| Traduções principais |
| Just kidding! interj | informal (I was only joking!) | brincadeira interj |
| | | sacanagem interj |
| | (BRA: figurado, informa) | zoeira interj |
| | "Just kidding!" he exclaimed, after pretending to have left the document on the train. |
| game n | (organised play) | jogo sm |
| | | brincadeira sf |
| | We play various games after school. |
| | Fazemos vários jogos depois das aulas. |
| | Fazemos várias brincadeiras depois das aulas. |
| trick n | (prank, joke) (gaiatice, piada) | brincadeira sf |
| | (play a trick) | pregar uma peça expres v |
| | | travessura sf |
| | The star was famous for playing tricks on his fellow actors. |
| | A estrela era famosa por suas brincadeiras para com seus companheiros atores. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Vivia pregando peças nos amigos, que já andavam cansados de tais brincadeiras. |
| joking n | (telling jokes) | brincadeira sf |
| | | contar piadas expres v |
| | Joking is a way for some people to deal with confrontation. |
| prank n | (practical joke) | peça, brincadeira sf |
| | (BRA) | trote sm |
| | (BRA, gíria) | pegadinha expres |
| | Dawn's pranks were starting to annoy her colleagues. |
| | As pegadinhas de Dawn estão começando a irritar seus colegas. |
| banter n | (light-hearted teasing chat) | gracejo sm |
| | (BRA) | bate-papo sm |
| | | galhofa, brincadeira sm |
| | If you spent less time on banter, you'd get more work done. |
| | Se você passasse menos tempo no bate-papo (or: gracejo), terminaria mais trabalho. |
| caper n | (escapade) | travessura, brincadeira sf |
| | The movie was about a hilarious bank robbery caper. |
| dido n | US, slang, dated (prank) (gíria) | travessura, brincadeira sf |
| | | trote sm |
| badinage n | French (banter) | brincadeira sf |
| | | gracejo sm |
| drollery n | (humour, comedy) | brincadeira sf |
| | | palhaçada sf |
| jape n | (prank, joke) | brincadeira, artimanha, zombaria sf |
| monkeyshine n | US, slang (prank) | brincadeira sf |
| | | travessura sf |
| waggery n | dated (waggishness: joking, wit) | gozação sf |
| | | brincadeira sf |
| | | gracejo sm |
| joshing n | (joking, teasing behaviour) | brincadeira sf |
| | (gíria) | zoeira sf |
| | The teacher made the boys stop their joshing and help the new student find the bathroom. |
| jinks npl | informal (mischievous activity) | travessura sf |
| | | brincadeira, brejeirice, agitação sf |
| high jinks npl | (playful activity, boisterousness) | brincadeira, travessura, diabrura sf |
| | As soon as I leave the house my dogs begin their usual high jinks: barking, scratching, and chewing on the rug. |
monkeyshines (US),
monkey tricks (UK) npl | informal (prank, mischievous behaviour) | brincadeira sf |
| | | travessura sf |
| | | palhaçada sf |
| game n | (fun activity) | brincadeira sf |
| | They were just games - nothing serious. |
| | São só brincadeiras, não é nada sério. |
| teasing n | (playful mocking) (fazer graça de brincadeira) | brincadeira, provocação sf |
| | Chris got a lot of teasing from his friends when they found out about his unusual new hobby. |
| | Chris recebeu muitas provocações de seus amigos quando eles descobriram seu novo passatempo incomum. |
| lark n | informal, dated (fun, amusement) | brincadeira sf |
| | | gracejo sm |
| | We just went there for a lark and decided to stay the weekend. |
| | Só fomos lá para uma brincadeira e decidimos ficar o fim de semana. |
| frolic n | often plural (playful fun) | brincadeira, galhofa sf |
| | | divertimento sm |
| | The puppies are busy having a frolic. |
| romp n | (energetic playing) | brincadeira sf |
| | The two tiger cubs engaged in a romp in order to learn how to hunt. |
| jest n | (joke, humor) (piada, humor) | gracejo, chiste sm |
| | | pilhéria, troça, brincadeira sf |
| | (BRA) | gozação sf |
| | Don't worry, that rude comment was just a jest. |
| play n | (recreational activity) (atividade recreativa) | brincadeira sf |
| | | divertimento sm |
| | You have no time for play when you run your own company. |
| | Você não tem tempo para brincadeira quando comanda sua própria empresa. |
| Formas compostas: |
| April Fool n | (practical joke) | vítima de brincadeira de primeiro de Abril expres |
| as a joke adv | (for humorous effect) | de brincadeira loc adv |
| | Don't be upset, that comment was meant as a joke. |
| child's play n | figurative (sth very easy) (figurativo - algo muito fácil) | moleza sf |
| | | brincadeira de criança |
| | I finished the crossword puzzle very quickly; it was child's play. |
| for fun adv | (purely for enjoyment) | de brincadeira loc adv |
| | Let's take this road just for fun and see where it leads us. |
| fun vi | US, regional, informal (joke, fool around) | fazer piada, fazer brincadeira expres v |
| | (BRA, gíria) | zoar v int |
| | Don't get uptight; I'm just funning. |
| | Não fique irritado, estou fazendo piada. |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | Não acredito!. A sério!, interj |
| | (BRA, informal) | Fala sério!, Tá de brincadeira! interj |
| | You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| | Você viu a Rainha no mercado Burnley? Não acredito! |
| horseplay n | figurative, informal, uncountable (playfully rough behaviour) | brincadeira estúpida loc sf |
| | No horseplay in the house - you'll break something! |
| in play adv | (as a joke) | de brincadeira |
| | The comment was made in play and not intended to offend anyone. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) (extremamente fácil) | é brincadeira de criança expres |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| jokily adv | (in jest) | na brincadeira loc adv |
| jokingly adv | (in jest, not seriously) | de brincadeira loc adv |
| | | de gozação loc adv |
| | I'm sorry I offended you, but I made that comment jokingly. |
| laugh sth off vtr phrasal sep | (dismiss as not serious) (dar pouca importância) | levar na brincadeira loc v |
| | | levar na chacota loc v |
| | John laughed off the suggestion that he change his behavior. |
| laughingly adv | (while laughing) | em tom de brincadeira loc adv |
| | 'That's an interesting hat you're wearing,' Jo said to David laughingly. |
| mock adj | (reaction: feigned) | fingido adj |
| | | de brincadeira loc adj |
| | Jenny gasped in mock horror when I said I didn't use social media. |
| | Jenny arfou de horror fingido quando eu disse que não usava mídias sociais. |
| No kidding interj | (when not joking, etc.) (falando sério) | sem brincadeira interj |
| No kidding? interj | (to show interest, surprise) (mostrando surpresa) | tá de brincadeira interj |
no laughing matter,
not a laughing matter n | (sth serious) | não é brincadeira expres |
| | | não é sacanagem expres |
| | Slipping on the ice is no laughing matter; you could break your neck. |
| pogo-sticking n | (jumping with a pogo stick) (pular com um pula-pula) | brincadeira de pula-pula loc sf |
| pull a prank v expr | US, informal (play a practical joke) (fazer brincadeira de mau gosto) | pregar uma peça expres v |
| | | fazer uma brincadeira de mau gosto expres v |
| | | fazer uma pegadinha expres v |
| | Schoolchildren love to pull a prank on a substitute teacher. |