Nov 20, 2010 08:26
14 yrs ago
Latvian term

plēst jokus

Latvian to English Art/Literary History Kara laiks
..sarunājāmies ar vācu karavīriem un plēsām jokus
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 crack a joke
Change log

Jan 13, 2011 04:28: Vents Villers changed "Language pair" from "English to Latvian" to "Latvian to English"

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crack a joke

This expression uses the verb to crack in the now obsolete sense of "briskly pronounce" or "boast." [Early 1700s]
Example sentence:

You can count on Grandpa to crack a joke on every occasion.

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agree Ilze Paegle-Mkrtchyan
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agree Ingunite
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agree Kukulitis (X)
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