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2 amuse
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3 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anekdota* * *• anekdota -
4 antics
['æntiks](odd or amusing behaviour: The children laughed at the monkey's antics.) dovádění, šaškoviny* * *• šaškoviny• antika -
5 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) povaha, charakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) charakter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) pověst4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) postava (ve hře)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) podivín; číslo6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) písmeno, znak•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) vlastnost, charakteristický rys- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *• znak• písmeno• postava• literární postava• charakter -
6 comedy
['komədi]plural - comedies; noun1) (a play of a pleasant or amusing kind: We went to see a comedy last night.) komedie2) (humour: They all saw the comedy of the situation.) komičnost•- comedian* * *• komedie -
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['komik] 1. adjective1) (of comedy: a comic actor; comic opera.) komický2) (causing amusement: comic remarks.) humorný, žertovný2. noun1) (an amusing person, especially a professional comedian.) komik2) (a children's periodical containing funny stories, adventures etc in the form of comic strips.) komiks•- comical- comic strip* * *• humorný• komický• komik -
8 entertainer
noun (one who gives amusing performances professionally.) kabaretní umělec* * *• komik• konferenciér• bavič -
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10 funny
1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) legrační, zábavný2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) divný* * *• zábavný• vtipný• zvláštní• podivný• směšný• legrační• neobvyklý -
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13 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) směšnost2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) vyhovět- humorist- humorous
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15 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) směšný2) (amusing; comical.) komický* * *• směšný -
16 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodie2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) parodie2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodovat* * *• výsměch• parodie -
17 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) jančit, dělat ze sebe blázna* * *• dělat se hloupým -
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19 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humor, vtipnost2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vtipný člověk3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) důvtip; inteligence•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *• vtip• důvtip -
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См. также в других словарях:
Amusing — A*mus ing, a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. {A*mus ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amusing — amusing; un·amusing; … English syllables
amusing — index jocular, ludicrous, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amusing — (adj.) c.1600, cheating; prp. adjective from AMUSE (Cf. amuse) (v.). Sense of interesting is from 1712; that of pleasantly entertaining, tickling to the fancy is from 1826. Noted late 1920s as a vogue word. Amusive has been tried in all senses… … Etymology dictionary
amusing — [adj] entertaining, funny agreeable, boffo*, camp, campy, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up*, delightful, diverting, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, for grins*, fun, gladdening, gratifying, gut busting*, humorous … New thesaurus
amusing — [ə myo͞o′ziŋ] adj. 1. entertaining; diverting 2. causing laughter or mirth SYN. FUNNY amusingly adv … English World dictionary
amusing — adj. 1) highly amusing 2) amusing to (it was amusing to everyone) 3) amusing to + inf. (it was amusing to watch the trained elephants perform) * * * [ə mjuːzɪŋ] highly amusing amusing to (it was amusing to everyone) amusing to + inf. (it was… … Combinatory dictionary
amusing — a|mus|ing [əˈmju:zıŋ] adj funny and entertaining ▪ I don t find his jokes at all amusing . ▪ a highly amusing (=very amusing) film an amusing story/anecdote/incident etc ▪ The book is full of amusing stories about his childhood. mildly/vaguely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amusing — amusingly, adv. amusingness, n. /euh myooh zing/, adj. 1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker. 2. causing laughter or mirth; humorously entertaining: an amusing joke. [1590 1600; AMUSE + ING2] Syn. 1. charming, cheering,… … Universalium
amusing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ find sth, think sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
amusing — a•mus•ing [[t]əˈmyu zɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) pleasantly entertaining or diverting 2) causing laughter or mirth: an amusing joke[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 a•mus′ing•ly, adv. a•mus′ing•ness, n. syn: amusing, comical, droll describe that which causes… … From formal English to slang
