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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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
'Don't joke, Bernie.'»Mach keine Witze, Bernie.«King, Stephen / Nächtliche BrandungKing, Stephen / Night surfNight surfKing, Stephen© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen KingNächtliche BrandungKing, 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 verlorenParadies verlorenNooteboom, Cees© Cees Nooteboom 2004© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005Lost ParadiseNooteboom, 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 UnderdogBeneath The UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002Beneath the UnderdogMingus, 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 MördersDer Vater eines MördersAndersch, Alfred© 1980 by Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichThe Father of a MurdererAndersch, 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 Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 25.05.2011© Deutsche Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 25.05.2011
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 LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, 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-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
A marvelous joke.Ein prächtiger Spaß.Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die BettlerköniginDie BettlerköniginAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1984 by Lloyd AlexanderBeggar QueenAlexander, 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 HaftungEin Dämon mit beschränkter HaftungAsprin, Robert© Copyright 1985 by Robert L. Asprin© 1988 Bastei-Verlag Gustav H. Lübbe GmbH & Co., Bergisch GladbachLittle Myth MarkerAsprin, 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 - 1939Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939Gay, Peter© 1998 by Peter Gay© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, 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 ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, 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 TagDer achte TagCase, John© 2002 by John Case© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004The Eighth DayCase, 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: SusannahDer dunkle Turm 6: SusannahKing, Stephen© 2003 by Stephen King© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenThe Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, 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-MythosDer Hitler-MythosKershaw, Ian© 1987 Ian Kershaw© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: 1999 Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, StuttgartThe Hitler MythKershaw, 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 | |
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Past | joked |
Imperative | joke |
Present Participle (Participle I) | joking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | joked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I joke | we joke |
you joke | you joke |
he/she/it jokes | they joke |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am joking | we are joking |
you are joking | you are joking |
he/she/it is joking | they are joking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have joked | we have joked |
you have joked | you have joked |
he/she/it has joked | they have joked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been joking | we have been joking |
you have been joking | you have been joking |
he/she/it has been joking | they have been joking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I joked | we joked |
you joked | you joked |
he/she/it joked | they joked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was joking | we were joking |
you were joking | you were joking |
he/she/it was joking | they were joking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had joked | we had joked |
you had joked | you had joked |
he/she/it had joked | they had joked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been joking | we had been joking |
you had been joking | you had been joking |
he/she/it had been joking | they had been joking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will joke | we shall/will joke |
you will joke | you will joke |
he/she/it will joke | they will joke |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be joking | we shall/will be joking |
you will be joking | you will be joking |
he/she/it will be joking | they will be joking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have joked | we shall/will have joked |
you will have joked | you will have joked |
he/she/it will have joked | they will have joked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been joking | we shall/will have been joking |
you will have been joking | you will have been joking |
he/she/it will have been joking | they will have been joking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would joke | we should/would joke |
you would joke | you would joke |
he/she/it would joke | they would joke |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be joking | we should/would be joking |
you would be joking | you would be joking |
he/she/it would be joking | they would be joking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have joked | we should/would have joked |
you would have joked | you would have joked |
he/she/it would have joked | they would have joked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been joking | we should/would have been joking |
you would have been joking | you would have been joking |
he/she/it would have been joking | they would have been joking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am joked | we are joked |
you are joked | you are joked |
he/she/it is joked | they are joked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being joked | we are being joked |
you are being joked | you are being joked |
he/she/it is being joked | they are being joked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been joked | we have been joked |
you have been joked | you have been joked |
he/she/it has been joked | they have been joked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was joked | we were joked |
you were joked | you were joked |
he/she/it was joked | they were joked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being joked | we were being joked |
you were being joked | you were being joked |
he/she/it was being joked | they were being joked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been joked | we had been joked |
you had been joked | you had been joked |
he/she/it had been joked | they had been joked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be joked | we shall/will be joked |
you will be joked | you will be joked |
he/she/it will be joked | they will be joked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been joked | we shall/will have been joked |
you will have been joked | you will have been joked |
he/she/it will have been joked | they will have been joked |
joke
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | joke | jokes |
Possessive case | joke's | jokes' |