El "pun" es un juego de palabras tonto. Un pun es mejor cuando es malo, Y mejor cuando terrible. El mejor pun te hace quejarse de fastidio.

A pun is a little word game, playing with language. Most puns use a word that has two meanings, or use two words that sound almost the same.

First, we give you some puns and then some jokes. Use your knowledge of English, and your dictionary if necessary, to explain the pun. In each case, the pun is underlined.

A continuación, en las siguientes secciones, ofrecemos unos ejemplos de cómo es posible emplear los chistes en la enseñanza.

Example Why is an empty purse always the same? Because there is never any change in it.
In this pun, the word "change" has two meanings: 1. coins and small bills, 2. alteration.

Las más veces los "puns" no se traducen de un idioma a otro. Este ejemplo es una excepción. Podemos hablar del monedero vacío que siempre es el mismo porque en él nunca hay "cambio", o sea no cambia. El juego está en la palabra "cambio", o "vuelto" aunque los mejicanos dirán "feria", y los puertorriqueños "chavos", todos lo entienden.
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EL LEOPARDO

Do you know why it's easy for a hunter to find a leopard?
Because a leopard is always spotted.

"to spot", noun: ver, devisar. "spotted", adjective: de pintas, manchado.
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SAM PAINTS HIS KITCHEN

My friend Sam had decided his kitchen needed painting, and instead of
hiring a professional, he decided to do it himself. In the afternoon, I
went over to his house to see if he needed some help. When I arrived, I
found Sam working hard painting the kitchen walls. But instead of
wearing old clothes, he was wearing a leather jacket and a ski parka. I
asked him why he was dressed that way on such a hot day. He brought me
the paint bucket and told me to read the instructions. I did. It said,
"For best results, put on two coats."

El juego está en la palabra "coat" que significa una aplicación adicional de pintura, e sea. "otra mano". Obviamente, "coat" tambien significa abrigo.
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LOS JUEGOS DE AZAR
When gambling became legal in the city, everyone agreed that the city was now a bettor place.

Lo que se escucha podría indicar una de dos palabras: "better", adjective, "mejor", entonces "un lugar mejor". "bettor", noun, "apostador", entonces "un lugar de juego".
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EL MAESTRO DESPEDIDO
The principal called the young cross-eyed (bizco) teacher into his office. "I'm sorry to say, Ms. Jones, we're going to have to let you go." "But why, sir? I tho

Tres chistes que tienen que ver con la policia.

First Joke: A police officer stops a woman for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license.

She replies in a huff, "I wish you guys would get your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today you expect me to show it to you!"

Vocabulario y Giros del Inglés:

"in a huff": fastidiada

"get your act together": organizarse mejor

Second Joke: While driving along the back roads of a small town, two truckers came to an overpass with a sign that read CLEARANCE 11'3".

They got out and measured their rig, which was 12'4".

"What do you think?" one asked the other.

The driver looked around carefully, then shifted into first. "Not a cop in sight. Let's take a chance!"

Vocabulario y Giros del Inglés:

"overpass": viaducto


"rig": aquí camión. Signiifica cualquier herramienta especializada o dispositivo complejo


"clearance": espacio para pasar. "Clearance" es el sustantivo relacionado al verbo "to clear" que tiene el significado (entre otros) de: "pasar sin tocar"


11' 3" es la abreviatura de 11 feet 3 inches;

12' 4" = 12 feet 4 inches.

Third Joke: Recently, a distraught wife went to the local police station, along with her next-door neighbor, to report that her husband was missing. The policeman asked for a description of the missing man.

The wife said, "He is 35 years old, 6 foot 2, has dark eyes, dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, is soft-spoken, and is good to the children."

The next-door neighbor protested, "Your husband is 54 years old, 5 foot 6, chubby, weighs 275 pounds, is bald, has a big mouth, and is mean to your children."

The wife replied, "Yes, but who wants HIM back?"

Vocabulario y Giros del Inglés:

Hubby: forma popular o cariñosa de "husband", esposo, marido. Equivalente a "maridito"


distraught: estresada, preocupada, fuera de sí de los nervios.

chubby: forma popular o cariñosa: "gordito"

mean: en este contexto severo hasta un poco cruel

bald: calvo

next-door neighbor: vecino de al lado

6 foot 4: la forma más común de indicar

Para saber más del diccionario Oxford, anda ve el sitio "http://www.LeerEsPoder.com/dicOxfordSPAN.htm"

Brand New! ¡Flamante Novedad!

The Oxford English/Spanish/English Electronic Dictionary Model SD3.

More than just a way to look up words!

No es mero diccionario.

Translates both ways!

¡Traduce ida y vuelta Español<->Inglés!

Gives meanings in Spanish from Spain and from Latin America!

¡Da las acepciones en el Castellano de España y de América Latina!

Covers meaning and pronunciation of both UK and American words and phrases!

Lo mismo con el significado y la pronunciación de las palabras y giros del Inglés del Reino Unido y de los Estados Unidos!

Has Spell Check for English and "fuzzy" search (you enter your best guess).

Hay control de ortografía de las palabras inglesas.

Gives multiple meanings of word and sample phrases.

Presenta traducciones multiples de la palabra además de frases modelos.

Uses IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols

Emplea los símbolos IPA (Alfabeto Fonético Internacional)

Calculator, Converter between English and Metric Measures.

Calculadora, Convertidor de unidades inglesas/métricas

Calendar, Local and Global time.

Almanaque, Hora local y global.

Room for notes, birthdays, schedules, to-do lists.

Recibe apuntes, fechas, recordatorios, etc.

Super portable. Only 4 1/2 inches by 3 1/8 inches and a 3/8 of an inch high.

Del tamaño de la calculadora más pequeña; mide apenas cuatro pulgadas (11,4 cm) por tres pulgadas (7.9 cm) y sólo tiene 3/8 de pulgada (.95 cm) de grosor.