de broma

de broma(
deh
 
broh
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mah
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. joking
El abuelo dice que tendremos que ir a la escuela en las vacaciones de verano. - No le hagas caso. Está de broma.Grandpa says we'll have to go to school in the summer break. - Don't pay attention to him. He's joking.
b. kidding
No te tocó la lotería. Estás de broma, ¿no?You didn't win the lottery. You're kidding me, right?
c. jokingly
Brittany lo dijo de broma, pero todo el mundo se lo creyó.Brittany said it jokingly, but everybody thought it was true.
d. as a joke
Lo decía de broma. No esperaba que te lo tomaras en serio.I meant it as a joke. I didn't expect you'd take it seriously.
e. for a laugh
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
No te enojes. Solo lo hacíamos de broma.Don't be angry. We only did it for a laugh.
a. joking (tone)
"A mí me encanta las espinacas," dijo Larry en tono de broma."I love spinach," said Larry in a joking tone.
b. fake (figure, toy)
Le pusimos al profe una araña de broma en el escritorio.We put a fake spider on the teacher's desk.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
No sé de qué se ríen. Esto no es cosa de broma.I don't know why you're laughing. This is no joke.
Los niños compraron unos artículos de broma para Halloween.The kids bought some prank items for Halloween.
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