| Additional Translations |
| joke n | (prank) | broma nf |
| | He played a joke on the unsuspecting actress. |
| | Él le jugó una broma a la actriz desprevenida. |
| joke n | figurative, informal (laughingstock) | hazmerreír nm |
| | | chiste nm |
| | That stupid guy is the biggest joke around! |
| | Ese tipo estúpido es el hazmerreír de todos. |
| joke n | figurative, informal ([sth] ridiculous) | ridículo nm |
| | | chiste nm |
| | | broma nf |
| | His violin playing is a sad joke. |
| | La forma en que él toca el violín es un ridículo. |
| | Su forma de tocar el violín es un chiste sin gracia. |
| joke n | figurative, informal ([sth] trivial) | chiste nm |
| | | broma nf |
| | War is no joke. |
| | La guerra no es chiste. |
Compound Forms:
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| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | en broma loc adv |
| | (AR, CR, coloquial) | jodiendo gerundio |
| | | molestando gerundio |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| | No te enojes, que lo dije en broma. |
| blue joke n | informal, figurative (obscene joke) | chiste verde nm |
| crack a joke v expr | (make a funny remark) (coloquial) | mandarse un chiste loc verb |
| | Sometimes if you crack a joke, it lightens the mood. |
| | De tanto en tanto mandarse un chiste alegra el ánimo. |
| | | intercalar una broma loc verb |
| | De tanto en tanto intercalar una broma alegra el ánimo. |
| dad joke n | (predictable joke) (coloquial) | chiste de padre, chiste de papá loc nom m |
| | | chiste malo nm + adj |
| dirty joke n | (vulgar piece of humor) | chiste verde nm + adj mf |
| | | chiste vulgar nm + adj mf |
| | (PR) | chiste colorado, chiste rojo nm + adj |
| | He was accused of sexual harassment because he kept telling dirty jokes at work. |
| | Lo acusaron de acoso sexual porque no paraba de contar chistes verdes en el trabajo. |
| in-joke n | informal (private joke) | chiste interno nm + adj |
| inside joke n | (private joke understood only by a few) | broma privada nf + adj |
| | It's an inside joke at our office that Pete never makes the tea. |
| joke about [sth] vi + prep | (talk about humorously) | burlarse de v prnl + prep |
| | She joked about his moustache. |
| | Ella se burlaba de su bigote. |
| naughty joke n | informal (joke with sexual content) | chiste verde loc nom m |
| no joke n | informal ([sth] serious) | no ser chiste loc verb |
| | | ser algo serio loc verb |
| | | no ser cosa de risa loc verb |
| | (AR: coloquial) | no ser joda loc verb |
| | It's no joke when you trap your fingers in a car door. |
| | No es chiste agarrarse los dedos con la puerta del auto. |
| No joke. interj | informal (I'm serious) (informal) | en serio expr |
| | | de verdad expr |
| | | fuera de broma expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | fuera de joda expr |
| | No joke, John, she's really angry with you. |
| | En serio, John: está muy enojada contigo. |
| practical joke n | (trick, prank) | broma nf |
| | (día de los Inocentes) | inocentada nf |
| | Many people play practical jokes on their unsuspecting friends on April first. |
| | Mucha gente les hace bromas a sus amigos el día de los Inocentes. |
running joke,
running gag n | ([sth] humorous that is repeated) | chiste recurrente nm + adj mf |
| | | broma recurrente nf + adj mf |
| | Heidi only saw the last five minutes of the movie, so she didn't understand that the phrase was part of a running joke that started in the first ten minutes. |
| | Heidi solo vio los últimos cinco minutos de la película, así que no entendió que la frase era parte de un chiste recurrente que había empezado en los primeros diez minutos. |
| running joke n | ([sth] that is recurrently funny) | chiste interno mn + adj |
| | | chiste recurrente nm + adj mf |
| | | broma recurrente nf + adj mf |
| | It's a running joke in our family that Dad can't make pancakes. |
| | En nuestra familia es un chiste interno que papá no sabe hacer panqueques. |
| take a joke v expr | informal (have a sense of humour) (ES) | tener correa loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Seguro que no se enfadará, tiene mucha correa. |
| | (PR) | seguir la corriente loc verb |
| | (AR) | aguantar una broma loc verb |
| tell a joke v expr | (recount a humorous story) | contar un chiste loc verb |