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1 jester
noun (in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc.) āksts; jokdaris* * *āksts, jokdaris -
2 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humors; asprātība2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) asprātis; atjautīgs cilvēks3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) atjautība; attapība; apķērība•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *saprāts, prāts; asprātība, atjautība; atjautīgs cilvēks; nojaust, zināt -
3 humorist
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4 slapstick
noun (a kind of humour which depends for its effect on very simple practical jokes etc: Throwing custard pies turns a play into slapstick; ( also adjective) slapstick comedy.) balagāns; farss* * *grabulis, vālīte; farss -
5 fall flat
((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) izgāzties -
6 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) badīt; grūst (ar galvu)- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) izsmiekla objekts2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) (baļķa) resnais gals; (šautenes) laide2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) izsmēķis; nodegulis3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) pakaļa; dupsis* * *muca; resnais gals; šaujlauka uzbērums; grūdiens, sitiens; sitiens ar galvu; poligons; laide; mērķis; izsmēķis, nodegulis; izsmiekla objekts; badīt, grūst -
7 joker
1) (in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games.) džokers (kāršu spēlē)2) (a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc.) jokdaris; zobgalis* * *zobgalis, jokdaris; puisis; džokers; divdomīga frāze likumā; viltīgs paņēmiens, triks; veikls tips -
8 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) uzņemt labsirdīgi/bez aizvainojuma -
9 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) uztvert nopietni2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) uztvert nopietniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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10 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) uztvert nopietni2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) uztvert nopietniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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11 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) uzņemt labsirdīgi/bez aizvainojuma
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