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1 Hofnarr
m court jester* * *der Hofnarrjester* * *Hof|narrm (HIST)court jester* * *(in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc.) jester* * *Hof·narrm HIST court jester* * *der (hist.) court jester* * *Hofnarr m court jester* * *der (hist.) court jester -
2 jester
nounin former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc.مُهَرِّج، مَزّاح، بَهْلول -
3 amuser
amuser [amyze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• si vous croyez que ces réunions m'amusent ! if you think I enjoy these meetings!2. reflexive verb► s'amusera. ( = jouer) to playb. ( = se divertir) to have fun ; ( = rire) to have a good laugh* * *amyze
1.
laisse-le, si ça l'amuse! — let him be, if that's what makes him happy
2.
s'amuser verbe pronominaldépêche-toi, je n'ai pas le temps de m'amuser — hurry up, I haven't got time to mess about (colloq)
2) ( passer du bon temps) [enfant, adulte] to have a good times'amuser comme des fous — (colloq) to have a great time ou a ball (colloq)
3) ( s'aviser de)4) ( se moquer) liters'amuser de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *amyze vt1) (= divertir) to entertain, to amuse2) (= faire sourire) to amuse* * *amuser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( divertir) to entertain [personne, auditoire, classe]; ( plaire) to amuse [personne]; laisse-le, si ça l'amuse! let him be, if he's happy; tes plaisanteries douteuses ne m'amusent plus your tasteless jokes no longer amuse me; ce qui m'amuse c'est que what I find amusing is that; ça les amuse de faire they enjoy doing; tu crois que ça m'amuse de faire les courses tous les jours? do you think I enjoy doing the shopping every day?; amuse-le pendant que je me prépare keep him entertained while I'm getting ready;2 ( détourner l'attention de) [personne] to distract [personne, classe]; il ne travaille pas et amuse toute la classe he doesn't work and he distracts the whole class; si tu réussis à les amuser je pourrai téléphoner if you can manage to distract them I'll be able to phone.B s'amuser vpr1 ( jouer) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with; dans in); pour s'amuser for fun; dépêche-toi, je n'ai pas le temps de m'amuser fig hurry up, I haven't got time to mess about○; ne t'amuse pas à ce petit jeu avec moi fig don't play that little game with me;2 ( passer du bon temps) [enfant, adulte] to have a good time, to enjoy oneself; ils s'amusent bien tous les deux! the two of them are having a great time!; amuse-toi bien! enjoy yourself!; il s'amuse à nous faire peur he gets a kick out of scaring us○; j'ai fait ça pour m'amuser I did it for fun;3 ( s'aviser de) ne t'amuse pas à faire cela don't go doing that;4 ( se moquer de) liter s'amuser de qch/qn to make fun of sth/sb; on s'amuse de lui en privé people make fun of him in private.s'amuser comme des fous○ to have a great time ou a ball○.[amyze] verbe transitif2. [plaire à] to appeal toça ne l'amuse pas de travailler chez eux he doesn't enjoy ou like working theresi ça t'amuse, fais-le do it if that's what you want, if it makes you happy, do it3. [divertir] to entertain————————s'amuser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [jouer - enfant] to playà cet âge-là, on s'amuse avec presque rien at that age, they amuse themselves very easilys'amuser avec [manipuler] to fiddle ou to toy with2. [se divertir] to have funamusez-vous bien! enjoy yourselves!, have a good time!elles ont construit une hutte pour s'amuser they built a hut, just for funmais, papa, c'était pour s'amuser! but, Dad, we were only having fun!3. [perdre son temps]s'amuser en route ou en chemin————————s'amuser à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [jouer à] to play2. [s'occuper à]3. [s'embêter à]si je dois m'amuser à tout lui expliquer, j'ai pas fini! (familier) if I've got to go and explain everything to him, I'll still be here next week!4. [s'aviser de]ne t'amuse pas à toucher ce fil! don't you (go and) touch ou go touching that wire! -
4 entretener
v.1 to distract.2 to hold up, to keep.3 to entertain.Mark entretiene a María Mark entertains Mary.4 to keep alive, to sustain.5 to be amused by, to enjoy.Me entretuvo el payaso I was amused by the clown.6 to have fun, to enjoy.Nos entretiene jugar cartas We have fun playing cards.7 to delay, to detain, to hold up, to hold off.La tormenta entretuvo el vuelo The storm delayed the flight.* * *1 (detener) to hold up, detain; (retrasar) to delay2 (ocupar) to keep busy3 (distraer) to occupy, keep occupied4 (divertir) to entertain, amuse, distract1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up2 (distraerse) to keep oneself occupied3 (divertirse) to amuse oneself\sólo para entretenerse just for fun* * *verb1) to entertain, amuse2) distract•* * *1. VT1) (=divertir) to entertain, amusenos entretuvo con sus chistes mientras esperábamos — he kept us entertained o amused with his jokes while we were waiting
2) (=retener) to keep, detain más frmpues no le entretengo más — then I won't keep o más frm detain you any longer
3) (=distraer)uno de los ladrones entretuvo a la dependienta — one of the thieves distracted the shop assistant's attention
entretener algo: entretuvieron la espera leyendo — they whiled away the time by reading
4) (=dar largas a)me está entreteniendo con mentiras para no pagarme — he's putting me off with lies so as not to pay me
5) (=mantener) [+ ilusiones] to nourish; [+ fuego] to maintain2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( divertir) to entertain2) (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distract; ( hablando) to stall (colloq)3) ( retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más — I won't keep o detain you any longer
4) <soledad/ocio> to while away5) < esperanza> to entertain2.entretenerse v pron1)a) ( divertirse) to amuse oneselfse entretiene con cualquier cosa — adulto she's easily amused; niño she's happy playing with anything
b) ( pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupied2) ( demorarse) to hang around, to dally about* * *= entertain.Ex. Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( divertir) to entertain2) (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distract; ( hablando) to stall (colloq)3) ( retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más — I won't keep o detain you any longer
4) <soledad/ocio> to while away5) < esperanza> to entertain2.entretenerse v pron1)a) ( divertirse) to amuse oneselfse entretiene con cualquier cosa — adulto she's easily amused; niño she's happy playing with anything
b) ( pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupied2) ( demorarse) to hang around, to dally about* * *= entertain.Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
* * *entretener [ E27 ]vtA (divertir) to entertainentretiene a los niños contándoles cuentos she entertains the children o keeps the children happy o amused by telling them storiespintar me entretiene I enjoy paintinges una tontería pero a mí me entretiene it's silly but it keeps me amused o entertainedla película entretuvo a chicos y grandes the movie was enjoyed by both young and oldB (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distractC (retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longerme encontré con un amigo y me entretuvo I met a friend and he kept me talkingD ‹soledad/ocio› to while awaypara entretener la espera se compró una revista she bought a magazine to while away the time she had to waitE ‹esperanza› to entertainA1 (divertirse) to amuse oneselfme entretengo mucho con su conversación I find her conversation very entertainingse entretiene con cualquier cosa she's easily amusedse entretuvo sacando fotos he amused himself o kept himself amused o kept himself entertained taking pictures2 (distraerse, pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupiedB(demorarse): lleva esto a casa de la abuela y no te entretengas por el camino take this round to granny's house and make sure you go straight there o ( colloq) and don't hang about on the wayse entretuvo y perdió el tren he hung around o he dallied about and he missed the train* * *
entretener ( conjugate entretener) verbo transitivo
1 [crucigrama/libro] to keep … amused;
[obra/payaso] to entertain;
2
◊ no te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longer
entretenerse verbo pronominal
1
[ niño] she's happy playing with anything
2 ( demorarse) to hang around, dally about
entretener verbo transitivo
1 (divertir) to entertain, amuse
2 (retrasar) to hold up
' entretener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distraer
English:
amuse
- delay
- divert
- entertain
- hold back
- keep
- stall
- distract
* * *♦ vt1. [despistar] to distract;no me entretengas don't distract me2. [retrasar] to hold up, to keep;no te entretengo más I won't keep you any longer3. [divertir] to entertain;el libro lo entretuvo toda la mañana the book kept him amused all morning;escuchar la radio es lo que más me entretiene listening to the radio is what I most enjoy doing4. [hacer llevadero] to while away;entretuvo la espera leyendo una revista while waiting she whiled away the time reading a magazine5. [mantener] to keep alive, to sustain* * *I v/t1 ( divertir) entertain, amuse2 ( retrasar) keep, detain3 ( distraer) distractII v/i be entertaining* * *entretener {80} vt1) divertir: to entertain, to amuse2) distraer: to distract3) demorar: to delay, to hold up* * *entretener vb2. (enredar) to keep -
5 Ш-105
ШУТКИ (ШУТКУ rare) ШУТИТЬ coll VP subj: human usu. this WO1. (often infin with нечего, не собираюсь etc or neg infin with пришёл, приехал etc) to say or do sth. to amuse o.s. and/or othersX шутки шутит = X is making jokesX is kidding (fooling) aroundX и Y шутки шутят — X and Y are exchanging jokesNeg X не шутки шутить пришёл - X is in no mood to joke (around) (to play games)Neg Imper ты шутки (шуток) не шути = keep your jokes to yourself.(Любим Карпыч:) Брат, погоди, не гони! Ты думаешь, Любим Торцов пришёл шутки шутить, паясничать, ты думаешь, пьян Любим Торцов? (Островский 2). (L.K.:) Wait, brother, don't turn me out! Do you think Lyubim Tortsov has come to make jokes? Do you think Lyubim Tortsov is drunk? (2a).«Скворцы» встрепенулись и, считая предмет исчерпанным, вознамерились было, по обыкновению, шутки шутить, но Собачкин призвал их к порядку... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The "starlings" stirred in their seats and, thinking the subject exhausted, were about to resume their usual occupation of exchanging jokes, but Sobachkin called them to order (2a).Он зарычал - грозно, яростно, исступлённо, показывая, что не шутки он будет шутить, но убивать, и сам готов умереть... (Владимов 1). Не growled-angrily, menacingly, savagely, to show that he was in no mood to joke but ready to kill or to die himself... (1a)....Дошла очередь записываться в охотники, а охотников-то и не оказалось... «Ты чего ж, Аникей, не пишешься?» И Анику шка бормотал: «Молодой я ишо ( ungrammat = ещё)... Вусов (influenced by Ukrainian вуса = усы) нету...» — «Ты шутки не шути! Ты что, на смех нас подымаешь?» — вопил у него под ухом старик Кашулин (Шолохов 3). The time came for the volun- teers to sign up, but there were no volunteers....uWhy don't you put your name down, Anikei?" To which Anikei muttered, "I'm a bit too young. Haven't grown any whiskers yet." "Keep your jokes to yourself! Are you trying to make fun of us?" old Kashulin howled into his ear (3a).2. \Ш-105\Ш-105 над кем, с кем to mock s.o., jeer at s.o.: X шутки шутит над Y-ом - X is making fun of YX is making (trying to make) a fool of Y.(Атуева (начинает сердиться):) Теперь выше! Ниже!! Выше!!! Ниже!! Ах ты, боже мой! А, да что ты, дурак, русского языка не понимаешь?.. (Тишка:) Помилуйте, как не понимать!.. Я понимаю-с, я оченно ( substand = очень), сударыня, понимаю. (Атуева (нетерпеливо):) Что ты там болтаешь?.. А! Ты, разбойник, со мною шутку шутишь, что ли?.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). (A. (starting to get angry):) Now higher a little! Lower!! Higher!!! Lower!! Oh, my God, Tishka! What are you, a fool, don't you understand Russian at all? (T.:) By your leave, Ma'am, of course I do! I understand, Your Ladyship, I most certainly understand. (A. (impatiently):) What are you yapping about?.. Oh! Are you trying to make a fool of me, you scoundrel you?! (2b). -
6 шутки шутить
• ШУТКИ < ШУТКУ rare> ШУТИТЬ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====1. [often infin with нечего, не собираюсь etc or neg infin with пришёл, приехал etc]⇒ to say or do sth. to amuse o.s. and/ or others:♦ [Любим Карпыч:] Брат, погоди, не гони! Ты думаешь, Любим Торцов пришёл шутки шутить, паясничать, ты думаешь, пьян Любим Торцов? (Островский 2). [L.K.:] Wait, brother, don't turn me out! Do you think Lyubim Tortsov has come to make jokes? Do you think Lyubim Tortsov is drunk? (2a).♦ "Скворцы" встрепенулись и, считая предмет исчерпанным, вознамерились было, по обыкновению, шутки шутить, но Собачкин призвал их к порядку... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The "starlings" stirred in their seats and, thinking the subject exhausted, were about to resume their usual occupation of exchanging jokes, but Sobachkin called them to order (2a).♦ Он зарычал - грозно, яростно, исступлённо, показывая, что не шутки он будет шутить, но убивать, и сам готов умереть... (Владимов 1). He growled-angrily, menacingly, savagely, to show that he was in no mood to joke but ready to kill or to die himself... (1a).♦...Дошла очередь записываться в охотники, а охотников-то и не оказалось... "Ты чего ж, Аникей, не пишешься?" И Анику шка бормотал: "Молодой я ишо [ungrammat = ещё]... Вусов [influenced by Ukrainian вуса ≈ усы] нету..." - "Ты шутки не шути! Ты что, на смех нас подымаешь?" - вопил у него под ухом старик Кашулин (Шолохов 3). The time came for the volunteers to sign up, but there were no volunteers.... "Why don't you put your name down, Anikei?" To which Anikei muttered, "I'm a bit too young. Haven't grown any whiskers yet." "Keep your jokes to yourself! Are you trying to make fun of us?" old Kashulin howled into his ear (3a).2. шутки шутить над кем, с кем to mock s.o., jeer at s.o.:- X is making (trying to make) a fool of Y.♦ [Атуева (начинает сердиться):] Теперь выше! Ниже!! Выше!!! Ниже!! Ах ты, боже мой! А, да что ты, дурак, русского языка не понимаешь?.. [Тишка:] Помилуйте, как не понимать!.. Я понимаю-с, я оченно [substand = очень], сударыня, понимаю. [Атуева (нетерпеливо):] Что ты там болтаешь?.. А! Ты, разбойник, со мною шутку шутишь, что ли?.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [ А. (starting to get angry):] Now higher a little! Lower!! Higher!!! Lower!! Oh, my God, Tishka! What are you, a fool, don't you understand Russian at all? [T.:] By your leave, Ma'am, of course I do! I understand, Your Ladyship, I most certainly understand. [A. (impatiently):] What are you yapping about?.. Oh! Are you trying to make a fool of me, you scoundrel you?! (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутки шутить
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7 шутку шутить
• ШУТКИ < ШУТКУ rare> ШУТИТЬ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====1. [often infin with нечего, не собираюсь etc or neg infin with пришёл, приехал etc]⇒ to say or do sth. to amuse o.s. and/ or others:♦ [Любим Карпыч:] Брат, погоди, не гони! Ты думаешь, Любим Торцов пришёл шутки шутить, паясничать, ты думаешь, пьян Любим Торцов? (Островский 2). [L.K.:] Wait, brother, don't turn me out! Do you think Lyubim Tortsov has come to make jokes? Do you think Lyubim Tortsov is drunk? (2a).♦ "Скворцы" встрепенулись и, считая предмет исчерпанным, вознамерились было, по обыкновению, шутки шутить, но Собачкин призвал их к порядку... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The "starlings" stirred in their seats and, thinking the subject exhausted, were about to resume their usual occupation of exchanging jokes, but Sobachkin called them to order (2a).♦ Он зарычал - грозно, яростно, исступлённо, показывая, что не шутки он будет шутить, но убивать, и сам готов умереть... (Владимов 1). He growled-angrily, menacingly, savagely, to show that he was in no mood to joke but ready to kill or to die himself... (1a).♦...Дошла очередь записываться в охотники, а охотников-то и не оказалось... "Ты чего ж, Аникей, не пишешься?" И Анику шка бормотал: "Молодой я ишо [ungrammat = ещё]... Вусов [influenced by Ukrainian вуса ≈ усы] нету..." - "Ты шутки не шути! Ты что, на смех нас подымаешь?" - вопил у него под ухом старик Кашулин (Шолохов 3). The time came for the volunteers to sign up, but there were no volunteers.... "Why don't you put your name down, Anikei?" To which Anikei muttered, "I'm a bit too young. Haven't grown any whiskers yet." "Keep your jokes to yourself! Are you trying to make fun of us?" old Kashulin howled into his ear (3a).2. шутку шутить над кем, с кем to mock s.o., jeer at s.o.:- X is making (trying to make) a fool of Y.♦ [Атуева (начинает сердиться):] Теперь выше! Ниже!! Выше!!! Ниже!! Ах ты, боже мой! А, да что ты, дурак, русского языка не понимаешь?.. [Тишка:] Помилуйте, как не понимать!.. Я понимаю-с, я оченно [substand = очень], сударыня, понимаю. [Атуева (нетерпеливо):] Что ты там болтаешь?.. А! Ты, разбойник, со мною шутку шутишь, что ли?.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [ А. (starting to get angry):] Now higher a little! Lower!! Higher!!! Lower!! Oh, my God, Tishka! What are you, a fool, don't you understand Russian at all? [T.:] By your leave, Ma'am, of course I do! I understand, Your Ladyship, I most certainly understand. [A. (impatiently):] What are you yapping about?.. Oh! Are you trying to make a fool of me, you scoundrel you?! (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутку шутить
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