hacer la gamba: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To behave like a fool or to clown around; to act in a silly, boorish, or attention‑seeking manner.
Examples
BetaEn la fiesta, Pedro hizo la gamba y todos se rieron de sus bromas tontas.
At the party, Pedro acted like a fool and everyone laughed at his silly jokes.
Cuando hiciste la gamba ayer, casi arruinas la presentación con tus ocurrencias.
When you acted the fool yesterday, you almost ruined the presentation with your antics.
- A regional variant used to describe acting as a stooge or playing the part of a gullible person; usage and exact nuance vary by area.
Examples
BetaEn esta región, hacer la gamba significa actuar como el tonto del grupo para divertir a los demás.
In this region, hacer la gamba means to act like the fool of the group to entertain others.
Siempre hace la gamba para que lo incluyan en las bromas, aunque a veces pasa de la raya.
He always plays the stooge to be included in jokes, although sometimes he goes too far.
No quiero hacer la gamba y parecer ingenuo frente a mis colegas, prefiero ser serio.
I don't want to play the fool and seem naive in front of my colleagues, I prefer to be serious.
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Source: Wiktionary