clown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klaʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kloun)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
clown n (for children)payaso, payasa nm, nf
 To the children's surprise, a clown came to the birthday party.
 Para sorpresa de los niños, en la fiesta de cumpleaños apareció un payaso.
clown n (joking person) (peyorativo)payaso, payasa nm, nf
  mamarracho nm
 Stop being a clown and get to work.
 Deja ya de ser un payaso y ponte a trabajar.
clown vi (act like a clown)hacer el payaso loc verb
  bromear vi
  bufonear vi
  payasear vi
 Jeremy was clowning during class and didn't finish his work.
 Jeremy estuvo haciendo el payaso en clase y no terminó su trabajo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
clown n (rude, clumsy person) (peyorativo)payaso, payasa nm, nf
 Call security to escort this clown out of the building.
 Llama a seguridad para que saquen a este payaso del edificio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
clown around,
also UK: clown about
vi phrasal
informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way)hacerse el payaso loc verb
  hacer el tonto loc verb
  hacer el payaso loc verb
 One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around.
 No lo puedes tomar en serio, siempre está haciéndose el payaso.
  hacer el mico, hacer el mono loc verb
  (AR)hacerse el gracioso loc verb
  (AR, CL, coloquial)payasear vi
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
clown fish,
clownfish
n
(bright orange striped fish)pez payaso loc nom m
 A clownfish darted out from the anemone.
 Un pez payaso salió de la anémona.
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'clown' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a clown [act, school, costume], his clown [makeup, face], in a clown car, more...

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