AMUSING - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish

amusing [Am əˈmjuzɪŋ, Brit əˈmjuːzɪŋ] ADJ

amusing person/story:

amusing

divertido

amusing

gracioso

amusing

entretenido

I don't find it very amusing

no le veo la gracia

I don't find it very amusing

no me parece muy gracioso

the amusing thing was that …

lo gracioso or lo divertido or lo entretenido fue que …

what an amusing little hat!

¡qué sombrerito más gracioso!

I. amuse [Am əˈmjuz, Brit əˈmjuːz] VB trans

1. amuse (entertain):

amuse

entretener

the game kept them amused for a while

se entretuvieron un rato con el juego

the game kept them amused for a while

el juego los tuvo entretenidos un rato

she kept them amused by telling stories

los tuvo entretenidos contándoles cuentos

2. amuse (make laugh):

amuse

divertir

amuse

hacer reír

nothing amuses her

nada le hace gracia or la divierte

II. amuse [Am əˈmjuz, Brit əˈmjuːz] VB refl

to amuse oneself

entretenerse

to amuse oneself (have fun)

divertirse

to amuse oneself (relax)

distraerse

you have to go out and amuse yourself

tienes que salir a divertirte/distraerte

amuse-bouche <pl amuse-bouche amuse-bouches [əˌmjuːzˈbuː∫]> [Am əˌmuzˈbuʃ, Brit əˌmjuːzˈbuːʃ, əˌmuːzˈbuːʃ] N

amuse-bouche

cosa f para picar

amuse-bouche

botana f Mex

amuse-bouche

pasapalo m Ven

to intersperse sth with sth he interspersed the lecture with amusing anecdotes

intercaló anécdotas graciosas en su charla

faintly amusing/surprising

algo

Spanish

English

donoso (donosa)

amusing

chistoso (chistosa)

amusing

gracioso (graciosa) episodio

amusing

lo gracioso del caso es que …

the funny o amusing thing about it is that …

sabe divertirse solo

he is good at entertaining o amusing himself

se divertían haciendo sufrir al pobre animal

they were amusing o entertaining themselves by tormenting the poor animal

picaresca y pícaro

A picaresque outlook on life, known in Latin America as viveza criolla, involves resorting to guile and trickery in order to get ahead or simply survive. In Spanish-speaking countries, this is often regarded as amusing or unavoidably necessary. This perspective results from the injustices often meted out by the rulers and law enforcers in these countries.
In literature, a novela picaresca is one that recounts the adventures of a pícaro, an appealing rogue. The sixteenth-century Spanish novel Lazarillo de Tormes is the earliest example.

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

amusing ADJ

amusing

divertido, -a

amusing

gracioso, -a

amuse [əˈmju:z] VB trans

1. amuse (entertain):

amuse

entretener

to amuse oneself

distraerse

to keep sb amused

entretener a alguien

2. amuse (cause laughter):

amuse

divertir

amuse

hacer gracia

I'm not amused

no me hace gracia

Spanish

English

divertido (-a)

amusing

solazar

to amuse

solazarse (entretenerse)

to amuse oneself

divertir

to amuse

divertirse en

to amuse oneself with

regocijarse

to amuse oneself

distraerse

to amuse oneself

este libro tiene mucha salsa

this book is very amusing

entretenerse

to amuse oneself

entretenerse con revistas

to amuse oneself by reading magazines

esparcir el ánimo

to amuse oneself

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

amusing ADJ

amusing

divertido, -a

amusing

gracioso, -a

amuse [ə·ˈmjuz] VB trans

1. amuse (entertain):

amuse

entretener

to amuse oneself

distraerse

to keep sb amused

entretener a alguien

2. amuse (cause laughter):

amuse

divertir

amuse

hacer gracia

I'm not amused

no me hace gracia

Spanish

English

divertido (-a)

amusing

divertir

to amuse

divertir

to amuse oneself

regocijar

to amuse oneself

distraer

to amuse oneself

este libro tiene mucha salsa

this book is very amusing

entretener

to amuse oneself

esparcir el ánimo

to amuse oneself

Present

I	amuse
you	amuse
he/she/it	amuses
we	amuse
you	amuse
they	amuse

Past

I	amused
you	amused
he/she/it	amused
we	amused
you	amused
they	amused

Present Perfect

I	have	amused
you	have	amused
he/she/it	has	amused
we	have	amused
you	have	amused
they	have	amused

Past Perfect

I	had	amused
you	had	amused
he/she/it	had	amused
we	had	amused
you	had	amused
they	had	amused