Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
según decían en son de chanza
English translation:
as they said jokingly
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Feb 2, 2021 19:42
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
según decían en son de chanza
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In A Historical Novel
Contexto:
Supo que algunos esperaban a Penitente e Isagani, mientras otros aseguraban que no llegarían; y entre una cosa y otra, "para pasar el rato" según decían en son de chanza, se apostaban mútuamente bebidas y tobacos.
Gracias,
Barbara
Supo que algunos esperaban a Penitente e Isagani, mientras otros aseguraban que no llegarían; y entre una cosa y otra, "para pasar el rato" según decían en son de chanza, se apostaban mútuamente bebidas y tobacos.
Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | as they said jokingly |
Cecilia Gowar
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| 4 | as they casually say |
Steven Huddleston
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| 4 | as they say in a joking tone |
Perla Sequeira
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Change log
Feb 7, 2021 11:38: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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42 mins
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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227
Selected
as they said jokingly
“I harassed them,” he said jokingly.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/realestate/faced-with-apa...
“I thought he played so-so,” he said jokingly.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/06/david-luiz-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/realestate/faced-with-apa...
“I thought he played so-so,” he said jokingly.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/06/david-luiz-...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
18 mins
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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39
as they casually say
I think say is better here than said. It is clear that those present are the subject, but I feel it applies more broadly as a custom as well.
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as they say in a joking tone
"Chanza", según la RAE, es "un dicho festivo y gracioso" o "un hecho burlesco para recrear el ánimo o ejercitar el ingenio". Por otro lado, "en son de" significa "con ánimo de" o "con la intención de"
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