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1 practical joke
npsikus m, figiel m* * *(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) psikus -
2 joke
[dʒəuk] 1. n( gag) dowcip m, kawał m (inf); ( sth not serious) żart m; (also: practical joke) psikus m, kawał m (inf)2. vito play a joke on sb — robić (zrobić perf) komuś kawał
* * *[‹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.) kawał, żart2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) kawał2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) żartować2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) żartować•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
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3 practical
['præktɪkl]adjpraktyczny; ( good with hands) sprawny manualnie; ideas, methods możliwy (do zastosowania) w praktyce* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktyczny2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktyczny3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktyczny•- practically
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4 booby trap
['buːbɪ-]nbomba f — pułapka f; ( fig) ( practical joke) głupi kawał m* * *1) (a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched.) bomba pułapka2) (a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc.) pułapka -
5 prank
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