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♦ funny (1) /ˈfʌnɪ/A a.1 divertente; comico; buffo; spassoso: a funny joke, una barzelletta divertente; to see the funny side of st., vedere il lato comico di qc.; He's trying to be funny, fa lo spiritoso2 strano; curioso; insolito; a funny noise, uno strano rumore; a funny sort of man, un tipo curioso; That's funny!, strano!; The funny thing is…, lo strano è che…; This wine tastes funny, questo vino ha un gusto strano; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat smells funny to me, questa carne ha un odore strano; to feel funny, sentirsi strano; sentirsi poco bene; It's a funny old world!, il mondo è ben strano!3 (fam.) poco chiaro; sospetto; subdolo; losco; poco pulito: There's something funny about the whole thing, c'è qualcosa di poco chiaro in tutta la faccenda4 (fam.) guasto; che non va: There's something funny about the TV set, c'è qualcosa che non va nel televisore5 (fam., = funny in the head) eccentrico; (un) po' matto; svanito: He's gone a bit funny, non gli funziona più tanto bene la testa; è un po' svanitoB n.● (anat., fam.) funny bone, punta del gomito; olecrano: I've hit my funny bone, ho preso la scossa al gomito □ (fam.) funny business, attività strane e sospette; manovre poco chiare: There's some funny business going on there, succedono cose strane laggiù; And no funny business!, e niente scherzi! □ (fam., al vocat.) funny-face, simpaticone □ ( slang, scherz. o spreg.) funny farm, manicomio □ (fam.) funny ha-ha ( contrapposto a funny peculiar ► sotto), divertente; comico; buffo; che fa ridere □ funny man, pagliaccio, clown; ( USA) (attore) comico □ (fam.) funny money, moneta falsa; soldi finti □ ( USA) funny paper, sezione dei fumetti ( in un giornale) □ (fam.) funny peculiar ( contrapposto a funny ha-ha ► sopra), strano; strambo; bizzarro □ (fam.) Don't get funny with me!, non fare il furbo con me! □ (fam.) to go funny, guastarsi all'improvviso □ Are you being funny?, fai per scherzo, è vero? □ I don't think that's at all funny, non ci trovo niente da ridere! □ (fam.) Don't try anything funny!, niente scherzi!; niente trucchi!; non cercare di farmela!; non fare il furbo!funny (2) /ˈfʌnɪ/n.(naut.) piccola barca a remi ( per una persona sola).
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hit my funny bone — cause me to laugh, crack me up The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha … English idioms
funny bone — {n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. * /He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair./ 2. or {informal}[crazy bone] Sense of humor; understanding jokes. * /Her way of telling the story… … Dictionary of American idioms
funny bone — {n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. * /He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair./ 2. or {informal}[crazy bone] Sense of humor; understanding jokes. * /Her way of telling the story… … Dictionary of American idioms
funny bone — noun a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone the funny bone is not humerus • Syn: ↑crazy bone • Hypernyms: ↑ulnar nerve, ↑cubital nerve,… … Useful english dictionary
funny\ bone — noun 1. the place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair. 2. • informal crazy bone Sense of humor; understanding jokes. Her way of telling the story tickled his… … Словарь американских идиом
funny bone — noun a) Technically, the ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. Ouch, I just hit my funny bone. b) Ones sense of humor … Wiktionary
funny bone — the place at the back of the elbow that tingles when hit I hit my funny bone and it still hurts a little … Idioms and examples
funny bone — funny bones N COUNT: usu sing Your funny bone is the soft part of your elbow which gives you an uncomfortable feeling on your skin if it is hit. [INFORMAL] … English dictionary
funny bone — n [singular] the soft part of your elbow that particularly hurts when you hit it … Dictionary of contemporary English
funny bone — funny ,bone noun singular INFORMAL the part of your elbow that hurts when you hit it against something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
funny bone — /ˈfʌni boʊn/ (say funee bohn) noun 1. the part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes by the internal condyle of the humerus, which when struck causes a peculiar tingling sensation in the arm and hand. –phrase 2. hit someone s funny bone,… …