What does blague in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word blague in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use blague in French.

The word blague in French means joke, trick, pouch, joke, joke, cheap joke, corny joke, joking aside, joking apart, multilayered joke, dirty joke, crude joke, vulgar joke, schoolboy prank, below-the-belt joke, bad joke, off-color joke, bad joke, sick joke, Seriously?! Really?!, Really!, Seriously?! Really?!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word blague

joke

nom féminin (familier (plaisanterie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon oncle Gérard aime raconter des blagues.
My uncle Gerard likes telling jokes.

trick

nom féminin (familier (farce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon frère aime me faire des blagues.
My brother likes playing tricks on me.

pouch

nom féminin (petit sac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fumeurs de pipe ont souvent une blague à tabac
Pipe smokers often have a tobacco pouch.

joke

verbe intransitif (familier (plaisanter)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Etienne blague continuellement pour faire rire ses amis.
Steven jokes continually to make his friends laugh.

joke

verbe transitif indirect (railler, moquer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les jeunes blaguent entre eux sur leurs petits défauts.
Young people josh each other about their flaws.

cheap joke, corny joke

nom féminin (familier, figuré (blague nulle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

joking aside, joking apart

(trêve de plaisanteries)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Blague à part, il a eu une peur bleue.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. That was fun, but being serious we have to review these accounts.

multilayered joke

nom féminin (blague basée sur d'autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dirty joke, crude joke, vulgar joke

nom féminin (familier (plaisanterie à connotation sexuelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

schoolboy prank

nom féminin (blague d'étudiant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

below-the-belt joke

nom féminin (plaisanterie vulgaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bad joke

nom féminin (familier (blague nulle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

off-color joke

nom féminin (blague scabreuse) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bad joke, sick joke

nom féminin (farce de mauvais goût)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Seriously?! Really?!

interjection (sérieusement)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Non, mais sans rire, tu as vraiment perdu ton travail ?

Really!

interjection (exprime l'irritation, l'agacement)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Mais elle se prend pour qui, celle-là ? Je l'ai remise à sa place vite fait ! Non mais sans blague !

Seriously?! Really?!

interjection (Sans rire ? Vraiment ?)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Sans blague ? Un quatrième enfant !

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