laugh

laugh
1. verb
(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) reír

2. noun
(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risa
- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at

laugh1 n risa
she has a contagious laugh tiene una risa contagiosa
to have a laugh reírse
we had a good laugh at his joke nos reímos mucho con su chiste
laugh2 vb reír
we spent the evening telling jokes and laughing pasamos la tarde contando chistes y riendo
everybody laughed at him when his trousers fell down todos se rieron de él cuando se le cayó el pantalón
laugh
tr[lɑːf]
intransitive verb
1 reír, reírse
it makes me laugh me da risa
don't laugh no te rías
he'll laugh in your face se te reirá en la cara
you've got to laugh, haven't you? es mejor tomárselo a risa
don't make me laugh! ¡no me hagas reír!
noun
1 risa
we had a really good laugh nos reímos muchísimo
we did it for a laugh lo hicimos para divertirnos
what a laugh! ¡qué risa!
she's a good laugh es muy divertida, tiene mucha gracia
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
he who laughs last laughs longest quien ríe último ríe mejor
to burst out laughing echarse a reír
to have the last laugh reír el/la último,-a
to laugh like a drain SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar reírse a carcajada limpia
to laugh one's head off familiar partirse de risa, troncharse de risa, desternillarse de risa
to laugh on the other side of one's face llevarse un chasco
to laugh up one's sleeve reír disimuladamente
laugh ['læf] vi
: reír, reírse
laugh n
1) laughter: risa f
2) joke: chiste m, broma f
he did it for a laugh: lo hizo en broma, lo hizo para divertirse
laugh
n.
risa s.f.
v.
expresar riendo v.
reír v.
reírse v.
læf, lɑːf
I
noun
a) (act, sound) risa f; (loud) carcajada f, risotada f

she gave a nervous laugh — se rió nerviosamente, soltó una risa nerviosa

to have a laugh (about/at something) — reírse* (de algo)

to raise a laugh — hacer* reír

the laugh is on me/you/him — me/te/le salió el tiro por la culata

to have the last laugh: I'll have the last laugh — quien ríe (el) último ríe mejor (, y ésa voy a ser yo)

b) (joke, fun) (colloq)

it will be a laugh — será divertido, va a ser un plato (AmL fam), va a ser un relajo (Méx)

she's a good laugh — es muy divertida

to do/say something for a laugh — hacer*/decir* algo por divertirse, hacer*/decir* algo de cachondeo (Esp) or (Méx) de puro relajo (fam)


II
1.
intransitive verb reír(se)*

she laughed out loud/to herself — se rió a carcajadas/para sus adentros

to burst out laughing — soltar* una carcajada, echarse a reír

I nearly died laughing — casi me muero de (la) risa

to make somebody laugh — hacer* reír a alguien

to laugh ABOUT something — reírse* de algo

to laugh AT somebody/something — reírse* de alguien/algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face — (colloq)

she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when he finds out — se le van a quitar las ganas de reírse cuando él se entere

he who laughs last laughs best o (BrE) longest — quien ríe or el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor


2.
vt

they were laughed off the stage — se rieron tanto de ellos, que tuvieron que salir del escenario

you don't say!, he laughed — -no me digas! -dijo riendo

Phrasal Verbs:
[lɑːf]
1. N
1) (lit) risa f ; (loud) carcajada f , risotada f

he has a very distinctive laugh — tiene una risa muy suya

if you want a laugh, read on — si te quieres reír, sigue leyendo

she gave a little laugh — soltó una risita

to get a laugh — hacer reír (a la gente)

to have a (good) laugh about or over or at sth — reírse (mucho) de algo

that sounds like a laugh a minuteiro suena como para mondarse de risa * iro

to raise a laugh — hacer reír (a la gente)

"I'm not jealous," he said with a laugh — -no estoy celoso -dijo riéndose

- have the last laugh
2) * (=fun)

to be a laugh, he's a laugh — es un tío gracioso or divertido *, es muy cachondo (Sp) *

you should come - it'll be a laugh — deberías venir - será divertido

life isn't a bundle of laughs just now — mi vida ahora mismo no es precisamente muy divertida or muy alegre

to do sth for a laugh — hacer algo por divertirse

he's always good for a laugh — siempre te ríes or te diviertes con él

3) (=joke)

the laugh is on you * — te salió el tiro por la culata *

that's a laugh!, what a laugh! — iro ¡no me hagas reír!

2.
VI reírse, reír

I tried not to laugh — intenté no reír(me)

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry — no sabía si reír(me) o llorar

you may laugh, but ... — tú te ríes, pero ...

once we get this contract signed we're laughing * — (fig) una vez que nos firmen este contrato, lo demás es coser y cantar

to laugh about sth — reírse de algo

we're still laughing about the time that ... — todavía nos reímos de cuando ...

there's nothing to laugh about — no es cosa de risa or (LAm) reírse

to laugh at sb/sth — reírse de algn/algo

he never laughs at my jokes — nunca se ríe de mis chistes

to burst out laughing — echarse a reír

I thought I'd die laughing — creí que me moría de (la) risa

to laugh in sb's face — reírse de algn en su cara

to fall about laughing — troncharse or desternillarse de risa

you have (got) to laugh — hay que reírse

to laugh like a drain/hyena — reírse como una hiena

to make sb laugh — hacer reír a algn

don't make me laugh — iro no me hagas reír

to laugh out loud — reírse a carcajadas

I laughed till I cried or till the tears ran down my cheeks — me reí a más no poder, me tronché de (la) risa

I laughed to myself — me reí para mis adentros

- laugh up one's sleeve
3.
VT

"don't be silly," he laughed — -no seas bobo -dijo riéndose

he laughed a nervous laugh — se rió nervioso

to laugh sb to scorn — mofarse de algn

to laugh o.s. silly — reírse a más no poder

to laugh sth out of court —

his idea was laughed out of court — se rieron de su idea

- laugh one's head off
4.
CPD

laugh lines NPL — arrugas fpl producidas al reír

* * *
[læf, lɑːf]
I
noun
a) (act, sound) risa f; (loud) carcajada f, risotada f

she gave a nervous laugh — se rió nerviosamente, soltó una risa nerviosa

to have a laugh (about/at something) — reírse* (de algo)

to raise a laugh — hacer* reír

the laugh is on me/you/him — me/te/le salió el tiro por la culata

to have the last laugh: I'll have the last laugh — quien ríe (el) último ríe mejor (, y ésa voy a ser yo)

b) (joke, fun) (colloq)

it will be a laugh — será divertido, va a ser un plato (AmL fam), va a ser un relajo (Méx)

she's a good laugh — es muy divertida

to do/say something for a laugh — hacer*/decir* algo por divertirse, hacer*/decir* algo de cachondeo (Esp) or (Méx) de puro relajo (fam)


II
1.
intransitive verb reír(se)*

she laughed out loud/to herself — se rió a carcajadas/para sus adentros

to burst out laughing — soltar* una carcajada, echarse a reír

I nearly died laughing — casi me muero de (la) risa

to make somebody laugh — hacer* reír a alguien

to laugh ABOUT something — reírse* de algo

to laugh AT somebody/something — reírse* de alguien/algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face — (colloq)

she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when he finds out — se le van a quitar las ganas de reírse cuando él se entere

he who laughs last laughs best o (BrE) longest — quien ríe or el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor


2.
vt

they were laughed off the stage — se rieron tanto de ellos, que tuvieron que salir del escenario

you don't say!, he laughed — -no me digas! -dijo riendo

Phrasal Verbs:

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