Sentence examples of "шутка" in Russian with translation "pleasantry"

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На самом деле, это была лишь шутка. Actually, that was a pleasantry.
Тот факт, что у тебя фамилия Гриффин, лишь шутка нашей семьи, а не что-то законное. The fact that your last name is Griffin is a pleasantry extended from our family, not by any legality.
Давай оставим шутки и вернемся к делу. Let's skip the pleasantries and get to the point.
Так давайте воздержимся от плоских шуток и перейдем к делу. So let's dispense with the hollow pleasantries and stick to business.
Мне не интересны отношения из искусственных шуток и фальшивых улыбок. I am not interested in a relationship of artificial pleasantries and phony smiles.
Хорошо, теперь, когда шутки закончены, не приступить ли вам к работе? Well, now that the pleasantries are over, why don't you get to work?
Боюсь, полковник уверен, что шутки и легкая беседа - это пустая трата времени. I'm afraid the Colonel believes in wasting little time on pleasantries or idle conversation.
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