espri
noun B2- humour, joke, fun
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in esprim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: esprisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: esprisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: esprisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: esprisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
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From the library
Ayrıca meşhur Karadeniz fıkralarında hamsi, zekice yapılan esprilerin ve komik hikayelerin başrol oyuncusu olarak sık sık karşımıza çıkar.
Furthermore, in famous Black Sea jokes, the anchovy frequently appears before us as the leading actor of cleverly made jokes and funny stories.
Komedyenin sahnedeki duruşu, seyirciyle kurduğu doğrudan göz teması ve beklenmedik anlarda yaptığı doğaçlama espriler, meddahın yüzyıllar önce kahvehanelerde sergilediği performansın modern bir kopyasıdır.
The comedian's stance on stage, the direct eye contact established with the audience, and the improvised jokes made at unexpected moments are a modern copy of the performance the meddah exhibited centuries ago in coffeehouses.
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