A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun 1. (jest)
a. la broma
(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).
(F) Anita painted the cat green as a joke. Anita pintó el gato de verde para gastar una broma.
b. el chiste
(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).
(M) Steven told a lot of jokes at the party to make us laugh. Steven contó muchos chistes en la fiesta para hacernos reÃr.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (inept person) a. el hazmerreÃr
(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).
(M) ,
la hazmerreÃr
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) The democratic candidate said publicly that the president is a joke. El candidato democrático dijo en público que el presidente es un hazmerreÃr.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (farce) a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation The final exam was a joke. I finished it in ten minutes. El examen final fue ridÃculo. Lo acabé en diez minutos.
This article is such a joke. The facts are all wrong and there's a clear bias. Este artÃculo 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.).
intransitive verb 4. (to kid; used with "about")
a. bromear You shouldn't joke about ethnic groups. No deberÃas bromear acerca de grupos étnicos.
5. (to make jokes)
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 reÃrse.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 1. (funny remark)
a. el broma f, chiste
(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).
(M)
3. (prank, trick)
a. broma to tell or crack a joke contar un chiste
to make a joke about something hacer una broma or bromear sobre algo
to make a joke of something pretender que algo era en broma
to say/do something for a joke decir/hacer algo en or de broma
to play a joke on somebody gastar una broma a alguien
the joke was on him when he had to… la broma le salió rana cuando tuvo que…
she can't take a joke no sabe aguantar una broma
that's or it's no joke! ¡no es cosa de broma!
it's getting beyond a joke esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro
4. (colloquial)
a. to be a joke ser un/una inútil, no valer
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 5. (general)
a. bromear to joke about something bromear acerca de algo
to joke with somebody bromear con alguien
I'm not joking (hablo) en serio
I was only joking estaba de broma
you're joking!, you must be joking! ¡no hablarás en serio!
joking apart… bromas aparte…, fuera de broma…
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joke [dʒəʊk]
noun
(witticism, story) chiste (m) ; (practical joke) broma (f) ; (hoax) broma (f) ; (person) hazmerreír (m) what sort of a joke is this? ¿qué clase de broma es esta?; the joke is that ... lo gracioso es que ...
to take sth as a joke tomar algo a broma to treat sth as a joke tomar algo a broma
it's (gone) beyond a joke (Britain) esto no tiene nada de gracioso
to crack a joke hacer un chiste to crack jokes with sb contarse chistes con algn; they spent an evening cracking jokes together pasaron una tarde contándose chistes
for a joke en broma
one can have a joke with her tiene mucho sentido del humor
is that your idea of a joke? ¿es que eso tiene gracia?
he will have his little joke siempre está con sus bromas
to make a joke hacer un chiste; about sth sobre algo he made a joke of the disaster se tomó el desastre a risa
it's no joke no tiene nada de divertido two hours on a bus is no joke a 50-hour working week is no joke
it's no joke having to go out in this weather no tiene nada de divertido salir con este tiempo
the joke is on you la broma la pagas tú
to play a joke on sb gastar una broma a algn
I don't see the joke no le veo la gracia verbal or practical
he's a standing joke es un pobre hombre it's a standing joke here aquí eso siempre provoca risa
I can take a joke tengo mucha correa or mucho aguante he can't take a joke no le gusta que le tomen el pelo
to tell a joke contar un chiste; about sth sobre algo
why do you have to turn everything into a joke? ¿eres incapaz de tomar nada en serio?
what a joke! ¡qué gracia! (ironic)
intransitive verb
(make jokes) contar chistes; hacer chistes; (be frivolous) bromear to joke about sth/sb
to joke about sth (make jokes about) contar chistes sobre algo; (make light of) tomarse algo a risa; I was only joking lo dije en broma; no iba en serio; I'm not joking hablo en serio
you're joking! you must be joking! ¡no lo dices en serio!
modifier
joke book (n) libro (m) de chistes
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