Usage examples of "Шутка" in Russian with translation to English

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Охрана в офисе - просто шутка. Security in this office park is a joke.
На самом деле, это была лишь шутка. Actually, that was a pleasantry.
Неслучайно в спонсируемых государством рекламных объявлениях воспроизводится любимая шутка царя Александра III, правившего страной в XIX веке — но на этот раз уже не в качестве анекдота. Not for nothing do state-sponsored advertisements replay a joke favored by Tsar Alexander III in the late 19th century – but no longer in jest.
Это не шутка, а угроза для рынков. This is not a trick but a treat for the markets.
Понимаешь, это такая шутка, Питер. You see, that's sort of a joke, peter.
Тот факт, что у тебя фамилия Гриффин, лишь шутка нашей семьи, а не что-то законное. The fact that your last name is Griffin is a pleasantry extended from our family, not by any legality.
Шутка в том, что мой брат стал экспериментальным поэтом, а не бизнесменом, но намерение было действительно хорошим. The trick here is my brother would become an experimental poet, not a businessman, but the intention was really good.
Эта шутка совсем не смешная. That joke isn't funny.
Это такая шутка нашей компании. Yes, that was an "in joke" that we had.
Ну и веселье, ужасная шутка. What a fun, terrifying joke.
Моя шутка имела большой успех. My joke went over very well.
Видишь, это не шутка, понятно? See, this is not a joke, all right?
Но это по существу шутка: But this is basically a joke:
Эта шутка тоже не прошла. That joke did not pass either.
Эта шутка построена на двусмысленности. This joke relies on a double entendre.
О чём была шутка про кальсоны? How was the underpants joke?
Джош, думаешь, это какая-то шутка? What you think, this is a joke, Josh?
Самая старая шутка из учебника психиатров. The oldest joke in the shrinks' book.
Но какая чудовищная, какая величественная шутка! But what a monstrous, what a sublime joke!
Всё та же дебильная шутка, да? That same stupid joke, huh?
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