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1 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.) brandari2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) spaug, brandari2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) segja brandara, grínast með2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) gera að gamni sínu•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
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2 practical joke
(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) hrekkur, prakkarastrik -
3 take a joke
(to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself: The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke.) taka gríni -
4 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) það er ekkert gamanmál -
5 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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6 jest
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7 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) á kostnað2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) á kostnað e-s -
8 candid camera
noun (the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.) -
9 chestnut
1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) kastaníuhneta2) (a reddish-brown horse.) jarpur hestur3) (a boring old joke or story.) gömul lumma2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) kastaníubrúnn, rauðbrúnn -
10 corny
['ko:ni](not original or interesting: a corny joke.) margtugginn, útjaskaður -
11 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grafa með skóflu2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) moka, grafa3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) ÿta, gefa olnbogaskot2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) sneið, háðsleg athugasemd- digger- dig out
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12 fall flat
((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) mistakast, missa marks -
13 for fun
(as a joke; for amusement: The children threw stones for fun.) til gamans, að gamni -
14 ha! ha!
(an expression of laughter, sometimes used as a sneer: Ha! ha! That's a good joke!) ha! ha! -
15 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) skopskyn, kímnigáfa2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) fyndni2. 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.) sÿna undanlátssemi- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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16 in fun
(as a joke; not seriously: I said it in fun.) til gamans, í gamni -
17 in jest
(as a joke; not seriously: speaking in jest.) í gríni -
18 laughingly
adverb (as a joke: She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself.) í gríni -
19 lost on
(wasted, having no effect, on: The joke was lost on her.) fara fyrir ofan garð og neðan -
20 lovely
1) ((negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive: She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.) yndislegur2) (delightful: Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.) dásamlegur
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Joke — 〈 [dʒoʊk] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; umg.〉 Witz, witzige Geschichte; er machte einen Joke nach dem anderen [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
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