tomar el pelo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
- kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
- mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
Senses
tomar el pelo is used for these senses in English:
- banter (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
- fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
- gleek (obsolete, transitive) To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
- kid (transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
- mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- rip off (transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.
- tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
- wind up (British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
banter — full definition
- noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.
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.