joke Significado & definición

Significado de joke en español

• 0 a short, funny story that someone tells to make people laugh -- chiste

  • Ben was telling jokes at the bar.

• 1 to be serious or difficult -- no tiene nada de divertido

  • It’s no joke driving on icy roads.

• 2 to say funny things, or not be serious -- bromear

  • She always jokes about her husband’s cooking.

• 3 used to say that something is certainly not true -- ¡estarás de broma!

  • ‘Does Jim do much cooking?’ ‘You must be joking – he never cooks!’

• 4 sth funny you say or do to make people laugh -- chiste [ masculine, singular ]

  • a good joke un buen chiste

  • We took all his clothes as a joke. Nos llevamos toda su ropa de broma.

  • He told a few jokes for the cameras. Contó algunos chistes para las cámaras.

  • Stop whining – can’t you take a joke? Deja de quejarte – ¿no puedes soportar una broma?

• 5 sth of poor quality, or sb who is not good at sth -- chiste [ masculine, singular ]

  • My chemistry class is a joke. Mi clase de química es un chiste.

• 6 (of a situation) serious, unpleasant, or difficult -- ser algo serio

  • The cold temperatures are no joke. Las bajas temperaturas son algo serio.

• 7 to say things in a funny way -- bromear

  • He was talking and joking with his friends. Él estaba hablando y bromeando con sus amigos.

  • He joked that his singing sounded slightly better than a cat fight. Él bromeó diciendo que su canto sonaba poco mejor que una pelea de gatos.

  • Don’t get mad – I was just joking. No te enfades – solo estaba bromeando.