JEST

JEST
• Half in jest, whole in earnest - В каждой шутке есть доля правды (B)
• Leave a jest when it pleases lest it turn to earnest - Шути, да оглядывайся (Ш)
• Long jesting was never good - Шути, да оглядывайся (III)
• Many a true word (a truth) is spoken in jest - В каждой шутке есть доля правды (B)
• There's many a true word said in jest - В шутку сказано, да всерьез задумано (B)
• When your jest is at its best, let it rest - Шути, да оглядывайся (HI)
• Worst jests are the truest ones (The) - В шутку сказано, да всерьез задумано (B)

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  • jest — jȅst DEFINICIJA 1. 3. l. jd prez. gl. biti 2. a. doslovno uzv. kojim se potvrđuju riječi sugovornika u dijaloškoj situaciji; da, opr. ne, nije b. iron. neslaganje ili negiranje onoga što sugovornik kaže u zn. to je nemoguće, ne dolazi u obzir;… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Jest — (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action, story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl. from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish, perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin to E. come. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jest — Jest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jest — jest·ee; jest·er; jest·ing·ly; jest; …   English syllables

  • jest — [n] joke banter, bon mot, crack, fun, funny, gag, game, hoax, jive, jolly, laugh, one liner*, play, pleasantry, prank, quip, rib, rib tickler*, ridicule, sally, spoof, sport, wisecrack, witticism; concept 273 jest [v] joke banter, chaff, deride,… …   New thesaurus

  • jest — [jest] n. [ME geste < OFr, an exploit, tale of exploits < L gesta, neut. pl. pp. of gerere, to perform, carry out] 1. Obs. a notable deed 2. a mocking or bantering remark; jibe; taunt 3. a joke; witticism 4. a lighthearted action or mood;… …   English World dictionary

  • jest — index jape Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • jest — (èst) sr DEFINICIJA lingv. ime slova stare glagoljičke i ćiriličke azbuke; izgovaralo se vjerojatno kao meko, palatalno rusko e …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • jest — n 1 *joke, jape, quip, witticism, wisecrack, crack, gag Analogous words: *badinage, persiflage, raillery: bantering or banter, chaffing or chaff, jollying or jolly (see BANTER vb): twitting or twit, ridiculing or ridicule, deriding …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • jest — ► NOUN ▪ a joke. ► VERB ▪ speak or act in a joking manner. ORIGIN originally in the sense «exploit, heroic deed»: from Old French geste, from Latin gesta actions, exploits …   English terms dictionary

  • jest|er — «JEHS tuhr», noun. 1. a person who jests. 2. a person who amused the family of a king or nobleman by performing antics similar to those of a clown …   Useful english dictionary


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