half-jokingly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-jokingly in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

полушеговѝт (-а)

полушеговит -о <-и> ADJ:

полушеговит (-а)

half-joking

c полушеговит тон

half-jokingly

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some smaller artists have half-jokingly suggested they'd perform for the right price.

www.rollingstone.com

Several people blamed themselves for constantly misplacing items and half-jokingly worried that they were beginning to lose their minds.

www.thestar.com

As she looks for a parking spot, she encourages us - half-jokingly, half-serious - to ask the universe for a free car space.

www.smh.com.au

I only half-jokingly go by the guideline that, if it's something that might possibly ruin the show, it's a story we should probably do.

en.wikipedia.org

As the burden of work grew, she used to complain, only half-jokingly, that what she really needed was a good wife.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Some are already being referred to only half-jokingly as "chief" by colleagues in their stations.

www.independent.ie

Like the project itself, the limited edition idea is meant only half-jokingly.

observer.com

But only half-jokingly because there are actually some pretty legitimate reasons to make the comparison at this point.

entertainment.time.com

The levels of corruption are such that it is called, only half-jokingly, a pre-failed state.

bigthink.com

In one sense it is easy to argue -- and only half-jokingly -- that the newspaper and the government spokesperson are both endangered species.

thenewsnigeria.com.ng