I'm not being funny

Meaning: (UK,idiomatic)Used as a softening preface to a statement that might be taken asoffensiveormalicious.2009, Gavin Dudeney, Nicky Hockly,Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies, page296:Clara: Well,I'm not being funny, but those clothes aren't really suitable for having meetings with clients.John: Really?Clara: I think so – a shirt and tie, or suit and shirt would be better.2011, Martin Stanley,The Gamblers, page280:I'm not being funny, but you make me nervous.2013, Kate Tempest,Wasted, page13:You know,I'm not being funny, but, you know, when he's with all his cool new 'creative' mates. They ain't real, Tony. They ain't like us. They sit around, with ironic trousers on and three haircuts each, waiting to be discovered.

Examples:

EN: I'm not being funny.
ES: No estoy haciéndome el gracioso.
ES: ¡No estoy bromeando!
EN: No, no, no. I'm not being funny, I'm serious.
ES: No, no estoy de broma, habló en serio.
EN: - No, I'm not being funny.
ES: - No, No intento serlo.
EN: - I'm not being funny.
ES: - No soy divertido.
EN: I'm not being funny, but you're not gonna find a smoking gun.
ES: No es divertido, pero no vas a encontrar una pistola humeante.
EN: Look, mate I'm not being funny.
ES: Mira, amigo.
EN: I'm not being funny... you missed the squiggle and a bit of Latin.
ES: No estoy de broma. Te has saltado el garabato y un trozo de latín.
EN: Look, I'm not being funny, but if it's all the same to you I'd kind of like to get this over with and be on my way.
ES: Mirad, no pretendo hacerme el gracioso, pero si os da lo mismo, me gustaría acabar con esto e irme.
EN: I'm not being funny or nothing, but that picture just moved.
ES: - No quiero ser gracioso pero ese dibujo se ha movido.
EN: I'm not being funny, mate, okay?
ES: No estoy bromeando, socio, ¿bien?
EN: I'm not being funny, but a girl alone on the side of the road... usually means money changing hands.
ES: No quiero ser gracioso, pero una chica sola al costado del camino generalmente significa dinero cambiando de manos.
EN: I'm not being funny but...
ES: No intento ser gracioso pero...
EN: Look, I'm not being funny, but... - I didn't see it.
ES: No quiero ser gracioso, pero yo no lo ví.
EN: I'm not being funny, you don't think this could be a... Trap.
ES: No quiero ser gracioso, pero quizá sea una trampa.
EN: I'm not being funny, mate, we've just caught you!
ES: No bromees amigo, acabamos de capturarte.

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