un payaso

clown

→ uno
phrase Uncommon #21,264
clown Also used as an insult meaning a fool or jerk.
SP: No seas un payaso en clase.
EN: Don't be a clown in class.

En pocas palabras, creo que es un payaso.

In a nutshell, I think he's a clown.

Eres un payaso.

You're a clown.

— Carandiru (2003)

Un payaso que va de poeta.

A clown pretending to be a poet.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Primero pensé que eras un payaso.

At first I thought you were a clown.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)

Son unos perdedores, y los matarán mientras intentan atrapar a un payaso.

They're losers, and they'll get killed while trying to catch a clown.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Cuando están allí con amigos, ¡pueden ser tan tontos como un payaso!

When they're out with friends, they can be as silly as a clown!

— It (Eso) (2017)

En casa un animal, en la calle un payaso.

At home an animal, on the street a clown.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

A veces uno se convierte en un payaso sin esperarlo.

Sometimes you turn into a clown unexpectedly.

— Solaris (1972)

Ziri era un payaso.

Ziri was a clown.

Un payaso.

A clown.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No me pueden arrestar por ser un payaso.

They can't arrest me for being a clown.

Se comportó como un payaso.

He behaved like a clown.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

No eres un payaso, eres el circo entero.

You're not a clown; you're the whole circus.

Mi amigo verdaderamente es un payaso.

My friend is truly a clown.

Creo que es sólo un payaso.

I think he's just a clown.

— Hermano 2 (2000)