joke

joke
‹əuk
1. noun
1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) chiste
2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) gracia

2. verb
1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) contar chistes
2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) bromear
- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke

joke1 n
1. chiste
do you know any jokes? ¿sabes algún chiste?
2. broma
we played a joke on the teacher le gastamos una broma al profesor
a practical joke una broma pesada
joke2 vb decir en broma / bromear
don't take it seriously she was only joking no lo tomes en serio sólo estaba bromeando
El gerundio de joke se escribe joking
joke
tr[ʤəʊk]
noun
1 chiste nombre masculino
shall I tell you a joke? ¿te cuento un chiste?
2 (practical) broma
John can't take a joke John no aguanta una broma
3 (person) payaso
intransitive verb (pt & pp jollied, ger jollying)
1 bromear
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
it's no joke (not funny) no tiene gracia 2 (difficult, serious) no es ningún chiste, no es para reírse
to be beyond a joke pasar de castaño oscuro
to be joking estar de broma
to crack a joke contar un chiste
to joke about something reírse de algo
to make a joke of something reírse de algo
to play a joke on somebody gastar una broma a alguien
to tell a joke contar un chiste
you must be joking! ¡venga ya!
joke ['ʤo:k] vi, joked ; joking : bromear
joke n
1) story: chiste m
2) prank: broma f
joke
n.
broma s.f.
bufonada s.f.
chanada s.f.
chanza s.f.
chascarrillo s.m.
chasco s.m.
chilindrina s.f.
chirigota s.f.
chiste s.m.
chistorete s.m.
chuscada s.f.
chuzonería s.f.
cuchufleta s.f.
gracia s.f.
hazmerreír s.m.
zumba s.f.
v.
bromear v.
burlarse de v.
chancear v.
guasearse v.
regodearse v.
reírse de v.

I dʒəʊk
noun
a) (verbal) chiste m; (directed at somebody) broma f

to tell o crack a joke — contar* un chiste

they made endless jokes about my new hairstyle — no paraban de reírse de mi nuevo peinado

I can't see the joke — no le veo la gracia

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar una broma

it's beyond a joke — se pasa de castaño oscuro

it's no joke — maldita la gracia que tiene (fam)

the joke's on her/me/them — le/me/les salió el tiro por la culata (fam)

b) (practical joke) broma f

to play a joke on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma a alguien

is that your idea of a joke? — ¿a ti te parece gracioso eso?

c) (contemptible person, thing)

as a teacher he's just a joke — como profesor es un desastre

that interview was a joke — esa entrevista fue una farsa


II
intransitive verb bromear, vacilar

you must o have to be joking! — tú debes estar loco! or ni loco que estuviera!

I was only joking — lo dije en broma

he was always laughing and joking — siempre estaba de broma

[dʒǝʊk]
1.
N (=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 — (Brit) 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

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

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! — iro ¡qué gracia! iro

2.
VI (=make jokes) contar chistes, hacer chistes; (=be frivolous) bromear

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!

3.
CPD

joke book N — libro m de chistes

* * *

I [dʒəʊk]
noun
a) (verbal) chiste m; (directed at somebody) broma f

to tell o crack a joke — contar* un chiste

they made endless jokes about my new hairstyle — no paraban de reírse de mi nuevo peinado

I can't see the joke — no le veo la gracia

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar una broma

it's beyond a joke — se pasa de castaño oscuro

it's no joke — maldita la gracia que tiene (fam)

the joke's on her/me/them — le/me/les salió el tiro por la culata (fam)

b) (practical joke) broma f

to play a joke on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma a alguien

is that your idea of a joke? — ¿a ti te parece gracioso eso?

c) (contemptible person, thing)

as a teacher he's just a joke — como profesor es un desastre

that interview was a joke — esa entrevista fue una farsa


II
intransitive verb bromear, vacilar

you must o have to be joking! — tú debes estar loco! or ni loco que estuviera!

I was only joking — lo dije en broma

he was always laughing and joking — siempre estaba de broma


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