OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20669

banter

/ˈbæntə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bromas • charla • cháchara
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
I was elected to the Executive Committee of the Vegetarian Society, and made it a point to attend every one of its meetings, but I always felt tongue-tied. Dr. Oldfield once said t…
This bullying continuum illustrates the progressive escalation from harmless banter to bullying and criminal behaviours.
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📚 verb • entry_id 20670

banter

/ˈbæntə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bromear • charlar
To engage in banter or playful conversation.
bacilar • divertirse • vacilar
To play or do something amusing.
burlarse de • chacotear • tomar el pelo a • torear • vacilar
To tease (someone) mildly.
Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day.
Mr. Sweeting was bantered about his stature, he was a little man, a mere boy in height and breadth compared with the athletic Malone, […]