What does broma in Spanish mean?

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

The word broma in Spanish means joke, prank, business, affair, shipworm, say jokingly, practical joke, jokingly, joking, many a true word is spoken in jest, all jokes aside, all joking aside, play a joke on, no way, think 's joking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word broma

joke, prank

nombre femenino (acción para divertir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hacer una broma en la oficina te puede costar el trabajo.
Playing pranks in the office can cost you your job.

business, affair

nombre femenino (acción o cosa que tiene gran coste) (costly undertaking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La broma de la fiesta de cumpleaños me salió en 5000 euros.
The birthday affair cost me 5,000 euros.

shipworm

nombre femenino (zoología: Teredo navalis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tuvimos que sustituir las planchas de madera del barco, que estaban afectadas por la broma.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We've just discovered the ship is riddled with shipworm.

say jokingly

locución adverbial (bromeando)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lo dijo a tono de broma, no lo decía en serio.

practical joke

nombre femenino (de mal gusto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Intentó gastarme una broma pesada diciendo que mi casa estaba en llamas.
He tried to play a practical joke on me by saying that my house was on fire.

jokingly

locución adverbial (sin hablar en serio)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Juan lo dijo en broma, no te hagas problema.
Juan said it jokingly; don't get worked up.

joking

locución preposicional (por divertir)

No creas lo que te dice, es en broma.
Don't believe what he tells you; he's joking.

many a true word is spoken in jest

expresión (MX (indirecta, insinuación)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Carlos no paraba de hacer chistes con pedirme el divorcio, hasta que un día lo hizo en medio de una pelea: entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma.
Carlos always joked about asking for a divorce, until one day he did it in the middle of a fight: many a true word is spoken in jest.

all jokes aside, all joking aside

locución adverbial (en serio, seriamente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Fuera de broma; deberías ir a visitarme a Europa.
All jokes aside, you should come and visit me in Europe.

play a joke on

locución verbal (hacer, jugar una broma)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marcos le gastó una broma a su jefe que casi le costó el puesto.
Marcos played a joke on his boss which almost cost him his job.

no way

locución adverbial (de ninguna manera)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
No se te ocurra tirarme a la piscina ni en broma.
Don't even think about throwing me into the pool, no way!

think 's joking

locución verbal (subestimar, restar importancia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No te lo tomes a broma; si vuelves a traer el móvil a clase te suspenderé.
Don't think I'm joking; if you bring your cell phone to class again I will suspend you.

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