Translation of "pun" into German
Wortspiel, Kalauer, Witz are the top translations of "pun" into German.
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused. [..]
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Wortspiel
noun neuterjoke or type of wordplay
Whoever is able to translate a pun may consider themselves to be among the best translators.
Wer ein Wortspiel übersetzen kann, darf sich getrost zu den besten Übersetzern zählen.
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Kalauer
noun masculineA figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious.
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Witz
noun masculineI know I said I missed the puns, but that was just unacceptable.
Ich sagte, mir fehlen deine Witze, aber das war grauenvoll.
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Less frequent translations
- Wortwitz
- Kakekotoba
- Reimspiel
- Wortspiel mit Homonymen
- Wortspielereien
- Wordspiel
- blöder Witz
- schlechter Witz
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