Guasa in english
Banter
pronunciation: bæntɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: bæntɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
guasa = joking ; teasing ; banter.
Example: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Example: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.Example: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.more:
» de guasa = teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly ; mockingly .
Example: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on. Example: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Example: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru. Example: Then he grinned and said mockingly, 'Hell of a place to spend the rest of your life, ain't it?'.» estar de guasa = be joking .
Example: He has assured fans he's not performing at next week's royal wedding, confessing he was joking when he said he'd be playing the organ .» medio de guasa = half-mockingly ; half-jokingly ; half laughingly .
Example: Today, as he looks down the road for new challenges, he only half-mockingly suggests he might become a death row lawyer. Example: After countless people threatened (half-jokingly, half-seriously) to shoot down drones, someone actually did it. Example: 'The business is growing so fast that we've been having a hard time,' he said half laughingly, half seriously = "El negocio está creciendo tan rápido que hemos estado pasando por momentos difíciles", dijo medio en broma, medio en serio.» medio en guasa = half-mockingly ; half-jokingly ; half laughingly .
Example: Today, as he looks down the road for new challenges, he only half-mockingly suggests he might become a death row lawyer. Example: After countless people threatened (half-jokingly, half-seriously) to shoot down drones, someone actually did it. Example: 'The business is growing so fast that we've been having a hard time,' he said half laughingly, half seriously = "El negocio está creciendo tan rápido que hemos estado pasando por momentos difíciles", dijo medio en broma, medio en serio.