payasada

f.

1 piece of clowning (graciosa).

hacer payasadas to clown around

2 ludicrous thing to say/do (grotesca).

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payasada

► nombre femenino

1 buffoonery, clowning

■ siempre está haciendo payasadas he's always clowning around

2 familiar silly thing, stupid thing

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SF clownish trick, stunt; pey ridiculous thing (to do)

pl payasadas clowning sing ; (Teat) slapstick sing , knockabout humour sing , knockabout humor sing (EEUU)

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femenino

1) (bufonada)

deja de hacer payasadas — stop clowning around o acting the clown (colloq)

2) (Chi fam)

a) (tontería) stupid thing to say/do

son puras payasadas — that's utter nonsense

b) (cosa) thingamajig (colloq)

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= slapstick, charade.

Ex. Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.

Ex. Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

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* hacer payasadas = fool around.

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femenino

1) (bufonada)

deja de hacer payasadas — stop clowning around o acting the clown (colloq)

2) (Chi fam)

a) (tontería) stupid thing to say/do

son puras payasadas — that's utter nonsense

b) (cosa) thingamajig (colloq)

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= slapstick, charade.

Ex: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.

Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

* hacer payasadas = fool around.

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payasada

feminine

A

(bufonada): deja de hacer payasadas stop clowning around o acting the clown (colloq)

la asamblea fue una verdadera payasada the meeting was a complete farce

B (Chi fam)

1 (tontería) stupid thing to say/do

son puras payasadas that's utter nonsense

2 (cosa) thingamajig (colloq), what-d'you-call-it (colloq)

¿cómo se abre esta payasada? how does this thingamajig o what-d'you-call-it open? (colloq)

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payasada sustantivo femenino
1 (bufonada):

◊ deja de hacer payasadas stop clowning around o acting the clown (colloq)

2 (fam)

a) (ridiculez) ridiculous thing to say

b) (tontería) stupid thing to say/do;

◊ son puras payasadas that's utter nonsense

c) (Chi) (cosa) thingamajig (colloq)

payasada f loc hacer payasadas, to clown around o to play the fool

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payasada nf

1. [graciosa] piece of clowning;

hacer payasadas to clown o fool around

2. [grotesca]

eso que has dicho/hecho es una payasada what you said/did is ludicrous

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payasada nf

bufonada: antic, buffoonery

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payasada n

1. (hecho) antic

2. (dicho) joke

hacer payasadas to fool around