şaka
joke, jest; gag; witticism, quip. --ya almak /ı/ to regard (something serious) as a joke. --ya boğmak /ı/ to turn (something) into a joke. -- etmek to kid someone, kid, joke. --ya gelmemek 1. not to be able to take a joke. 2. (for something) to be no joking matter, be very serious. --ya getirmek /ı/ to speak of (a serious matter) as if it were a joke. -- gibi gelmek /a/ (for something) to seem like a joke to (someone). (iş) -- götürmemek to be no joking matter. -- iken kaka olmak colloq. (for something that began as a joke) to turn into a quarrel; (for a joke) to backfire. -- kaldırmak to be able to take a joke. -- maka derken .... At first we thought it was a joke (but later we discovered it was serious).: Şaka maka derken gerçekten oldu. What looked like a joke has now become a reality. --nın sonu kakadır. proverb What starts out as a joke can end up as a quarrel. -- söylemek to joke, say something in fun. --ya vurmak /ı/ to pretend to take (something) as a joke. --sı yok. colloq. 1. He is not to be trifled with./He´s dead serious. 2. It´s no laughing matter.