Usage examples of "joke" in English with translation to French

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It's an inside joke. C'est une blague d'initiés.
She took my joke seriously. Elle a pris ma plaisanterie au sérieux.
He said it as a joke. Il l'a dit pour plaisanter.
He told a good joke. Il a raconté une bonne blague.
It's merely a joke. Ce n'est qu'une plaisanterie.
Don't joke about that. Ne fais pas de blagues à ce sujet.
The joke was at my expense. La plaisanterie était à mes dépens.
It was only a joke. C'était juste une blague.
I said it as a joke. Je l'ai dit en manière de plaisanterie.
That joke isn't funny. Cette blague n'est pas drôle.
I didn't understand this joke. Je n'ai pas compris cette plaisanterie.
I laughed at his joke. J'ai ri à sa blague.
Bill did nothing else but joke. Bill ne fait que dire des plaisanteries.
I didn't get the joke. Je n'ai pas compris la blague.
His joke made us all laugh. Sa plaisanterie nous a fait tous rire.
It was nothing but a joke. C'était juste une blague.
He regarded the story as a joke. Il a pris (considéré) cette histoire comme une plaisanterie.
This was meant as a joke. C'était censé être une blague.
We thought his threat was only a joke. Nous pensions que sa menace n'était qu'une plaisanterie.
He didn't get the joke. Il n'a pas compris la blague.
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