| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| playful adj | (willing to play) | brincalhão adj |
| | My neighbour's dog is very playful. |
| | O cachorro do meu vizinho é muito brincalhão. |
| facetious adj | (flippantly witty) | chistoso, espirituoso adj |
| | | brincalhão adj |
| | Quentin was known for his facetious outbursts in class. |
| frolicsome adj | (playful and lively) | brincalhão adj |
| jokey adj | informal (intended humorously) | brincalhão, jocoso adj |
| | Don't be offended; it was just a jokey remark. |
| trickster n | informal (practical joker) | brincalhão, engraçado sm |
| | Robbie has been a trickster since childhood, and often played jokes on his teachers and classmates. |
| prankster n | (sb who plays jokes) | brincalhão sm |
| | The pranksters made fake telephone calls to their parents, pretending to be the police. |
| kidder n | informal (person who teases or jokes) (pessoa que brinca, graceja) | brincalhão, galhofeiro, gracejador sm |
| hoaxer n | (practical joker) (que prega peças) | brincalhão, brincalhona sm, sf |
| josher n | US (person given to joking or teasing) | brincalhão sm |
| trifler n | (one who acts frivolously, irresponsibly) | frívolo, brincalhão adj |
| twinkly adj | informal, figurative (mischievous, playful) | malandro, maroto, brincalhão adj |
| | I could tell Grandpa was joking because he had a twinkly look in his eye. |
| playful adj | (light-hearted) | brincalhão adj |
| | | divertido adj |
| | It was just a playful comment; don't take it seriously. |
| | Foi só um comentário brincalhão; não leve a sério. |
| jester n | figurative (sb who jokes) | palhaço, brincalhão, piadista sm |
| | | engraçadinho sf |
| | Don't be such a jester – just tell me the plain truth. |
| wisecracking n | (making jokes) | piadista adj |
| | | brincalhão adj |
joker,
jokester n | (sb: plays pranks) (pessoa que prega peças) | brincalhão sm |
| | | engraçadinho sm |
| | Peter was a terrible joker, and once accidentally set fire to the dormitories. |
tease,
teaser n | informal (person who teases) | provocador, brincalhão sm |
| | | trocista sm, sf |
| | Your brother's always a tease. I never know if I can trust him. |
| | Seu irmão sempre foi um provocador. Eu nunca sei se posso confiar nele. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| boyish adj | (act, gesture: playful, childish) (gesto travesso) | de brincalhão loc adj |
| | He gave me a boyish grin and said, "Let's try it!" |
| | Ele me deu um sorriso de brincalhão e disse: "Vamos experimentá-lo!" |
| scamp n | informal (playful animal) (cachorro) | filhote brincalhão sm + adj |
| | That scamp's been chewing my slippers again! |