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Every one laughed; and the Exhibitor—who did not seem to appreciate the joke very much—stopped winding up the machinery.
Alle lachten, und der Künstler, dem der Scherz nicht zu gefallen schien, ließ sogleich vom weitern Aufziehen des Räderwerks ab.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
'Don't joke, Bernie.'
»Mach keine Witze, Bernie.«
King, Stephen / Nächtliche BrandungKing, Stephen / Night surf
Night surf
King, Stephen
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen King
Nächtliche Brandung
King, Stephen
© 1976,1977/78 by Stephen King
Maybe it was all a stupid joke.
Vielleicht war alles ja nur ein schlechter Scherz.
Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verloren
Paradies verloren
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005
Lost Paradise
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© Susan Massotty 2007
Now that five million you were joking about, that's no joke.
Diese fünf Millionen, über die du vorher gewitzelt hast, die sind kein Witz.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
Carry on, that's a joke, thought Franz indignantly. The Head had come in literally during the first minute of the lesson; it was downright unfair to act as if Kandlbinder had been able even to get started.
Fortfahren ist gut, dachte Franz entrüstet, er ist buchstäblich in der ersten Minute des Unterrichts hereingekommen, da war es doch glatt unfair, so zu tun, als habe Kandlbinder überhaupt schon anfangen können.
Andersch, Alfred / The Father of a MurdererAndersch, Alfred / Der Vater eines Mörders
Der Vater eines Mörders
Andersch, Alfred
© 1980 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
The Father of a Murderer
Andersch, Alfred
© 1980 Diogenes Verlag AG Zurich
© 1994 Leila Vennewitz
From this perspective, Swensen’s annual income is nearly a joke at 2.7 million, while many Wall Street fund managers earn ten or even a hundred times that amount.
Im Verhältnis dazu ist Swensens Jahreseinkommen fast ein Witz: 2,7 Millionen - viele Fondsmanager an der New Yorker Wall Street verdienen das Zehn- oder Hundertfache.
© Deutsche Börse
© Deutsche Börse
That the joke, after all, was on themselves, was a bit of knowledge Finnerty took pains not to divulge.
Daß der Witz in Wirklichkeit aber auf ihre Kosten ging, ließ Finnerty natürlich nicht laut werden.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
But at last one or two saw through our joke, so that all confidence in us was at an end—although our expectations were not realised, for we had thought it a certainty that we should be solemnly expelled from the club."
Endlich merkte dieser, jener den heillosen Spaß, man traute uns nicht mehr, doch geschah nicht was wir wollten. Wir glaubten nämlich, daß der förmliche Bann über uns ausgesprochen werden würde.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
A marvelous joke.
Ein prächtiger Spaß.
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
“Can't you take a joke?”
>Kannst du denn keinen Scherz vertragen?<
Asprin, Robert / Little Myth MarkerAsprin, Robert / Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Ein Dämon mit beschränkter Haftung
Asprin, Robert
© Copyright 1985 by Robert L. Asprin
© 1988 Bastei-Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe GmbH & Co., Bergisch Gladbach
Little Myth Marker
Asprin, Robert
© 2002 by Donning Company
© 1985 by Robert L. Asprin.
And Kohnke became the subject of a family joke: how much, the question went, did the Kohnkes have to pay for the appendix ke, which made the name sound less Jewish than "Kohn"?
Und über Kohnke wurde in der Familie weidlich gescherzt: Wieviel, wollte man wissen, hatten die Kohnkes für das Anhängsel ke zahlen müssen, das den Namen weniger jüdisch klingen ließ als „Kohn"?
Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
For they had had the ultimate joke played upon them prematurely: more ambitious men would have to wait a bit to find out.
Denn ihnen hatte man den letzten und lächerlichsten Streich schon vor der Zeit gespielt — ehrgeizigere Menschen als sie mußten noch eine Weile warten, bis sie ihn ebenfalls kennenlernen durften.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Except Danny—and, as the joke went, he wasn’t feeling so good himself.
Bis auf Danny - und dem war, wie man so schön sagte, auch nicht gut.
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
"Is this a practical joke?" he asked, rummaging for dry jeans and a fresh tee-shirt.
»Will mir jemand einen Streich spielen?«, sagte er, während er nach trockenen Jeans und einem frischen T-Shirt wühlte.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
Another joke posed the question about how long the war would go on, to which the answer ran: 'Until Goebbels's trousers fit Göring.'
In einem anderen Witz hieß es: "Wie lange dauert der Krieg? Antwort: Bis Göring die Hose von Goebbels paßt."
Kershaw, Ian / The Hitler MythKershaw, Ian / Der Hitler-Mythos
Der Hitler-Mythos
Kershaw, Ian
© 1987 Ian Kershaw
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: 1999 Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart
The Hitler Myth
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw 1987

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Collocations

dirty joke
Zote
Polish joke
Polenwitz
practical joke
Schabernack
joke around
schäkern
off-color joke
verfänglicher Witz
April Fool's joke
Aprilscherz
capital joke
Mordsspaß
corny joke
Witz mit Bart
practical joke
Spaß
tasteless joke
abgeschmackter Witz
crack jokes
Witze machen
tell dirty jokes
Zoten reißen
all jokes aside
Spaß beiseite

Word forms

joke

verb
Basic forms
Pastjoked
Imperativejoke
Present Participle (Participle I)joking
Past Participle (Participle II)joked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I jokewe joke
you jokeyou joke
he/she/it jokesthey joke
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am jokingwe are joking
you are jokingyou are joking
he/she/it is jokingthey are joking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have jokedwe have joked
you have jokedyou have joked
he/she/it has jokedthey have joked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been jokingwe have been joking
you have been jokingyou have been joking
he/she/it has been jokingthey have been joking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I jokedwe joked
you jokedyou joked
he/she/it jokedthey joked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was jokingwe were joking
you were jokingyou were joking
he/she/it was jokingthey were joking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had jokedwe had joked
you had jokedyou had joked
he/she/it had jokedthey had joked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been jokingwe had been joking
you had been jokingyou had been joking
he/she/it had been jokingthey had been joking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will jokewe shall/will joke
you will jokeyou will joke
he/she/it will jokethey will joke
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be jokingwe shall/will be joking
you will be jokingyou will be joking
he/she/it will be jokingthey will be joking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have jokedwe shall/will have joked
you will have jokedyou will have joked
he/she/it will have jokedthey will have joked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been jokingwe shall/will have been joking
you will have been jokingyou will have been joking
he/she/it will have been jokingthey will have been joking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would jokewe should/would joke
you would jokeyou would joke
he/she/it would jokethey would joke
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be jokingwe should/would be joking
you would be jokingyou would be joking
he/she/it would be jokingthey would be joking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have jokedwe should/would have joked
you would have jokedyou would have joked
he/she/it would have jokedthey would have joked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been jokingwe should/would have been joking
you would have been jokingyou would have been joking
he/she/it would have been jokingthey would have been joking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am jokedwe are joked
you are jokedyou are joked
he/she/it is jokedthey are joked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being jokedwe are being joked
you are being jokedyou are being joked
he/she/it is being jokedthey are being joked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been jokedwe have been joked
you have been jokedyou have been joked
he/she/it has been jokedthey have been joked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was jokedwe were joked
you were jokedyou were joked
he/she/it was jokedthey were joked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being jokedwe were being joked
you were being jokedyou were being joked
he/she/it was being jokedthey were being joked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been jokedwe had been joked
you had been jokedyou had been joked
he/she/it had been jokedthey had been joked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be jokedwe shall/will be joked
you will be jokedyou will be joked
he/she/it will be jokedthey will be joked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been jokedwe shall/will have been joked
you will have been jokedyou will have been joked
he/she/it will have been jokedthey will have been joked

joke

noun
SingularPlural
Common casejokejokes
Possessive casejoke'sjokes'