verarschen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
verarschen is used for these senses in English:
- fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
- kid (transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
- mess with (colloquial) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.
- play (transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- pull someone's leg (idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
- screw (transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- take the mickey (intransitive, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, idiom) To ridicule or mock.
- tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
fool — full definition
- noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
- verb To trick or deceive someone.
- noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.
kid — full definition
- noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
- noun A young goat.
- verb To tease or joke with someone, often in a playful, harmless way.