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1 facetious
adjective[gewollt] witzig[not] be facetious [about something] — [keine] Witze [über etwas (Akk.)] machen (ugs.)
* * *[fə'si:ʃəs]- academic.ru/86864/facetiously">facetiously- facetiousness* * *fa·ce·tious[fəˈsi:ʃəs]he is a \facetious kind of guy ihm fehlt es am nötigen Ernst* * *[fə'siːʃəs]adjremark, speech, tone witzelnd, spöttisch, mokantto be facetious (about sth) ( — über etw (acc )) Witze machen, sich (über etw (acc )) mokieren
I was just being facetious — das war doch nur ein Witz or so eine Blödelei (inf)
* * *facetious [fəˈsiːʃəs] adj (adv facetiously) witzig, spaßig, spaßhaft* * *adjective[gewollt] witzig[not] be facetious [about something] — [keine] Witze [über etwas (Akk.)] machen (ugs.)
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2 facetious
he is a \facetious kind of guy ihm fehlt es am nötigen Ernst -
3 humorist
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4 wag
I 1. transitive verb,2. intransitive verb, 3. noun II nounwag one's finger at somebody — jemandem mit dem Finger drohen
* * *[wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) wedeln2. noun(a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) das Wedeln* * *wag1[wæg]I. vt<- gg->to \wag one's finger mit dem Finger drohento \wag one's tail dog mit dem Schwanz wedeln▶ the tail \wags the dog der Schwanz wedelt mit dem HundII. vi<- gg->wedelnwag2[wæg]* * *I [wg]1. nhe admonished me with a wag of his finger — tadelnd drohte er mir mit dem Finger
2. vttail wedeln mit; (bird) wippen mit3. vi(tail) wedeln; (of bird) wippenIIto stop the tongues wagging (inf) — um dem Gerede ein Ende zu machen
n(= wit, clown) Witzbold m (inf)a bit of a wag — ein alter Witzbold
* * *wag [wæɡ]A v/t2. wedeln (Schwanz)B v/twag one’s finger at sb jemandem mit dem Finger drohenC s1. Wedeln n, Kopfschütteln n:with a wag of its tail schwanzwedelnd2. Spaßvogel m, Witzbold m* * *I 1. transitive verb,- gg- [Hund:] wedeln mit [Schwanz]; [Vogel:] wippen mit [Schwanz]; [Person:] schütteln [Kopf]2. intransitive verb, 3. noun II noun* * *v.schwänzeln v.wedeln v. -
5 interlard
["ɪntə'lAːd]vtto interlard a speech with facetious comments — witzige Kommentare in eine Rede einflechten
a speech interlarded with jokes — eine mit Witzen gespickte Rede
* * *interlard v/t1. spicken, durchsetzen ( beide:with mit):2. foreign words interlard his book sein Buch ist mit Fremdwörtern gespickt, in seinem Buch wimmelt es von Fremdwörtern
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Facetious — Fa*ce tious, a. [Cf. F. fac[ e]tieux. See {Faceti[ae]}.] 1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facetious — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
facetious — 1590s, from Fr. facétieux, from facétie a joke (15c.), from L. facetia jest, witticism, from facetus witty, elegant, fine, courteous, of unknown origin, perhaps related to facis torch. It implies a desire to be amusing, often intrusive or ill… … Etymology dictionary
facetious — humorous, jocose, jocular, *witty Analogous words: joking, jesting, quipping, wisecracking (see corresponding nouns at JOKE): jolly, jovial, jocund, *merry, blithe: comical, comic, droll, funny, ludicrous, *laughable Antonyms: lugubrious… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
facetious — [adj] tongue in cheek, kidding amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing,… … New thesaurus
facetious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trivially or inappropriately humorous. DERIVATIVES facetiously adverb facetiousness noun. ORIGIN French facétieux, from Latin facetia jest … English terms dictionary
facetious — [fə sē′shəs] adj. [Fr facétieux < L facetia: see FACETIAE & OUS] joking or trying to be jocular, esp. at an inappropriate time SYN. WITTY facetiously adv. facetiousness n … English World dictionary
facetious — adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 1. joking or jesting often inappropriately ; waggish < just being facetious > 2. meant to be humorous or funny ; not serious < a facetious remark > … New Collegiate Dictionary
facetious — facetiously, adv. facetiousness, n. /feuh see sheuhs/, adj. 1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. 2. amusing; humorous. 3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a… … Universalium
facetious — fa|ce|tious [fəˈsi:ʃəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: facétieux, from facétie joke ] saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are really silly and annoying ▪ Don t be so facetious! ▪ facetious comments >facetiously… … Dictionary of contemporary English
facetious — fa|ce|tious [ fə siʃəs ] adjective trying to be funny in a way that is not appropriate: I wasn t being facetious. facetious comments ╾ fa|ce|tious|ly adverb ╾ fa|ce|tious|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
