travesty [ˈtrævɪstɪ]
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travesty
travesty(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (pejorative) (caricature)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. la parodia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After a travesty of a trial, the fraudster was acquitted.Tras un juicio que fue una parodia, el autor del fraude quedó absuelto.
b. la burda parodia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The director has given us a movie that is a travesty of the original book.El director nos presenta una película que es una burda parodia del libro original.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to caricature)
a. parodiar
The magazine published cartoons travestying the image of the monarch.La revista publicó caricaturas que parodiaban la figura del monarca.
travestyNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la parodia burda(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. parodiar (burdamente)
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