How is the phrase Estava só a brincar translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
I was only joking
phrase

Dito para explicar que não era a sério.

Said to explain that a remark was not serious.

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  • Desculpa, estava só a brincar. — Sorry, I was only joking.

  • Estava só a brincar, não leves a peito. — I was only joking, don't take it to heart.

  • Calma — estava só a brincar. — Relax — I was only joking.

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