a piada

joke

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phrase Uncommon #18,202
joke The article “a” is feminine and is part of the Portuguese noun phrase.
PO: A piada fez todos rirem.
EN: The joke made everyone laugh.

Tom teve de explicar a piada para Mary.

Tom had to explain the joke to Mary.

Por que a piada com advogado?

Why the joke about lawyers?

— Aquarius (2016)

Eu não entendi a piada.

I didn't understand the joke.

Tom achou hilária a piada de Mary.

Tom thought Mary's joke was hilarious.

Ele não entendeu, absolutamente, a piada.

He absolutely didn’t understand the joke.

Já conhece a piada.

You already know the joke.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Eu acho que Tom não entendeu a piada.

I don't think Tom understood the joke.

Tom teve de explicar a piada para a Mary.

Tom had to explain the joke to Mary.

Porque a gente perde o sobrinho mas não perde a piada.

Because we lose the nephew, but we don’t lose the joke.

— Aquarius (2016)

A piada favorita do seu pai.

Your father's favorite joke.

— Quase Famosos (2000)

Tom não conseguiu entender a piada de Mary.

Tom couldn't understand Mary's joke.

O Tom não entendeu a piada que a Mary contou.

Tom didn’t understand the joke Mary told.

A piada é boa.

The joke is good.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Sr. Mahler, poderia nos dar a honra de compartilhar com esta corte a piada?

Mr. Mahler, would you do us the honor of sharing the joke with this court?

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Tom não entendeu a piada de Mary.

Tom didn't understand Mary's joke.

Não entendi a piada.

I didn't get the joke.

— A Vida Invisível (2019)

Essa era a piada?

Was that the joke?

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Eu até devo conhecer a piada.

I probably even know the joke.

— A Vida dos Outros (2006)