Как по Английски будет gioco di parole

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

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She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

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I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

noun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

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His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

noun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

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His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

adjective

Making or involving a pun or play on words.

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The daily mail acknowledged the achievement with a punning headline

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

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His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

noun

The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.

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So many of the jokes are based on wordplay

idiom

An amusing use of a word or phrase that has more than one meaning