era una broma

it was a joke

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phrase Uncommon #20,470
it was a joke Used to say that something was not serious.
SP: No te enfades; era una broma.
EN: Don’t get mad; it was a joke.

, era una broma.

Yes, it was a joke.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Cómo sé que era una broma?

How was I supposed to know it was a joke?

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Era una broma, joder.

It was a joke, for fuck’s sake.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Creí que era una broma.

I thought it was a joke.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Era una broma, ¿de acuerdo?

It was a joke, okay?

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Tom dijo que era una broma.

Tom said it was a joke.

Esta no era una broma.

This was no joke.

Era una broma, Tommy.

It was a joke, Tommy.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No era una broma.

It was no joke.

Lo siento, era una broma.

Sorry, I was joking.

Pensaba que dijiste que era una broma.

I thought you said it was a joke.

Era una broma, yo soy Fred.

It was a joke, I'm Fred.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Solo era una broma.

It was just a joke.

Sólo era una broma.

It was just a joke.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Era una broma.

It was a joke.

— La bruja (2016)

Pensé que era una broma.

I thought it was a joke.