parodiare

to parody, to mock

verb pah-roh-DYAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Parodiare means to imitate something in a way that exaggerates or mocks it for comic effect. It follows the regular -are pattern of verbs in -iare whose i is unstressed, so the tu form is simply parodi (one i). It takes avere as its auxiliary: ha parodiato il politico ('she parodied the politician').

Examples

"L'attore ha parodiato il discorso del presidente."

Natural Translation

The actor parodied the president's speech.

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