Traductions de „jest“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » polonais

I . jest [ʤest] form SUBST

jest

żart m

to say [or speak] sth in jest

mówić [perf powiedzieć] coś żartem

Idiomes/Tournures:

many a true word is spoken in jest prov

w żartach kryje się dużo prawdy

II . jest [ʤest] form VERBE intr

to jest about sth/sb

żartować [perf za-] z czegoś/kogoś

takie jest życie

Entrée d'utilisateur

That's the way the cookie crumbles prov

takie jest życie

Expressions couramment utilisées avec jest

to say [or speak] sth in jest

mówić [perf powiedzieć] coś żartem

to jest about sth/sb

żartować [perf za-] z czegoś/kogoś

many a true word is spoken in jest prov

w żartach kryje się dużo prawdy

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Witnesses for the defense said that the comments were made in jest.

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Concealed satire and open jesting are the combined elements of this work.

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The practice of it, in spite of popular jests, tends to make good citizens and good men.

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On her website she jests that she talks to her plants and has had moderate success at being a starving artist.

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She said, in jest, that she had decided to pursue my first loves modern dance and the xylophone.

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One might as well ask the same question of the author, in jest or in all seriousness.

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After struggling to keep the business alive, he decided to run for political office as a jest that he couldn't support the current candidate.

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He is like the walking punchline to a cosmic jest of unfathomable cruelty.

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The monster has become a part of local folklore, partly due to sporadic sightings and partly in jest.

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The term may be considered insulting in serious contexts, though is now more likely to be used in friendly jest.

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