Meaning of jocīgs | Babel Free
Definitions
- funny, humorous (such that it makes one laugh, feel merry)
- funny, strange, bizarre (not normal, unusual)
Equivalents
Afrikaans
snaaks
العربية
ممتع
Čeština
vtipný
Cymraeg
digrif
Español
ameno
chistoso
cómico
desopilante
divertido
divirtiente
entretenido
gracioso
humorista
humorístico
humoroso (disused)
Bahasa Indonesia
kelakar
ქართული
სასაცილო
Svenska
underhållande
Examples
“jocīgs stāsts”
funny story
“jocīga dziesma”
funny song
“tēvs bija mācījis: ja tev nāk raudiens, tad lūko iedomāties kaut ko jocīgu”
father had learned: if you feel like crying, then try to think of something funny
“lidojot bija pavisam jocīga sajūta”
(while) flying, there was a very funny feeling
“viņš kļuvis tāds jocīgs”
he became so funny (= strange)
“jocīgs cilvēks... nopietns, pārāk nopietns, bet tād pēkšņi kļūst bērnišķīgs”
funny person... serious, too serious, but then suddenly he becomes childish
“šeit gan bija jocīgas mašīnas: izskatījās, it kā tām būtu milzīgas rokas ar dzelzs pirkstiem”
here there was a funny (= bizarre) machine: it looked as if it had a huge arm with iron fingers
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.