- 戯ける
- おどける
たわける
to jest
to joke
to play the fool
to act indecently
to be silly over
to talk foolishly* * *おどける【戯ける】*fool|自|ばかなまねをする;〔…と〕おどける, ふざける(about, around)〔with〕;冗談を言う*joke|自|〔人に〕冗談[しゃれ]を言う〔with〕.* * *たわける【戯ける】1 〔ふざける〕 fool [mess] about; act [talk, behave] foolishly [idiotically].2 〔みだらな行いをする〕 act indecently; 〔うつつを抜かす〕 be silly over 《a woman》.たわけた foolish; silly; stupid; absurd; idiotic.●たわけたまねをする act stupid; fool about; play the fool; make an ass of oneself
・たわけたまねをするな. Stop fooling about! | Don't be stupid!
・たわけたことを言う talk nonsense [rot, rubbish]
・そんなたわけた話があってたまるか. You can't say [I won't accept] such nonsense!
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.