tragedy) and comoedia (comedy). The term gained prominence through Renaissance dramatic theory to describe plays that blended serious, sorrowful themes with lighthearted, humorous resolutions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tragicomedy" is said worldwide
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tragicomédie
Transliteration: tʁa.ʒi.kɔ.me.di
"Cette pièce de théâtre est une tragicomédie moderne."
Tragikomödie
Transliteration: tʁaːɡi.koˈmøːdi̯ə
"Der Film ist eine gelungene Tragikomödie über das Älterwerden."
tragicommedia
Transliteration: tra.dʒi.komˈmɛ.dja
"La sua vita sembra una vera e propria tragicommedia."
tragicomedia
Transliteration: tɾa.xi.koˈme.ðja
"La novela es una tragicomedia llena de contrastes emocionales."
tragicomédia
Transliteration: tɾa.ʒi.koˈmɛ.di.ɐ
"O espetáculo foi uma tragicomédia fascinante."
त्रांतहास्य नाटक
Transliteration: trantahasya natak
"यह फिल्म एक बेहतरीन त्रासहास्य नाटक है।"
悲喜剧
Transliteration: bēi xǐ jù
"这部电影是一部感人的悲喜剧。"
비희극
Transliteration: bi-huigeuk
"그 연극은 훌륭한 비희극이었다."
悲喜劇
Transliteration: hikigeki
"その映画は人生の悲喜劇を描いている。"
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