pun in Portuguese
pun in Portuguese is trocadilho, chalaça, fazer um trocadilho — pun means a joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
pun in Portuguese
trocadilho
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
chalaça
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
fazer um trocadilho
(intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
trocadilhar
(intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
What does "pun" mean?
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noun A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
"He can never resist a bad pun."
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verb To make a joke by playing on the sound or meaning of words.
"She punned on his name all afternoon."
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pun in a sentence
- He can never resist a bad pun.
- "A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired" is a classic pun.
- She punned on his name all afternoon.
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What is "pun" in Portuguese?
"pun" in Portuguese is trocadilho, chalaça, fazer um trocadilho. pun means: A joke that plays on a word's different meanings or on words that sound alike.
How do you use "pun" in a sentence?
Example: "He can never resist a bad pun." In Portuguese, "pun" is trocadilho, chalaça, fazer um trocadilho.
Are there other ways to say "pun" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 4 translations listed for "pun": trocadilho, chalaça, fazer um trocadilho, trocadilhar.
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