cod

bacalao

Pez grande de mares fríos, que suele comerse por su carne blanca.

En inglés sencillo: A large fish from cold seas, often eaten for its white meat.

• We had cod for dinner.
• She baked the cod with lemon.
• The boat returned with a catch of cod.

Expresiones frecuentes: cod fillet, baked cod, cod and chips

broma, imitación

Broma, engaño o imitación que no pretende tomarse en serio.

En inglés sencillo: A joke, trick, or imitation that is not meant to be taken seriously.

• The announcement was just a cod.
• His grand speech turned out to be a cod.
• Everyone laughed when they realized it was a cod.

Sinónimos: joke, spoof, hoax

Expresiones frecuentes: a cod, just a cod, a clever cod

tonto, bobo

Persona que actúa de manera ridícula o estúpida.

En inglés sencillo: A person who acts in a silly or stupid way.

• Don’t be such a cod.
• He felt like a cod after that mistake.
• Everyone thought the silly cod had forgotten his own name.

Sinónimos: fool, idiot

Expresiones frecuentes: a silly cod, a complete cod

falso, paródico

Que parece real o serio, pero es una imitación hecha para provocar risa.

En inglés sencillo: Made to sound real or serious, but actually an imitation intended to be funny.

• He spoke in a cod French accent.
• The novel is full of cod philosophy.
• Her cod medieval speech made us laugh.

Sinónimos: mock, fake, parodic

Antónimos: genuine

Expresiones frecuentes: cod psychology, cod philosophy, cod accent

bromear, tomar el pelo

Decir algo en broma o intentar que alguien se crea una broma.

En inglés sencillo: To say something as a joke or try to make someone believe a joke.

• Don’t worry; I’m only codding.
• Are you codding me about the price?
• He codded her until she started laughing.

Sinónimos: kid, joke, tease

Expresiones frecuentes: cod someone, only cod