half-jokingly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for half-jokingly in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

1.1. broma (chiste):

broma
joke
hacerle o gastarle una broma a alg.
to play a (practical) joke on sb
déjate de bromas
stop kidding around inf
no estoy para bromas
I'm not in the mood for jokes
una broma que tuvo trágicas consecuencias
a practical joke which ended in tragedy
fuera de broma(s) o bromas aparte
joking apart
lo dije de o en broma
I was joking
lo dije de o en broma
I said it as a joke o in jest
lo dijo medio en serio, medio en broma
she said it kind of half serious, half joking
¿que vaya yo a decírselo? ¿estás de broma?
me go and tell him? are you kidding? inf
entre bromas y veras
half-jokingly
ni en broma
no way inf
¿vas a aceptar el trabajo? — ni en broma
are you going to take the job? — no way! o not on your life!

Translations for half-jokingly in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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she said it half jokingly
lo dijo medio en broma
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As the burden of work grew, she used to complain, only half-jokingly, that what she really needed was a good wife.
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Buy a pack of ear plugs and half-jokingly offer them around to your fellow flyers.
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He begged and pushed and, at one point, half-jokingly threatened to rent a backhoe and start digging if the school offered any more delays.
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Some smaller artists have half-jokingly suggested they'd perform for the right price.
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I once half-jokingly mentioned my stall siestas to a friend.
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Like the project itself, the limited edition idea is meant only half-jokingly.
observer.com
The levels of corruption are such that it is called, only half-jokingly, a pre-failed state.
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He also suggests, half-jokingly, a bag that doubles as a humidor.
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I half-jokingly inquired if it would be okay for me to replace one of her presents with a gift to the animals.
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As she looks for a parking spot, she encourages us - half-jokingly, half-serious - to ask the universe for a free car space.
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