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1 amusing
adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) divertido* * *a.mus.ing[əmj'u:ziŋ] adj divertido, recreativo, que causa alegria. -
2 amusing
adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) divertido -
3 amusing
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4 amuse
[ə'mju:z]1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) divertir2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) entreter-se•- amusing
- amusingly* * *a.muse[əmj'u:z] vt+vi 1 divertir, deleitar, fazer rir. you amuse me / você me faz rir. he is not easy to amuse / não é fácil diverti-lo. 2 entreter, distrair, recrear. he amused himself with reading / ele se entreteve com a leitura. -
5 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anedota* * *an.ec.do.te['ænekdout] n anedota, relato curto de um incidente da vida particular. -
6 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.) carácter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputação4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personagem5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personalidade6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) característica- characterize
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- characterization
- characterisation* * *char.ac.ter[k'æriktə] n 1 caráter, cunho, qualidade. 2 personalidade, individualidade, natureza, gênio, temperamento. 3 firmeza moral. 4 nome, renome, reputação. he has a character for conscientiousness / ele tem a fama de ser consciencioso. 5 bom caráter, boa reputação, fama, bom nome. 6 propriedade, atributo. 7 posição, condição. 8 personagem, figura, pessoa que figura em narração ou peça, papel de artista. 9 coll original, pessoa excêntrica. he is quite a character / ele é um excêntrico. 10 atestado de conduta (dado pelo patrão ao empregado). 11 marca, sinal. 12 feitio, traço. 13 cargo, título. 14 característico de espécie ou material. 15 letra (também Typogr). in Greek characters / em letras gregas. 16 estilo de escrever. 17 Comp caractere: símbolo de código em computador. in character apropriado, dentro do papel, de acordo com o personagem. out of character inadequado, fora do papel, em desacordo com o personagem. -
7 comedy
['komədi]plural - comedies; noun1) (a play of a pleasant or amusing kind: We went to see a comedy last night.) comédia2) (humour: They all saw the comedy of the situation.) graça•- comedian* * *com.e.dy[k'ɔmidi] n 1 comédia. 2 acontecimento cômico. comedy of manners comédia de crítica social, comédia de costumes. -
8 comic
['komik] 1. adjective1) (of comedy: a comic actor; comic opera.) cómico2) (causing amusement: comic remarks.) cómico2. noun1) (an amusing person, especially a professional comedian.) cómico2) (a children's periodical containing funny stories, adventures etc in the form of comic strips.) banda desenhada•- comical- comic strip* * *com.ic[k'ɔmik] n 1 comicidade. 2 coll livro de histórias em quadrinhos. 3 cômico, comediante. • adj 1 cômico, relativo a comédia. 2 engraçado. -
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noun (one who gives amusing performances professionally.) artista* * *en.ter.tain.er[ent2t'ein2] n 1 anfitrião, hospedeiro. 2 artista de teatro de variedades. -
10 entertaining
adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) divertido* * *en.ter.tain.ing[ent2t'einiŋ] adj 1 interessante. 2 alegre, divertido, agradável. -
11 funny
1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) divertido2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) esquisito* * *fun.ny[f'∧ni] n seção humorística em quadrinhos de um jornal. • adj 1 engraçado, jocoso, risível, divertido, cômico, chistoso. 2 esquisito, singular, estranho. 3 relativo à parte cômica de um jornal. -
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13 humorous
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14 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.) cómico2. 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.) fazer a vontade- humorist- humorous
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- humorousness
- - humoured* * *hu.mour[hj'u:mə] n Brit 1 humor, veia cômica, graça. 2 temperamento, gênio. 3 capricho. 4 brincadeira. 5 Physiol humor: líquido orgânico. • vt condescender, ceder a, adaptar-se a. good humour bom humor. ill humour mau humor. I must humour him preciso animá-lo, preciso fazer-lhe a vontade. in the humour for disposto a. out of humour indisposto, de mau humor. -
15 intriguing
adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) intrigante* * *in.tri.guing[intr'i:giŋ] adj intrigante. -
16 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) ridículo2) (amusing; comical.) divertido* * *laugh.a.ble[l'a:fəbəl; l'æfəbəl] adj risível, ridículo, digno de riso. -
17 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.) paródia2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) imitação grotesca2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodiar* * *par.o.dy[p'ærədi] n paródia, imitação burlesca. • vt parodiar, arremedar. -
18 revue
[rə'vju:](an amusing, not very serious, theatre show.) revista* * *re.vue[rivj'u:] n Theat revista. -
19 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- 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* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
20 witty
adjective (clever and amusing: a witty person; witty remarks.) espirituoso* * *wit.ty[w'iti] adj 1 engenhoso, arguto. 2 gracioso, humorístico, chistoso. 3 espirituoso. 4 mordaz, satírico.
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
