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1 in earnest
1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) på alvor2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) for alvor -
2 joke
‹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.) vits, spøk, fleip2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) spøk, vittighet2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) spøke, slå vitser2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) erte, spøke (med)•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a jokespøk--------spøke--------vitsIsubst. \/dʒəʊk\/1) spøk, vits, pek, morsomhet2) vits, noe latterlig, skyteskive for narrestrekercrack\/make jokes fortelle vitser, spøkeit's getting beyond a joke nå går det for langt, nå er det ikke morsomt merit's no joke det er ingen spøk, det er ingenting å spøke medmake a joke of somebody drive gjøn med noenmake a joke of something ta noe som en spøkplay a joke (up)on somebody spille noen et pusssee the joke forstå spøken, forstå hva som er morsomtstanding joke stående vits (noe(n) som stadig gjøres til latter)take a joke tåle spøk, tåle å bli ledd avthe joke's on me det er meg spøken går ut over, det er meg de ler avIIverb \/dʒəʊk\/1) spøke, slå vitser2) ( foreldet) drive gjøn med, gjøre narr avjoke about spøke omjoke with spøke med -
3 aside
1. adverb(on or to one side: They stood aside to let her pass; I've put aside two tickets for you to collect.) til side2. noun(words spoken (especially by an actor) which other people (on the stage) are not supposed to hear: She whispered an aside to him.) sidebemerkningIsubst. \/əˈsaɪd\/1) sidebemerkning, digresjon2) ( teater) avsides replikkIIadv. \/əˈsaɪd\/1) til side, bort2) bortsett fra, ved siden avaside from (særlig amer.) bortsett fra, foruten• aside from that, what do you thinkbortsett fra det, hva synes du?joking aside spøk til sidespeak aside ( teater) komme med en avsides replikk, tale dempetturn aside (from) ( også overført) bøye av (fra), gå i en annen retning, ta av (fra) -
4 playful
1) (happy; full of the desire to play: a playful kitten.) leken2) (joking; not serious: a playful remark.) spøkefulladj. \/ˈpleɪf(ʊ)l\/1) leken, lekelysten2) spøkefull, gjort på spøk
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