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1 joking apart/aside
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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.) αστείο, ανέκδοτο, φάρσα, χωρατό2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) αστείο2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) αστειεύομαι2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) αστειεύομαι•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
См. также в других словарях:
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