pitorreo

m.

1 making fun, joking. (peninsular Spanish)

tomarse algo a pitorreo to treat something as a joke

2 joke, mockery, jest, prank.

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pitorreo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (burla) mocking; (broma) joking

■ ¡vaya un pitorreo que se traen conmigo estos niños! these kids are taking the mickey out of me

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tomarse las cosas a pitorreo familiar not to take things seriously

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masculino (Esp fam)

se lo tomó a pitorreo — he didn't take it seriously

siempre está de pitorreo — he's always larking o clowning around (colloq)

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masculino (Esp fam)

se lo tomó a pitorreo — he didn't take it seriously

siempre está de pitorreo — he's always larking o clowning around (colloq)

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pitorreo

masculine

(Esp fam)

se lo toma todo a pitorreo he doesn't take anything seriously

esto es un pitorreo, así no vamos a ningún lado this is a joke; we'll never get anywhere like this (colloq)

siempre está de pitorreo he's always larking o clowning around (colloq)

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pitorreo nm

Esp Fam

esta empresa es un pitorreo this company is a joke;

tomarse algo a pitorreo to treat sth as a joke;

¡ya basta de pitorreo! that's enough clowning around!

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pitorreo

m fam

joke, farce;

tomar algo a pitorreo fam take sth lightly, think sth is a joke