hacer la gamba: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpaincolloquialinformalMachine
    • To behave like a fool or to clown around; to act in a silly, boorish, or attention‑seeking manner.

    Examples

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    • En 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.

  • 2.

    regional, variablecolloquialinformalMachine
    • 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

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    • En 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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