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chacota

la chacota
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. joke
Isabel no llegará nunca a ninguna parte. Se lo toma todo a chacota, también el trabajo.Isabel will never get anywhere. She treats everything as a joke, including work.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
No hagas chacota de esto. Es un asunto muy serio.Don't joke around about this. It's a very serious matter.
Los amigos habían bebido un par de cervezas y estaban de chacota.The friends had drunk a couple of beers and were in a joking mood.
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