jest

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒɛst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jest)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
jest⇒ vi (joke)bromear⇒ vi
  mofarse⇒ v prnl
  burlarse⇒ v prnl
 The class clown was always jesting.
 El payaso de la clase siempre estaba bromeando.
jest,
jest that vtr		 with clause (say jokingly)decir algo en broma vtr + loc adv
 The old man jested that, when he was a boy, dinosaurs roamed the earth.
jest n (joke, humor)broma nf
  chiste nm
 Don't worry, that rude comment was just a jest.
 No te preocupes, el comentario grosero fue solo una broma.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in jest adv (as a joke, humorously) (AR, coloquial)en joda loc adv
  de broma loc adv
  en broma loc adv
 My suggestion was only made in jest: you shouldn't take it seriously.
 Mi sugerencia fue solo en joda, no deberías tomártela en serio.
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'jest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
jokily - joking - jokingly - play
Spanish:
chacota - chunga - de broma - entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma


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