funny

divertente, buffo

Che fa ridere o sorridere.

In inglese semplice: Making you laugh or smile.

• That joke is funny.
• She told us a funny story.
• The film was funnier than I expected.

Sinonimi: amusing, humorous, comical

Contrari: unfunny

Espressioni comuni: funny joke, funny story, very funny, funny person

strano

Insolito o bizzarro, a volte tale da far pensare che qualcosa non vada.

In inglese semplice: Strange or unusual, sometimes making you feel that something is wrong.

• This milk smells funny.
• My stomach feels funny today.
• Did you hear that funny noise upstairs?

Sinonimi: strange, odd, peculiar

Contrari: normal

Espressioni comuni: funny smell, feel funny, funny noise

permaloso, suscettibile

Che si irrita inaspettatamente o si offende facilmente per qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Unexpectedly annoyed or easily offended about something.

• Don’t get funny with me.
• He is funny about lending his tools.
• She got funny when I mentioned the missing money.

Come si usa: be/get funny about something (He gets funny about people using his desk.); get funny with someone (She got funny with me when I asked about the keys.)

Sinonimi: touchy, irritable

Espressioni comuni: get funny, funny about something

battuta, barzelletta

Scherzo o frase che fa ridere.

In inglese semplice: A joke or amusing remark.

• He told a funny about his dog.
• She cracked a funny during the meeting.
• That was a funny I had heard before.

Sinonimi: joke, quip

Espressioni comuni: tell a funny, crack a funny

umorismo, comicità

Il lato divertente o comico di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The humour or amusing quality in something.

• Where is the funny in that story?
• She always brings the funny to these videos.
• I could not find the funny in his routine.

Sinonimi: humour, comedy

Espressioni comuni: bring the funny, find the funny