Funny in spanish
pronunciation: gɹ̩ɑθioʊsoʊ part of speech: adjective
funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.]1 = extraño, raro. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.more:
» funny-looking = de aspecto raro, de aspecto extraño, de aspecto peculiar, de apariencia extraña, de apariencia rara.
Example: The cedilla is a funny-looking mark that always changes the sound of the letter c it gets attached to, from a k sound to a soft sound like the s in sea.» get + some funny looks = ser mirado de forma extraña.
Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.» have + a funny look on + Posesivo + face = tener una cara extraña.
Example: He had a funny look on his face -- a bit like the look people get when they're busting for the toilet, but someone else is using it and they have to wait.funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.]2 = gracioso, divertido, cómico, de humor, ocurrente. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).more:
» funny bone = hueso de la risa, hueso de la suegra. [Hueso del codo que cuando se golpea accidentalmente produce una especie de risa dolorosa]
Example: This type of comedy appears to hit the British funny bone harder than most by depicting the exquisite pleasures of embarrassment.» funny book = libro gracioso.
Example: One of the legendary managers in pop music, Simon Bell has wined and dined with the best in the business -- and written funny books about it all.» funny joke = chiste gracioso.
Example: People with narcolepsy will fall asleep, often after a funny joke, or when they get too excited.» funny remark = comentario gracioso.
Example: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.» funny story = comedia.
Example: The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for 'funny stories'.» have + a funny eye for = ver Algo con humor.
Example: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.» see + the funny side = verle la gracia a Algo, ver el lado cómico de Algo, ver el chiste de Algo.
Example: I would have thought with all the dope you guys smoke you would have been able to see the funny side of those comments.» unfunny = sin nada de gracia.
Example: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.