joke around

plaisanter, blaguer

Dire des choses drôles ou faire des farces pour s’amuser.

En anglais simple : To say funny things or play tricks for fun.

• We like to joke around together.
• She joked around with the other players on the bus.
• Are you joking around or trying to annoy me?

Comment l'utiliser : joke around with someone (We joked around with our cousins after dinner.)

Synonymes : joke, kid, banter

Expressions courantes : joke around together, joke around with someone

plaisanter, blaguer

Dire des choses pour rire, sans les penser sérieusement.

En anglais simple : To say things for fun without meaning them seriously.

• I was only joking around.
• He joked around about becoming president, but nobody believed him.
• Please do not be upset; she was joking around.

Comment l'utiliser : joke around about something (We were joking around about buying an island.)

Synonymes : joke, kid, jest

Expressions courantes : just joke around, joke around with someone

faire l’idiot, perdre son temps

Perdre son temps à faire l’idiot au lieu de faire ce qu’on devrait.

En anglais simple : To waste time behaving in a silly way instead of doing what you should.

• Stop joking around and finish your work.
• They joked around all morning instead of cleaning.
• We cannot joke around when there is so much to do.

Synonymes : fool around, mess around

Expressions courantes : joke around instead, joke around all day