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chiste

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
chiste nm	(chanza: dicho gracioso)	joke n
	Contó varios chistes y nos hizo reír a todos.
	He cracked a lot of jokes and made everyone laugh.
chiste nm	(broma, burla)	fun n
		joke n
	Los estudiantes despiadados hicieron chiste de la desgracia de la maestra.
	The cruel students made fun of the teacher's misfortune.
el chiste loc nom m	(la gracia, lo divertido)	funny side n
		joke n
		what's so funny expr
	No le veo el chiste a la situación; para mí es un problema muy serio.
	I don't see the funny side of the situation; I think it's rather serious.
el chiste es loc nom m	AmL: coloquial (lo importante, la cuestión)	the main thing is, the point is expr
		the trick is expr
	Usa el método que quieras; el chiste es que llegues al resultado correcto.
	El chiste es batir la mezcla sin parar ni un segundo.
	Use whatever method you want; the point is to get the desired result.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
chistar⇒ vi	(emitir sonido)	make a sound, say a word v expr
	Durante el examen no los quiero oír chistar.
	During the test, I don't want to hear anyone make a sound.
chistar vi	(replicar, contestar)	talk back, answer back vi phrasal
		be defiant v expr
	(slang)	give lip, give sauce, give sass v expr
	Los niños se comieron el pescado sin chistar.
	The children ate the fish without talking back.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
rechistar⇒, chistar⇒ vi	coloquial (empezar a decir algo)	stutter⇒ vi
		bumble⇒, mumble⇒ vi
	Manuel quería expresar su opinión, pero solo pudo rechistar porque Federico lo interrumpió.
	Manuel wanted to express his opinion, but all he could do was stutter because Federico interrupted him.
rechistar, chistar vi	coloquial (emitir sonido)	mutter⇒ vi
	(complain)	grumble⇒ vi
	El profesor se enfurecía si algún alumno rechistaba en su clase.

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Compound Forms: chiste | chistar | rechistar
Spanish		English
chiste fácil, chiste barato loc nom m	(sin gracia, soso)	cheap joke, bad joke n
	Los chistes baratos de Juan no tienen la menor gracia.
	Juan's cheap jokes are not funny at all.
chiste verde loc nom m	(chiste de tono sexual)	dirty joke n
	Los chistes verdes de Ramón hicieron ruborizar a la abuela.
contar un chiste loc verb	(relatar un chiste)	tell a joke vtr + n
	A Sebas le encanta cuando cuenta un chiste y todos se ríen.
	Sebas loves telling a joke when everyone laughs.

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