English-Spanish translations for joke

  • bromaNo me ha salido, pido perdón, evidentemente se trataba de una broma, como ha dicho el Comisario. I failed and I apologise. It was, of course, a joke, as the Commissioner said. Han de admitir ustedes que esto es una broma. You must agree that is a joke. Así pues, la seguridad es poco más que una broma. The security is little more than a joke.
  • chistePermítanme hacer un chiste al respecto. I would like to make a little joke here. Cuando lo leí por primera vez pensé que era un chiste. I thought it was a joke when I first read it. O tal vez todo esto sólo sea un chiste malo de año nuevo... Or perhaps this was just a bad New Year's joke?
  • bromearSi pudiera permitirme bromear sobre un tema tan importante: ¿y las pelirrojas, señora Roth? And if I may joke about such an important subject: redheads, Mrs Roth? Quizá quería gastarnos una broma, pero me parece que en la Unión Europea del año 2001 no debemos bromear con ese tipo de cosas. He might have intended it as a joke but I do not think that in the European Union of 2001 we should joke about things like that. Lamento que se haya ido el Presidente en ejercicio del Consejo Europeo, que ha creído conveniente bromear sobre un importante partido de su gran 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.
  • chascarrillo
  • cuchufleta
  • diversión
  • tomadura de pelo

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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