bromear

to joke, to kid

b ɾ o m e ˈa ɾ
brom joke, prank + ear to perform or engage in an action
verb Rare #24,113
to joke, to kid
SP: No me gusta bromear sobre temas serios.
EN: I don't like to joke about serious topics.
Conjugation of bromear
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First bromeo —
Second bromeas —
Third bromea —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First bromeo —
Second bromeas —
Third bromea —
bromear
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First bromeaba —
Third bromeaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First bromeaba —
Third bromeaba —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second bromea —

Algunos sujetos son tan serios que sólo se puede bromear con ellos.

Some people are so serious that you can only joke around with them.

No puede bromear con él.

You can't joke around with him.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Bill no hizo nada más que bromear.

Bill did nothing but joke around.

Fue una tragedia terrible y no es gracioso bromear sobre eso.

It was a terrible tragedy and it's not funny to joke about it.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

A Tom le gusta siempre bromear.

Tom always likes to joke around.

Pretende bromear, pero por dentro creo que llora.

He's trying to joke around, but inside I think he's crying.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

A ella le encanta bromear.

She loves to joke around.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Perdóname por bromear.

Forgive me for joking.

Algunos temas son tan serios que sólo podemos bromear sobre ellos.

Some topics are so serious that we can only joke about them.

Deja de bromear.

Stop joking.

— Tampopo (1985)

Bromear es sin duda la mejor forma de aprender.

Joking around is undoubtedly the best way to learn.

Déjate de bromear.

Stop joking around.

Hizo un esfuerzo por bromear pero tuvo poca gracia.

He tried to joke, but it wasn't very funny.