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Meaning of jocīgs | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. funny, humorous (such that it makes one laugh, feel merry)
  2. funny, strange, bizarre (not normal, unusual)

Equivalents

Afrikaans snaaks
العربية ممتع
Čeština vtipný
Cymraeg digrif
English Amusing Comical funny Humorous
Esperanto amuza humura
Bahasa Indonesia kelakar
ქართული სასაცილო
Română Hazliu umoristic
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.

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