banter

1. (intransitive)To engage in banter or playful conversation.

   albern, scherzen, plaudern

2. (intransitive)To play or do something amusing.

   Spaß haben, sich amüsieren, spielen

3. (transitive)To tease (someone) mildly.

   necken, verulken, auf den Arm nehmen

   добродушно подшучиватьdobrodušno podšučivatʹ, подтруниватьpodtrunivatʹ, поддразниватьpoddraznivatʹ

   be silly or tease one another

4. (transitive)To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).

   June 1804, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them.

5. (transitive)To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.

6. (Southern, US, Western, colloquial, transitive)To challenge to a match.

7. (UK, dialectal)To haggle; cheapen the price.

1. Lucy was bantered by her grandparents.

   deLucy wurde von ihren Großeltern aufgezogen.

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2. They were engaged in friendly banter.

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3. Tom and Mary engaged in friendly banter.

   deTom und Maria neckten sich.

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4. Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.

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5. Tom and Mary were engaged in friendly banter.

   deTom und Maria neckten sich.

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