joke in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for joke in the English»French Dictionary

I.joke [Brit dʒəʊk, Am dʒoʊk] N

1. joke (amusing story):

joke

plaisanterie f (about sur)

joke

blague f inf (about sur)

to tell a joke

raconter une blague inf

to get inf the joke

saisir la plaisanterie

bad joke

plaisanterie nulle

bad joke fig

mauvaise plaisanterie

it's our private joke

c'est une plaisanterie entre nous

to have a joke about sth

plaisanter sur qc

can't you see the joke?

tu ne vois pas ce que ça a de drôle?

2. joke (laughing matter):

joke

plaisanterie f

to do sth as a joke

faire qc par plaisanterie

to turn sth into a joke

tourner qc à la plaisanterie

to carry or take a joke too far

pousser trop loin la plaisanterie

the joke is on you

la plaisanterie se retourne contre toi

this is getting beyond a joke

la plaisanterie a assez duré

she can't take a joke

elle prend mal la plaisanterie

can't you take a joke?

tu ne supportes pas la plaisanterie?

it's no joke doing

ce n'est pas drôle de faire

it's no joke trying to find a job

trouver un emploi n'est pas une mince affaire

to make a joke of sth

prendre qc à la rigolade inf

3. joke (prank):

joke

tour m

joke

farce f

to play a joke on sb

jouer un tour or faire une farce à qn

4. joke (object of ridicule):

joke (person)

guignol m pej

joke (event, situation)

farce f

the exam was a joke

l'examen était une farce

II.joke [Brit dʒəʊk, Am dʒoʊk] VB intr

joke

plaisanter, blaguer inf

to joke about sth

plaisanter sur qc

to joke about sth (maliciously)

se moquer de qc

you must be joking!

tu plaisantes!

you must be joking!

tu veux rire!

I was only joking!

ce n'était qu'une plaisanterie!, c'était pour rire!

I'm not joking!

je ne plaisante pas!

it's no joking matter

ça n'a rien de drôle

practical joke N

practical joke

farce f

in-joke [Brit, Am ˈɪn ˌdʒoʊk] N

it's an in-joke

c'est une plaisanterie entre nous

it's a BBC in-joke

c'est une plaisanterie interne à la BBC

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attrape

trick, joke

plaisanterie de chambrée

barrack-room joke Brit

plaisanterie de chambrée

≈ locker-room joke Am

gaudriole

broad joke

gauloiserie

bawdy joke

fumisterie inf

joke

c'est une/de la fumisterie

it's a joke

gag

joke

farce

practical joke

faire une farce à qn

to play a practical joke on sb

magasin de farces et attrapes

joke shop Brit

farce

joke

ne te fâche pas, ce n'était qu'une farce

don't be cross, it was only a joke

joke in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for joke in the English»French Dictionary

I.joke [dʒəʊk, Am dʒoʊk] N

1. joke (sth funny):

joke

plaisanterie f

to tell a joke

raconter une blague

to do sth for a joke

faire qc pour rire

to get beyond a joke

commencer à ne plus être drôle

she can't take a joke

elle ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

to play a joke on sb

jouer un tour à qn

it's no joke

ce n'est pas une blague

the joke's on her

c'est à vous/eux de rire

2. joke inf (sth very easy):

this is a joke

ça, c'est de la tarte

it's no joke being a farmer

ce n'est pas drôle d'être fermier

3. joke inf (ridiculous thing or person):

joke

risée f

he's a complete joke!

ce qu'il est drôle!

II.joke [dʒəʊk, Am dʒoʊk] VB intr

joke

plaisanter

to joke about sth

se moquer de qc

you must be joking!

tu veux/vous voulez rire!

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feeble joke

mauvais(e)

fruity joke

salé(e)

Translations for joke in the French»English Dictionary

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facétie

joke

fumisterie

joke

astuce

joke

farce

joke

blague

joke

plaisanterie

joke

plaisanterie de mauvais goût

joke in bad taste

prendre qc à la rigolade

to make a joke of sth

prendre un examen à la rigolade

to treat an exam as a joke

joke Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I can take a joke

j'ai le sens de la plaisanterie

it's no joke being a farmer

ce n'est pas drôle d'être fermier

it goes beyond a joke

ça n'a plus rien de drôle

they treat it as a joke

ils l'ont pris comme une plaisanterie

it's nothing more than a joke

ça n'est rien de plus qu'une plaisanterie

to make a joke of sth

prendre qc à la rigolade

to treat an exam as a joke

prendre un examen à la rigolade

the joke went down/didn't go down well

la plaisanterie est bien/mal passée

to dare to tell a joke

se permettre une plaisanterie

to play an April fool's joke on sb

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.

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Part of the joke is the freshly sumptuous setting of the work, the courtyard that was until very recently a civil service car park.

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The party's logo, the head of a medieval court jester, indicated its status as a joke party.

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Other taboos are challenged by sick jokes and gallows humour, and to joke about disability is considered in this group.

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He is himself a no talent joke... enough already of this tool bag troll.

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That is like the old economist joke about assuming you have a can opener when faced with a can.

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We often joke that she turned into a cavewoman because she started eating all types of -- she was eating everything, chicken and beef.

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Another across my chest from my cousin palying a joke on me and across my right arm from broken glass from a window pane.

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He loses his license as a pilot and it even turns out that he had fallen for a practical joke and won't receive any payment.

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People ring up and play a joke with us.

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