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1 joking apart/aside
(let us stop joking and talk seriously: I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend - but, joking apart, I do need a rest!) žarty nabok -
2 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (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.) vtip2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) zábava2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) robiť si (z koho) žarty2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) žartovať•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *• vtipkovat• vtip• zábavná historka• žartovat• žart• zlý vtip• urobit si žart• terc vtipov• predmet žartu• predmet posmechu• fígel• hracka• anekdota• doberat si (koho)• robit si srandu• posmievat sa (komu)• natahovat (koho)
См. также в других словарях:
joking\ apart — • joking aside • joking apart v. phr. informal No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time. Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… … Словарь американских идиом
joking apart — seriously, really, without joking, joking aside … English contemporary dictionary
joking apart — See: JOKING ASIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
joking apart — See: JOKING ASIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
joking\ aside — • joking aside • joking apart v. phr. informal No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time. Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… … Словарь американских идиом
joking aside — (or Brit joking apart) used to introduce a serious statement that follows a humorous statement It looks like this is a job for Superman! But joking aside, this is a serious problem and we re going to need help. • • • Main Entry: ↑joke * * *… … Useful english dictionary
(all) joking apart — (all) joking aside/apart/spoken phrase used before you say something serious after you have been saying something that was intended to be funny Joking aside, she’s a great actor. Thesaurus: expressions used when telling jokeshyponym quali … Useful english dictionary
apart — [ə pärt′] adv. [ME < OFr a part < L ad, to, at + partem, acc. of pars, a side, PART2] 1. to one side; at a little distance; aside 2. separately or away in place or time [born two years apart] 3. reserved for a particular purpose 4.… … English World dictionary
joking aside — or[joking apart] {v. phr.}, {informal} No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. * /Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time./ * /Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
joking aside — or[joking apart] {v. phr.}, {informal} No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. * /Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time./ * /Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
apart — adverb, adjective 1 DISTANCE if things are apart, they have an amount of space between them: Joel stood apart from the group, frowning. | two miles/six feet etc apart: The two villages are 6 kilometres apart. 2 TIME two hours/six weeks etc apart… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English