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2 Translation results for joke in Spanish

verb | noun

joke verb

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joked, has joked, is joking, jokes
bromear

Example sentences of
joke verb

  • •My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.
  • •She joked about the possibility of losing her job.
  • •I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it.
  • •Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.
  • •She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.
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  • •She joked that she could always get work as a truck driver if she lost her job.
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joke noun

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jokes
chiste; broma

Example sentences of
joke noun

  • •She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously.
  • •They played a harmless joke on him.
  • •They are always making jokes about his car.
  • •I heard a funny joke yesterday.
  • •the punch line of a joke
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  • •I didn't get the joke.
  • •That exam was a joke.
  • •Their product became a joke in the industry.
  • •He's in danger of becoming a national joke.
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Synonyms of
joke noun

quip, witticism, wisecrack, crack, prank, story

Detailed synonyms for joke noun

Joke, quip, witticism, wisecrack, crack significan algo dicho o hecho con el fin de provocar la risa.
  • Joke puede aplicarse a una acción cuyo fin es de engañar o burlar a alguien, o a una historia o comentario que fomenta el buen humor <told them a long, funny joke>.
  • Quip connota un comentario que es rápido, hecho con gracia y chistoso <would respond instantly with a clever quip>.
  • Witticism indica un comentario que es ingenioso, y a menudo mordaz o irónico <his witticisms were usually directed at his employers>.
  • Wisecrack, crack términos informales, indican un comentario o una réplica aguda, ingeniosa, y a menudo sarcástica <tired of hearing wisecracks about his name> <the guy made a crack about my car>.
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Reverse translation for joke

bromear  - to joke, to fool around 
chiste  - joke, funny story 
broma  - joke, prank, fun, merriment