C2 · Mastery
Friendly Teasing
Danish vocabulary for friendly teasing, practical jokes and laughing at yourself.
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- Words & phrases
- 35
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- to tease
- teasing, a bit of ribbing
- a tease (a person who teases)
- teasing, mischievous
- a teasing smile
- to kid, to joke around with
- for fun, jokingly
- to pull someone's leg
- to put someone on, to make a fool of
- good-natured
- to fool around, to mess about
- to act silly, to mess about
- silly, goofy
- to mess about, to talk playful nonsense
- silly, giddy
- to needle someone gently
- a jest, a joke
- to jest, to joke
- in jest
- joking aside
- to be in on the joke, to play along
- mischievous, roguish
- to wink mischievously
- a prankster, a mischief-maker
- meant affectionately
- to have fun at someone's expense
- I'm just teasing.
- Don't take it so hard.
- Can't you take a joke?
- you big softie
- you clown
- you wish!
- right back at ya
- look at you!
- made you look!
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Playful Teasing
- Lesson 2
Teasing over a Bookshelf
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
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