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"Tease" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "molestar", and "joke" is a noun which is often translated as "la broma". Learn more about the difference between "tease" and "joke" below.
tease(
tiz
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to annoy)
a. molestar
If you don't stop teasing your sister, you're grounded!¡Si no dejas de molestar a tu hermana, estás castigado!
a. burlarse de
That bully who teases all of the children needs to be reprimanded.Ese matón que se burla de todos los niños necesita ser regañado.
b. tomar el pelo a
If she wears that sweater to school, all of her friends will tease her.Si lleva ese suéter a la escuela, todos sus amigos van a tomarle el pelo a ella.
3. (to flirt)
a. coquetear
A womanizer loves to tease women and leave them hanging.Al mujeriego le encanta coquetear con las mujeres y dejarlas en el aire.
a. dar volumen a
Use this product if you want to tease your hair.Usa este producto si quieres darle volumen a tu cabello.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (flirt)
a. el coqueto (M), la coqueta (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).
What a tease! She didn't even give me her number!¡Qué coqueta! ¡Ni siquiera me dio su número!
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).
I like his humor, but he can be too much of a tease sometimes.Me gusta su humor, pero él se puede pasar de bromista algunas veces.
b. el guasón (M), la guasona (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).
She's a tease and always the life of the party.Ella es una guasona y siempre el alma de la fiesta.
joke(
jok
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (jest)
2. (colloquial) (inept person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el hazmerreír (M), la hazmerreír (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).
The democratic candidate said publicly that the president is a joke.El candidato democrático dijo en público que el presidente es un hazmerreír.
3. (colloquial) (farce)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The final exam was a joke. I finished it in ten minutes.El examen final fue ridículo. Lo acabé en diez minutos.
This article is such a joke. The facts are all wrong and there's a clear bias.Este artículo es inútil. Los datos no son correctos y hay un marcado sesgo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. contar chistes
Mariel is popular with her classmates because she's always joking and laughing.Mariel es popular con sus compañeros de clase porque nunca para de contar chistes y reírse.
