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1 joking
jok·ing[ˈʤəʊkɪŋ, AM ˈʤoʊk-]I. adj scherzhaft\joking apart [or aside] Spaß beiseite\joking apart, what do you really think of your new job? jetzt mal ganz im Ernst, was hältst du wirklich von deinem neuen Job?* * *['dZəʊkɪŋ]1. adjtone scherzhaft, spaßendit's no joking matter — darüber macht man keine Witze
2. nWitze plI'm in no mood for joking — ich bin nicht zu Scherzen or Späßen aufgelegt
joking apart or aside — Spaß or Scherz beiseite
* * *A adj (adv jokingly) scherzhaft, spaßend:I’m not in a joking mood ich bin nicht zu Scherzen aufgelegt, mir ist nicht nach Späßen zumuteB s Witze pl:* * *adj.scherzend adj.scherzhaft adj. -
2 joking
scherzhaft nno pl Scherzen nt;\joking apart, what do you really think of your new job? jetzt mal ganz im Ernst, was hältst du wirklich von deinem neuen Job? -
3 half-joking
half-ˈjok·ingshe was only \half-joking when she said that... mit einem ernsten Unterton sagte sie, dass... -
4 half-joking
half-'jok·ing adjhalb im Ernst, halb im Spaß;she was only \half-joking when she said that... mit einem ernsten Unterton sagte sie, dass... -
5 He was only joking.
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6 I could see the old man's eyes twinkle and I knew he was only joking
я видел, как в глазах старика появилась искорка, и понял, что он просто шутитEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > I could see the old man's eyes twinkle and I knew he was only joking
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7 broma
broma sustantivo femenino joke; hacerle or gastarle una broma a algn to play a (practical) joke on sb;◊ déjate de bromas stop kidding around (colloq);no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes; bromas aparte joking apart; lo dije de or en broma I was joking; ni en broma no way (colloq)
broma f (chiste) joke
broma pesada, practical joke Locuciones: gastar una broma, to play a joke
hablar en broma, to be joking
hacer algo en broma, to do something as a joke
bromas aparte, joking apart
¡ni en broma!, not on your life!: no digas eso ni en broma, don't say that, even as a joke ' broma' also found in these entries: Spanish: burla - captar - degenerar - eh - ser - estar - gastar - hablar - ni - novatada - pescar - saber - sentar - tomar - aguantar - burlón - cachar - chirigota - chiste - cosa - gracia - guasa - gusto - humorada - inocente - joda - pega - pesadez - plan - tomadura de pelo English: caper - carry - fun - half-serious - hoax - jest - joke - lark - laugh - misfire - play - practical joke - prank - quip - send - treat - trick - playfully - practical - take - tongue - wisen.• broma s.f. -
8 joke
[ʤəuk] 1. сущ.1) шутка; остро́та; смешной случай, анекдотcoarse / crude joke — грубая шутка
dirty / obscene / smutty joke — грязная, пошлая шутка
off-color / old / stale joke — старая, затасканная шутка
sick joke — слабая, плоская шутка
the butt / object of a joke — объект, предмет насмешек
it is no joke — дело серьёзное; это не шутка
to ad-lib a joke — сымпровизировать, сказать каламбур
to crack / tell a joke — пошутить
to play a joke on smb. — сыграть с кем-л. шутку
to turn smth. into a joke — обратить что-л. в шутку
to have one's / to make a joke — пошутить
to make a joke of smth. — свести что-л. к шутке
The joke was on him. — Это он остался в дураках.
Syn:2) = standing joke объект шуток, издёвок; посмешищеI shall be the standing joke of the town, until some greater fool can be found. — Я так и останусь посмешищем для всего города, пока не найдется дурень поглупее меня.
Syn:3) шуточное дело; ерунда, пустяк, мелочиI consider his skiing a joke. — Как лыжника я не воспринимаю его всерьёз.
2. гл.That test was nothing but a joke. — Написать этот тест было раз плюнуть.
1) шутить (над кем-л. /, чем-л.); острить, говорить остротыYou are joking! — Шутишь, не может быть!
That's no jokeing man, I'm telling you - jokeing apart! — Нет, я не шучу, ты понял? Я сказал - шутки в сторону!
Please don't joke about such a delicate subject. — Пожалуйста, не шути на столь щекотливую тему.
Jane's stomach trouble is nothing to joke about. — Боль в желудке у Джейн совсем не шуточная.
Syn:2) дразнить (кого-л.), подшучивать (над кем-л.)She loves to joke others. — Она любит подшучивать над другими.
I was joking with her about her latest escapade. — Я подшучивал над ней по поводу её последней выходки.
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9 joke
I n infml1)2)II vt AmE infmlStop joking me, man! — Кончай ко мне приставать, твою мать!
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10 deadly
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortal2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) absolutamente3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) aburridísimodeadly adj mortaltr['dedlɪ]2 (as intensifier) enorme, total1 (as intensifier) terriblemente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdeadly nightshade belladonadeadly sin pecado capitaldeadly ['dɛdli] adv: extremadamente, sumamentedeadly serious: muy en serio1) lethal: mortal, letal, mortífero2) accurate: certero, precisoa deadly aim: una puntería infalible3) capital: capitalthe seven deadly sins: los siete pecados capitales4) dull: funesto, aburrido5) extreme: extremo, absolutoa deadly calm: una calma absolutaadj.• fatal adj.• letal adj.• mortal adj.• mortífero, -a adj.
I 'dedliadjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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['dedlɪ]1. ADJ(compar deadlier) (superl deadliest)1) (=lethal) [poison, disease, combination] mortal; [weapon, attack] mortífero•
he has a deadly aim with a rifle — tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle•
to use deadly force (against sb) — (Police, Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)2) (=devastating)•
with deadly accuracy — (Sport etc) con precisión mortífera; (Mil etc) con precisión letal or mortal•
to be deadly enemies — ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte•
she levelled a deadly look at Nick — le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick3) * (=very boring) aburridísimo2.ADV•
the trip was deadly dull — el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo•
she was deadly pale — estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica liter•
she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious — ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio3.CPDdeadly nightshade N — belladona f
deadly sins NPL —
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I ['dedli]adjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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11 naturally
naturally ['nætʃərəlɪ](a) (of course) naturellement, bien sûr, bien entendu;∎ you have got the money? - naturally! tu as l'argent? - bien sûr!;∎ I was naturally surprised évidemment, cela m'a surpris;∎ she naturally assumed that he was joking naturellement, elle a cru qu'il plaisantait;∎ these questions were naturally somewhat embarrassing for me ces questions, comme vous le pensez bien, n'étaient pas sans m'embarrasser∎ skiing comes naturally to her on dirait qu'elle a fait du ski toute sa vie;∎ it comes naturally to him c'est un don chez lui;∎ although it didn't come naturally, he forced himself to ask questions bien que cela ne lui vienne pas naturellement, il se forçait à poser des questions;∎ ironic punctuality doesn't come naturally to him la ponctualité n'est pas son fort(c) (unaffectedly) naturellement, de manière naturelle;∎ you answered very naturally vous avez répondu très naturellement ou de manière très naturelle(d) (in natural state → occur) naturellement, à l'état naturel;∎ naturally occurring présent à l'état naturel -
12 chiste
Del verbo chistar: ( conjugate chistar) \ \
chisté es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chiste es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: chistar chiste
chistar ( conjugate chistar) verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡y sin chiste! and not another word!;no chistó he didn't say a word
chiste sustantivo masculino contar or (Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke; chiste picante or verde or (Bol, Méx) colorado dirty joke◊ hacerle un chiste a algn to play a joke o trick on sb;me lo dijo en chiste he was jokingc) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia):◊ el chiste está en hacerlo rápido the idea o point is to do it quickly;tener su chiste (Méx) to be trickyd)◊ chistes sustantivo masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)
chistar verbo intransitivo
1 (hablar) to say a word
2 (protestar) cómete eso sin chistar, eat this and don't complain
chiste sustantivo masculino joke: contó un chiste muy gracioso, he told a very funny joke
un chiste verde, a blue o dirty joke (tira cómica, dibujo) cartoon ' chiste' also found in these entries: Spanish: broma - destripar - humor - ordinaria - ordinario - pillar - agarrar - atrevido - celebrar - chabacano - chile - color - colorado - contar - cuento - entender - gracia - gracioso - ingenioso - pescar - picante - pícaro - procaz - reír - salado - tomadura de pelo - verde English: blue - cartoon - cheap - coarse - crack - dirty - drag out - dumb - gag - gross - in - joke - naughty - off-color - off-colour - one-liner - punch line - racy - raunchy - rude - story - wisecrack - flat - knack - private - punch - wise -
13 trust
trust [trʌst]1. nouna. ( = faith) confiance f• to put one's trust in sb/sth faire confiance à qn/qchb. ( = fund) ≈ fondation fc. ( = cartel) trust ma. ( = believe in) avoir confiance en ; [+ method, promise] se fier à• don't you trust me? tu n'as pas confiance (en moi) ?• the child is too young to be trusted on the roads l'enfant est trop petit pour qu'on le laisse aller dans la rue tout seul• trust you! (inf) ça ne m'étonne pas de toi !• trust him to break it! (inf) pour casser quelque chose on peut lui faire confiance !• I trust he was joking! il plaisantait, j'espère !4. compounds* * *[trʌst] 1.1) ( faith) confiance f3) Finance ( large group of companies) trust m2.transitive verb1) ( believe) se fier à [person, judgment]2) ( rely on) faire confiance àtrust her! — ( amused or annoyed) tu peux compter sur elle pour ça!
3) ( entrust)4) ( hope) espérer3.4.to trust in — faire confiance à [person]; croire en [God, fortune]
trusted past participle adjective [friend] fidèle5. -
14 take something at face value
принимать за чистую монету/всерьезShe took his stories at face value and did not know he was joking.
You can't take what Robin says at face value — there's always a catch somewhere, with some advantage in it for him.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > take something at face value
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15 air-kiss
Воздушный поцелуй. To air-kiss значит послать воздушный поцелуй. Детально разработанная церемония приветствия, основанная на примере air-kissing, которая получила широкое распространение в связи с угрозой заражения СПИДом в 1980-х гг. Характерный звук, сопровождающий это приветствие, на письме обозначается словом mwah — муа.At a recent party, new arrivals were greeted with an air-kiss. Everybody was joking about it, but they certainly weren't kissing. — На недавней вечеринке вновь прибывших приветствовали воздушными поцелуями. Все шутили на этот счёт, но действительно не целовались по-настоящему.
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16 sap
I n infml1)Didn't you know I was joking, you sap? — Ты что, придурок, не знал, что я пошутил?
I finally got across to him the kind of sap he is — Наконец-то и довел до его сознания, какой он дурак
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17 at first
вначале, сначала, прежде, сперваWhen I went to tell Walter, at first he thought I was joking. He couldn't believe his ears that any woman could turn him down. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Judas Tree’, part II, ch. V) — Когда я сказала Уолтеру о моем решении разорвать нашу помолвку, он сперва подумал, что я шучу. Он своим ушам не поверил, что женщина может от него отказаться.
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18 take a back seat
(take a back seat (for или to smb.))оказаться на последнем месте, отойти на задний план; уступать (кому-л.) [первонач. амер.]I always thought I was joking folks... but I take a back seat for you. (W. Faulkner, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘A Bear Hunt’) — Мне всегда казалось, что я умею отменно шутить... но перед тобой я пасую.
Now we don't take a back seat for anybody, here in this shop... (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rase to Live’, book II) — Нашу фирму никому не заткнуть за пояс...
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19 at first
внaчaлe, cнaчaлa, пpeждe, cпepвaWhen I went to tell Walter at first he thought I was joking. He couldn't believe his ears that any woman could turn him down (A. J. Cronin) -
20 take a back seat
( for или to smb.)oтoйти нa зaдний плaн, уcтупить (кoму-л.), cпacoвaть (пepeд кeм-л.), cтушeвaтьcя [пepвoнaч. aмep.]Rock'n'roll may have been taking a back seat... But it's redefining itself (Time). I always thought I was joking folks... but I take a back seat for you (W. Faulkner). Even in the th, he had to take a back seat to Bethoven in both popularity and critical esteem. Now Mozart has come into his own (Time)
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