Verbs | |||||||
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| to kid | kidded, kidded | | scherzen | scherzte, gescherzt | | ||||||
| to kid so. | kidded, kidded | | jmdn. veralbern | veralberte, veralbert | | ||||||
| to kid so. | kidded, kidded | | jmdn. veräppeln | veräppelte, veräppelt | [coll.] | ||||||
| to kid so. | kidded, kidded | | jmdn. verarschen | verarschte, verarscht | [coll.] [vulg.] | ||||||
| to be kidding [coll.] | Witze machen | machte, gemacht | | ||||||
| to kid around | kidded, kidded | | Quatsch machen | machte, gemacht | | ||||||
| to kid around | kidded, kidded | (Amer.) | herumalbern | alberte herum, herumgealbert | [coll.] | ||||||
| to handle so. with kid gloves | jmdn. wie ein rohes Ei behandeln | behandelte, behandelt | | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| kidding | |||||||
| kid (Verb) | |||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| whiz kid (or: whiz-kid) | der Senkrechtstarter pl.: die Senkrechtstarter [fig.] | ||||||
| whiz kid (or: whiz-kid) | der Vifzack (Austria) | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| No kidding! | Im Ernst! | ||||||
| No kidding! | Ach nee! | ||||||
| No kidding! | Sag bloß! | ||||||
| No kidding! | Was du nicht sagst! | ||||||
| Are you kidding me? | Soll das ein Scherz sein? | ||||||
| No kidding! [coll.] | Ohne Scheiß! [coll.] | ||||||
| You've gotta be kidding! (Amer.) [coll.] | Sie machen wohl Witze! | ||||||
| I kid you not! [coll.] | Ohne Scheiß! [coll.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| Are you kidding? | Machst Du Witze? | ||||||
| Are you kidding? | Willst Du mich veräppeln? | ||||||
| Don't kid yourself! | Bilde dir bloß keine Schwachheiten ein! | ||||||
