What is 'Spaß' called in English?

'Spaß' in English is called "Josh". Josh refers to: Schwung, Elan, Begeisterung, oft in einem informellen Kontext.

How do you pronounce 'Josh' and 'Spaß'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Josh' and native German audio speech for 'Spaß' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "The team was full of josh before the big game." | German: "Das Team war voller Schwung vor dem großen Spiel."

noun · verb

English to German Dictionary

nounSpaß, Schwung

verbnecken

Spaß in English:josh

Phonetic:Schpaß

Gender:Maskulin (der)

Quick Answer • Kurzantwort

Die Bedeutung von josh auf Deutsch ist Spaß, Schwung, necken. (Schwung, Elan, Begeisterung, oft in einem informellen Kontext.)

1
noun(informal)
Schwung
Josh refers to a feeling of strong enthusiasm, energy, or spirit, often in an informal context.
Schwung, Elan, Begeisterung, oft in einem informellen Kontext.
2
verb(informal)
necken
To josh means to playfully tease or joke with someone in a lighthearted manner.
Jemanden auf spielerische, leichtfüßige Weise necken oder Witze machen.

casual

“The team was full of josh before the big game.”

Das Team war voller Schwung vor dem großen Spiel.

casual

“Don't take him seriously, he's just joshing you.”

Nimm ihn nicht ernst, er neckt dich nur.

In German:

SpaßHumorNecken

In English:

In German:

ErnstTraurigkeit

In English:

past tensejoshed

present participlejoshing