Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
comique de situation
English translation:
comedy of situation;
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
May 19, 2008 17:06
16 yrs ago
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French term
comique de situation
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
théâtre
Y a-t-il un terme consacré en anglais pour exprimer cette expression figée française ? Le contexte est celui du théâtre français du 18e siècle.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +5 | comedy of situation; comedy of intrigue |
Carol Gullidge
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| 5 | locational humor |
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| 4 +1 | situation comedy |
Katarina Peters
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| 4 | farce |
Rebecca Lyne
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| 1 | comique de situation |
Clayton Causey
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Change log
May 20, 2008 13:48: Carol Gullidge changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/126347">alili (X)'s</a> old entry - "comique de situation"" to ""comedy of situation; comedy of intrigue""
Proposed translations
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
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Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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comedy of situation; comedy of intrigue
these synonymous terms relate to the theory of comedy (I learned about this with Molière!)
Comedy of Situation LinksDallas Baptist University Excellent definition of Comedy of Situation with references to various Elizabethan plays of the genre. ...
www.theatrelinks.com/situation.htm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages
ComedyIt is sometimes classified as a "comedy of intrigue" or a "comedy of situation." The latter, like the modern TV situation comedy, relies heavily on mix-ups ...
www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xComedy.html - 70k - Cached - Similar pages
situation comedy: Definition and Much More from Answers.comsituation comedy n. A humorous radio or television series featuring the reactions of a regular cast of characters to unusual situations, such as.
www.answers.com/topic/situation-comedy - 158k - Cached - Similar pages
comedy of intrigue -- Britannica Online Encyclopediaalso called comedy of situation in dramatic literature, a comic form in which complicated conspiracies and stratagems dominate the plot. ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042643/comedy-of-intrigue - 54k - Cached - Similar pages
JSTOR: The Ironic Game: A Study of Rotrou's Comic Theater.For Mr. Knutson, Rotrou's originality resides in the fact that he wrote neither comedy of manners nor comedy of character, but comedy of situation; ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7910(196805)83%3A4%3C614%3ATIGASO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0 - Similar pages
Comedy of Errors - an essay on the play by William ShakespeareIt is simply a comedy of Situation, whose sole instrumentality is Natural ..... Such is, however, the nature of all Comedy of Situation -- the
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-05-19 17:22:47 GMT)
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NB, this is quite different to a situation comedy (sit com) - it is the term describing comic effects.
And I didn't actually learn this WITH Molière, but when studying his comedies :)
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-05-19 17:24:46 GMT)
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AND please ignore the 3rd link (referring to "situation comedy"!)
Comedy of Situation LinksDallas Baptist University Excellent definition of Comedy of Situation with references to various Elizabethan plays of the genre. ...
www.theatrelinks.com/situation.htm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages
ComedyIt is sometimes classified as a "comedy of intrigue" or a "comedy of situation." The latter, like the modern TV situation comedy, relies heavily on mix-ups ...
www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xComedy.html - 70k - Cached - Similar pages
situation comedy: Definition and Much More from Answers.comsituation comedy n. A humorous radio or television series featuring the reactions of a regular cast of characters to unusual situations, such as.
www.answers.com/topic/situation-comedy - 158k - Cached - Similar pages
comedy of intrigue -- Britannica Online Encyclopediaalso called comedy of situation in dramatic literature, a comic form in which complicated conspiracies and stratagems dominate the plot. ...
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042643/comedy-of-intrigue - 54k - Cached - Similar pages
JSTOR: The Ironic Game: A Study of Rotrou's Comic Theater.For Mr. Knutson, Rotrou's originality resides in the fact that he wrote neither comedy of manners nor comedy of character, but comedy of situation; ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7910(196805)83%3A4%3C614%3ATIGASO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0 - Similar pages
Comedy of Errors - an essay on the play by William ShakespeareIt is simply a comedy of Situation, whose sole instrumentality is Natural ..... Such is, however, the nature of all Comedy of Situation -- the
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-05-19 17:22:47 GMT)
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NB, this is quite different to a situation comedy (sit com) - it is the term describing comic effects.
And I didn't actually learn this WITH Molière, but when studying his comedies :)
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-05-19 17:24:46 GMT)
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AND please ignore the 3rd link (referring to "situation comedy"!)
Peer comment(s):
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Andy Bliss
: yes, I think this is the right term, 'situation comedy' being more usually reserved for the modern sitcom
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thanks Andy! yes, this is talking about the specific term used in the study of the theory of comedy, ie, what it is in comedy that makes people laugh (comedy of language, incongruousness, comedy of situation,... )
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katsy
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thanks katsy!
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Tricia Stuart
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thanks Tricia!
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MMFORREST
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thanks MMFORREST!
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jean-jacques alexandre
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thanks Jean-Jacques!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll go for comedy of situation. Situation comedy sounds a little too modern to my ear. ;-)
Merci à tous pour ces intéressantes propositions !"
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locational humor
locational humorThan a Friend | Your America ...- [ Traduire cette page ]As she describes them, they're like locational humor: To get it, you had to be there. She always was. From Reader's Digest - October 2007 ...
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Kaizoku Fansubs / Forums / You are z4τ6IM- [ Traduire cette page ]14 oct 2006 ... Yeah I wouldn't use it on the old route N37 either. Locational humor (is that the proper phrase?) often doesn't translate well tongue ...
kaizoku-fansubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=127311 - 40k - En cache - Pages similaires - À noter
www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/a-frie... - 87k - En cache - Pages similaires - À noter
Kaizoku Fansubs / Forums / You are z4τ6IM- [ Traduire cette page ]14 oct 2006 ... Yeah I wouldn't use it on the old route N37 either. Locational humor (is that the proper phrase?) often doesn't translate well tongue ...
kaizoku-fansubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=127311 - 40k - En cache - Pages similaires - À noter
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Rebecca Lyne
France
France
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Business, academe and leisure...
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Works in: French to English, Italian to English
farce
My first impulse is to say "farce".
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Moliere's plays are a good example of farce.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-05-19 17:16:20 GMT)
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Moliere's plays are a good example of farce.
Peer comment(s):
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Nicotonio
: Yes, fits more that nowadays Sitcom. Please refer to http://www.answers.com/topic/comedy
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Carol Gullidge
: farce is just one aspect of Molière's plays, and isn't the same as the "comique de situation"
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Richard Nice
: too gross to describe Molìère
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too gross!? Calm down now ;-))
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
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Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
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situation comedy
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Peer comment(s):
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Clayton Causey
: Chambers Harrap agrees with you.
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Thanks, Clayton
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Richard Nice
: too evocative of modern TV staples, too little of classic genres? (cf. Carol's 2nd quotation).
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You're right, of course, but even Harrap tried to update it...
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Clayton Causey
Native in English
Works in field
A pleasure to work with
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Chinese to English, and 6 more.
comique de situation
Consider the possibility of leaving these phrases untranslated and glossing or defining (perhaps in parentheses) when necessary.
i.e. comique de situation (a comedy where the circumstances are the main source of humour) can be divided into comique de répétition (using repeated actions, words, and circumstances), quidproquo, etc.
i.e. comique de situation (a comedy where the circumstances are the main source of humour) can be divided into comique de répétition (using repeated actions, words, and circumstances), quidproquo, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: there's no need to leave them untranslated, since they have perfectly good standard translations. These terms exist in English and are used in English literature specifically in the study of comedy. Believe me, this was part of my Uni degree course
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