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

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Tom likes to tell dirty jokes. Tom aime raconter des plaisanteries obscènes.
Tom would often play jokes on the teacher. Tom se moquait souvent du professeur.
His crude jokes made Jane angry. Ses plaisanteries grossières mettaient Jane en colère.
I was bored with his old jokes. Ses vieilles plaisanteries m'ennuyaient.
I cannot help laughing at her jokes. Je ne peux pas m'empêcher de rire à ses plaisanteries.
He often laughs at his own jokes. Il rit souvent à ses propres plaisanteries.
I have had quite enough of his jokes. J'en ai marre de ce genre de plaisanteries.
I am fed up with his vulgar jokes. J'en ai assez de ses plaisanteries vulgaires.
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk. Il a besoin de quelques plaisanteries pour alléger son discours.
Some people laugh at his jokes, but others don't. Quelques personnes rient de ses plaisanteries, mais d'autres ne le font pas.
She took my joke seriously. Elle a pris ma plaisanterie au sérieux.
He said it as a joke. Il l'a dit pour plaisanter.
It's merely a joke. Ce n'est qu'une plaisanterie.
Don't think I'm joking. Ne crois pas que je plaisante.
The joke was at my expense. La plaisanterie était à mes dépens.
Do you think I'm joking? Penses-tu que je plaisante ?
I said it as a joke. Je l'ai dit en manière de plaisanterie.
Are you joking, or are you serious? Tu plaisantes ou tu es sérieux ?
I didn't understand this joke. Je n'ai pas compris cette plaisanterie.
Apart from joking, what do you mean to do? À part plaisanter, que veux-tu faire ?
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