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1 amusing
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2 funny
['fʌnɪ]adj* * *1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) zabawny2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) dziwny -
3 amuse
[ə'mjuːz]vt( entertain) bawić (rozbawić perf), śmieszyć (rozśmieszyć perf); ( distract) zabawiać (zabawić perf)to amuse o.s. with sth/by doing sth — bawić się czymś/robieniem czegoś
to be amused at — bawić się (ubawić się perf) +instr
* * *[ə'mju:z]1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) rozśmieszać, rozbawiaćć2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) zabawiać•- amusing
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4 anecdote
['ænɪkdəut]nanegdota f* * *['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anegdota -
5 antics
['æntɪks]npl(of animal, child) błazeństwa pl, figle pl; ( of politicians etc) wyskoki pl* * *['æntiks](odd or amusing behaviour: The children laughed at the monkey's antics.) błazeństwa -
6 character
['kærɪktə(r)]ncharakter m; (in novel, film) postać f; ( eccentric) oryginał m, dziwak(-aczka) m(f); ( letter) znak m* * *['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.) charakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) osobowość, charakter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputacja4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) postać5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) dziwak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) znak•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) cecha- characterize
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8 comic
['kɔmɪk] 1. adj 2. n* * *['komik] 1. adjective1) (of comedy: a comic actor; comic opera.) komiczny2) (causing amusement: comic remarks.) zabawny2. 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 -
9 entertainer
[ɛntə'teɪnə(r)]nartysta(-tka) m(f) estradowy(-wa) m(f)* * *noun (one who gives amusing performances professionally.) artysta kabaretowy -
10 entertaining
[ɛntə'teɪnɪŋ] 1. adj 2. n* * *adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) zabawny -
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12 humorous
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13 humour
['hjuːmə(r)] 1. (US humor) nhumor m2. vtspełniać (spełnić perf) zachcianki +gento be in good/bad humour — być w dobrym/złym humorze
* * *['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.) komizm2. 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.) udobruchać- humorist- humorous
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15 laughable
['lɑːfəbl]adj* * *1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) śmiechu wart2) (amusing; comical.) zabawny -
16 parody
['pærədɪ] 1. nparodia f2. vt* * *['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodia2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) parodia2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodiować -
17 play a trick / tricks on
(to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.) robić kawał -
18 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.) błaznować -
19 priceless
['praɪslɪs]adj* * *1) (too valuable to have a price: priceless jewels.) bezcenny2) (very funny: a priceless story.) kapitalny -
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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