cod

タラ

冷たい海にすむ大きな魚。白い身を食用にすることが多い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： cod fillet, baked cod, cod and chips

冗談、物まね

本気で受け取ってほしくない冗談、いたずら、物まね。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： joke, spoof, hoax

よく使う表現： a cod, just a cod, a clever cod

ばか、まぬけ

ばかげたことや愚かなことをする人。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： fool, idiot

よく使う表現： a silly cod, a complete cod

偽物の、おどけた

本物や真面目なものに見せかけた、笑わせるための模倣である様子。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： mock, fake, parodic

反対語： genuine

よく使う表現： cod psychology, cod philosophy, cod accent

冗談を言う、からかう

冗談を言ったり、冗談を本当だと誰かに信じ込ませようとしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： kid, joke, tease

よく使う表現： cod someone, only cod