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

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He tells a good joke. Racconta una buona barzelletta.
She took my joke seriously. Lei ha preso il mio scherzo seriamente.
It is nothing but a joke. Non è altro che uno scherzo.
I didn't get his joke. Non ho colto la sua battuta.
She told him a joke. Gli ha raccontato una barzelletta.
It was only a joke. Era solo uno scherzo.
He can't take a joke Non può fare uno scherzo
Of course it's a joke! Naturalmente è una battuta!
He began with a joke. Ha cominciato con una barzelletta.
You went too far in your joke. Sei andato troppo in là col tuo scherzo.
It is not always easy to make a good joke. Non è sempre facile fare una buona battuta.
He didn't get the joke. Non ha capito la barzelletta.
Tom told Mary a racist joke. Tom ha raccontato a Mary una barzelletta razzista.
We thought his threat was only a joke. Abbiamo pensato che la sua minaccia fosse solo una barzelletta.
My uncle told me the story by way of a joke. Mio zio mi ha raccontato la storia sotto forma di barzelletta.
Can there be a computer intelligent enough to tell a joke? Può esserci un computer abbastanza intelligente da raccontare una barzelletta?
A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. Un francese, per esempio, potrebbe trovare difficile ridere per una barzelletta russa.
Toby can't tell jokes. Toby non sa raccontare le barzellette.
Joking aside, how are things going? Scherzi a parte, come vanno le cose?
I have had quite enough of his jokes. Ne ho avuto abbastanza dei suoi scherzi.
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