Mimicries - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The action of imitating the behaviour or manner of someone, especially in an absurd or unthinking way.

verb

Imitate (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way.

Примеры использования:

New architecture can respect the old without aping its style

noun

A large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons.

Примеры использования:

Mother apes - chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, humans - dote on their babies.

noun

An unintelligent or clumsy person.

Примеры использования:

The million or so who voted for the party last year aren't all knuckle-dragging racist apes.

noun

An absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.

Примеры использования:

A novel which is a burlesque of the literary life

verb

Parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way.

Примеры использования:

A mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of restoration heroic drama

noun

A type of writing or acting that tries to make something serious seem stupid and funny

Примеры использования:

The dance scene is in part a burlesque of bollywood films., the political burlesques are not very h…

noun

A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

Примеры использования:

A crude caricature of the prime minister

verb

Make or give a caricature of.

Примеры использования:

He was famous enough to be caricatured by private eye

noun

A drawing or a written or spoken description that makes part of someone's appearance or character more noticeable than it really is, or the skill of doing this

Примеры использования:

[ c ] i saw a wonderful caricature of the president in the newspaper., it’s so easy to caricature p…

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Примеры использования:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

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The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

noun

A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue.

Примеры использования:

The record has sold more than a million copies

verb

Take or follow as a model.

Примеры использования:

His style was imitated by many other writers

verb

Present participle of imitate

Примеры использования:

Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past., they produce arti…

verb

To behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something

Примеры использования:

Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past., they produce arti…

noun

The action of using someone or something as a model.

Примеры использования:

A child learns to speak by imitation

noun

Something copied, or the act of copying

Примеры использования:

Freya does a pretty good imitation of her science teacher., [ c ] imitation leather

noun

An act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud.

Примеры использования:

He did an impersonation of fred astaire

noun

The act of intentionally copying another person's characteristics, such as his or her behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh

Примеры использования:

Do an impersonation he does a brilliant impersonation of charles., sally enlivens her anecdotes wit…

noun

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.

Примеры использования:

His first impressions of manchester were very positive

noun

An idea or opinion of what someone or something is like

Примеры использования:

It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview., [ + that clause ] i get the impression …

noun

A single time that an internet advertisement is seen by a user

Примеры использования:

They market a company's product for a fixed rate per 1,000 impressions., this is the second impress…

verb

Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Примеры использования:

The actor was lampooned by the press

noun

A speech or text lampooning someone or something.

Примеры использования:

The magazine fired at god, royalty, and politicians, using cartoons and lampoons

noun

A piece of writing, a drawing, etc. that criticizes a famous person or a public organization in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid

Примеры использования:

The magazine is famed for its merciless political lampoons., many celebrities are lampooned on this…

noun

Teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.

Примеры использования:

Stung by her mockery, frankie hung his head

noun

Unkind, critical remarks or actions, or something so foolish that it can be easily criticized

Примеры использования:

The renewed fighting made a mockery of the peace agreement (= made it look ridiculous).

noun

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Примеры использования:

The film is a parody of the horror genre

verb

Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).

Примеры использования:

His speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction

noun

A piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous

Примеры использования:

[ c ] brando did a parody of the character he played in "the godfather.", downey started the show b…

noun

A satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered in a public place.

Примеры использования:

He delivered a long pasquinade at the expense of my friend

noun

The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Примеры использования:

The crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time

noun

A humorous way of criticizing people or ideas to show that they have faults or are wrong, or a piece of writing or a play that uses this style

Примеры использования:

[ c ] the play is a satire on corporate culture., satirical humor, garry trudeau would satirize him…

phrasal verb

Give an exaggerated imitation of someone or something in order to ridicule them.

Примеры использования:

We used to send him up something rotten

phrasal verb

Sentence someone to imprisonment.

Примеры использования:

He was sent up for arson

phrasal verb

To send someone to prison

Примеры использования:

He was sent up for armed robbery., she was sent up for three years., the show was very funny - they…

noun

A humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect.

Примеры использования:

A robin hood spoof

verb

Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect.

Примеры использования:

It is a movie that spoofs other movies

phrasal verb

Remove clothes

phrasal verb

To remove or get rid of something

Примеры использования:

He took off his shirt and shoes and jumped in the lake., after the poisoning scare, the product was…

phrasal verb

To suddenly start to be successful

Примеры использования:

She became an ethical financial adviser ten years ago, just as green investing began to take off., …