broma

=

joke

noun

broma
feminine noun
1. joke (ocurrencia, chiste); prank, practical joke (jugarreta)
  • gastar una broma a alguien -> to play a joke/prank on somebody
  • en o de broma -> as a joke
  • bromas aparte -> joking apart
  • entre bromas y veras -> half joking
  • fuera de broma -> joking apart
  • no estar para bromas -> not to be in the mood for jokes
  • tomar algo a broma -> not to take something seriously
  • ni en o de broma -> no way, not on your life
  • me salió la broma por 800 euros (informal) (Irónico) -> it cost me the tidy sum of 800 euros
  • broma de mal gusto -> bad joke
  • broma pesada -> nasty practical joke

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broma [bro’-mah]
noun
1. Joke, jest. (f)
  • Broma pesada -> practical joke
  • Dar broma -> to tease, to indulge in jokes applied to anyone present
  • No es ninguna broma -> this is serious
  • Fue una broma nada más -> it was just a joke
  • No está para bromas -> he's in no mood for jokes
  • La broma me costó cara -> the affair cost me dearly
  • Lo decía en bromas -> I was only joking
  • En bromas -> in fun
  • Ni en bromas -> never
2. Clatter, confused noise. (f)
3. Rubbish mixed with mortar formerly used to fill up chinks of foundations of walls. (f)
4. disappointment, annoyance (molestía). (Caribbean) (f)
5. Shipworm. (Zoology) (f)

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