Spanish-English translations for chiste

joke
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I would like to make a little joke here. Permítanme hacer un chiste al respecto. I thought it was a joke when I first read it. Cuando lo leí por primera vez pensé que era un chiste. Or perhaps this was just a bad New Year's joke? O tal vez todo esto sólo sea un chiste malo de año nuevo...
anecdote
us

crack
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Its been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
jest
us
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.Surely you jest!
wit
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Hes gone completely out of his witsWhere she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to sayMy father had a quick wit and a steady hand