English-Portuguese translations for joke

  • piadaHoje vou permitir-me uma piada. I will allow myself one joke today. Não aprovamos esta atitude porque, se é uma piada, então devia ser uma piada muito curta. We disapprove of this move, because if it is a joke, then it really should only be a short one. Infelizmente, é uma piada de muito mau gosto. Unfortunately, it is rather a sick joke.
  • brinca
  • brincadeiraNão consegui fazê-lo, pelo que peço desculpa, tratava-se, evidentemente, de uma brincadeira, como referiu o Senhor Comissário. I failed and I apologise. It was, of course, a joke, as the Commissioner said. Pensei tratar-se de um brincadeira quando a li pela primeira vez. I thought it was a joke when I first read it. Vamos lá, vejamos as coisas bem vistas: esta Câmara não passa de uma brincadeira! Come on, pull the other one: this place is a joke!
  • brinco
  • contar piada
  • gracejar(Senhor deputado Martens: "A Comissão encontra-se em Bruxelas») Eu estava a gracejar, Senhor Deputado Martens. (Mr Martens: "The Commission is in Brussels' ) It was a joke, Mr Martens. Lamento que o Presidente em exercício do Conselho Europeu já tenha saído, tendo achado por bem gracejar sobre um grande partido do seu grande país. I regret that the President-in-Office of the European Council has left, having seen fit to joke about a major party in his great country.

Definition of joke

  • An amusing story
  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness
  • The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously
  • '''To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with
  • To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally

Examples

  • It was a joke!
  • Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
  • The president was a joke.
  • I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.
  • Relax, man, Im just joking with you.
  • to joke a comrade

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