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la broma

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joke(

jok

)

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 reír.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(inept person)

a. el hazmerreír

(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 hazmerreír

(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 hazmerreír.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(farce)

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 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.).

intransitive verb

4. (to make jokes)

a. contar chistes

Mariel loves to joke about our soccer team.A Mariel le encanta contar chistes acerca de nuestro equipo de fútbol.

b. bromear

You shouldn't joke about ethnic groups.No deberías bromear acerca de grupos étnicos.

joke

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)

2. (funny story)

a. chiste

3. (prank, trick)

a. broma

to tell or crack a jokecontar un chiste

to make a joke about somethinghacer una broma or bromear sobre algo

to make a joke of somethingpretender que algo era en broma

to say/do something for a jokedecir/hacer algo en or de broma

to play a joke on somebodygastar 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 jokeno sabe aguantar una broma

that's or it's no joke!¡no es cosa de broma!

it's getting beyond a jokeesto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

4. (colloquial)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

to be a jokeser 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 somethingbromear acerca de algo

to joke with somebodybromear con alguien

I'm not joking(hablo) en serio

I was only jokingestaba de broma

you're joking!, you must be joking!¡no hablarás en serio!

joking apart…bromas aparte…, fuera de broma…

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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