jocular in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

jocular in the PONS Dictionary

jocular Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a jocular vein
d'un ton rieur
to be in a jocular mood
être d'une humeur joviale
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Sometimes these disputes were of a jocular nature.
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He sometimes fired his assistants if they were inappropriately jocular, and once forcibly ejected two prospective clients for imposing restrictions on his design.
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One meaning is amusing, jocular, droll and the other meaning is odd, quirky, peculiar.
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Whenever we called on him in his ell we always found him ready to converse in a secular and often jocular strain.
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The origin of this initially jocular fantasy lies in the 18th century, and came to be considered factual by some eminent physicians of the day.
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This facetiously jocular attitude is conspicuous in many of their songs, while others represent a more serious reflection on the vicissitudes of life.
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Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn, it is a jocular, light-hearted composition that pokes fun at university life.
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An anticlimax can be intentionally employed only for a jocular or satiric purpose.
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It is often used in a jocular context.
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Each level is identifiable by a different colour background and a new jocular tune.
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