Sentence examples of "joke" in English with translation "plaisanterie"

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She took my joke seriously. Elle a pris ma plaisanterie au sérieux.
It's merely a joke. Ce n'est qu'une plaisanterie.
The joke was at my expense. La plaisanterie était à mes dépens.
I said it as a joke. Je l'ai dit en manière de plaisanterie.
I didn't understand this joke. Je n'ai pas compris cette plaisanterie.
Bill did nothing else but joke. Bill ne fait que dire des plaisanteries.
His joke made us all laugh. Sa plaisanterie nous a fait tous rire.
He regarded the story as a joke. Il a pris (considéré) cette histoire comme une plaisanterie.
We thought his threat was only a joke. Nous pensions que sa menace n'était qu'une plaisanterie.
Don't carry a practical joke too far. Que la plaisanterie n'aille pas trop loin.
His apparent anger proved to be only a joke. Son apparente colère n'était en fait qu'une plaisanterie.
Let's be honest. That joke was about me. Soyons honnêtes ! Cette plaisanterie était à mon propos.
A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. Un Français, par exemple, pourrait trouver dur de rire à une plaisanterie russe.
Tom likes to tell dirty jokes. Tom aime raconter des plaisanteries obscènes.
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.
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