Palavra Inglês Avançada do Dia

joke

Definições

inglês > português

joke

1. Substantivo. piada

inglês > inglês

joke

1. n. An amusing story.

2. n. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

It was a joke!

3. n. (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

4. n. (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.

The president was a joke.

5. v. (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.

6. v. (, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.

7. v. (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

to joke a comrade

Exemplos

The whole class laughed at his joke.
    A turma toda riu da piada dele.
I haven't heard that joke in ages.
    Eu não ouço essa piada há muito tempo.
She told him a joke, but he didn't think it was funny.
    Ela lhe contou uma piada, mas ele não a achou engraçada.
Please tell me it's a joke.
    Por favor, diga-me que é uma piada.
She regarded the story as a joke.
    Ela considerou a estória como uma piada.

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