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"Jacks" is a form of "jacks", a plural noun which is often translated as "los cantillos". "Jokers" is a form of "joker", a noun which is often translated as "el/la bromista". Learn more about the difference between "jacks" and "jokers" below.
jacks(
jahks
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (game)
a. los cantillos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The only thing kids could do for fun was to play jacks.La única diversión que tenían los niños era jugar a los cantillos.
joker(
jo
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kuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el bromista (M), la bromista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
He was always a joker in school, so it didn't surprise us that he became a comedian.Siempre fue un bromista en la escuela, así que no le sorprendió a nadie que se hiciera cómico.
b. el gracioso (M), la graciosa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
Some joker switched the salt and the sugar in the dining hall.Algún gracioso cambió la sal por el azúcar en el comedor.
c. el chistoso (M), la chistosa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
Be careful with that joker. He's always pulling pranks.Ten cuidado con ese chistoso, siempre está haciendo bromas.
d. el guasón (M), la guasona (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
Can you be serious for once and stop being a joker?¿Puedes ponerte serio por una vez y dejar de ser un guasón?
2. (cards)
a. el comodín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This is the only card game I've played in which I've needed the jokers.Este es el único juego de naipes en el que he necesitado los comodines.
3. (colloquial) (contemptible person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el idiota (M), la idiota (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
Can you believe that joker still claims to believe that the Earth is flat?¿Puedes creer que ese idiota todavía afirma que la Tierra es plana?
b. el tipo (M), la tipa (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We don't want that joker on our team. Nobody can take him seriously.No queremos a ese tipo en nuestro equipo. Nadie se lo toma en serio.
