Play a joke on Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdʒoʊk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn

PLAY uh JOKE on

UK

plˈeɪ/ /æɪ/ /dʒˈəʊk/ /ˈɒn

PLAY uh JOKE on

التعريف

To do something funny or trick someone as a form of light-hearted teasing or humor, usually to make others laugh.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually friendly and not meant to hurt feelings; more common in informal spoken English. Can also be said as 'play a trick on.' Often followed by the person being tricked ('play a joke on him'). Context and tone decide if it feels funny or mean—avoid if risk of offense.

• Spanish: gastar una broma a - hacerle una broma a
• Portuguese (BR): pregar uma peça em - pregar uma peça para
• Portuguese (PT): pregar uma partida a - fazer uma partida a
• Chinese (Simplified): 恶作剧（某人） - 捉弄（某人）
• Chinese (Traditional): 惡作劇（某人） - 捉弄（某人）
• Hindi: मजाक करना (किसी के साथ) - किसी के साथ शरारत करना
• Arabic: يمزح مع - يدبر مقلبًا ل
• Bengali: কাউকে মজা করা - কাউকে ঠাট্টা করা
• Russian: разыграть кого-то - подшутить над кем-то
• Japanese: いたずらを仕掛ける - ジョークをする
• Vietnamese: chơi khăm - đùa ai đó
• Korean: 장난을 치다 - 장난을 걸다
• Turkish: şaka yapmak - birine şaka yapmak
• Urdu: کسی کے ساتھ مذاق کرنا - کسی سے شرارت کرنا
• Indonesian: mengisengi seseorang - mempermainkan seseorang

جمل نموذجية

They played a joke on their teacher by hiding his chalk.

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It's not nice to play a joke on someone who is upset.

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My friends love to play jokes on me during my birthday.

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Did you really play a joke on your boss? That’s bold!

natural

Someone played a joke on me—I found my shoes filled with confetti!

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We wanted to play a joke on Tom, but he found out our plan.

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