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laugh [lɑːf] vb 1. (intr) to express or manifest emotion, esp mirth or amusement, typically by expelling air from the lungs in short bursts to produce an inarticulate voiced noise, with the mouth open 2. (intr) (esp of certain mammals or birds) to make a noise resembling a laugh 3. (tr) to utter or express with laughter he laughed his derision at the play 4. (tr) to bring or force (someone, esp oneself) into a certain condition by laughter he laughed himself sick 5. (intr; foll by at) to make fun (of); jeer (at) 6. (intr; foll by over) to read or discuss something with laughter don't make me laugh Informal I don't believe you for a moment laugh all the way to the bank Informal to be unashamedly pleased at making a lot of money laugh in a person's face to show open contempt or defiance towards a person laugh like a drain Informal to laugh loudly and coarsely laugh up one's sleeve to laugh or have grounds for amusement, self-satisfaction, etc., secretly laugh on the other side of one's face to show sudden disappointment or shame after appearing cheerful or confident be laughing Informal to be in a favourable situation n
1. the act or an instance of laughing 2. a manner of laughter 3. Informal a person or thing that causes laughter that holiday was a laugh the last laugh the final success in an argument, situation, etc., after previous defeat See also laugh away, laugh down, laugh off [Old English læhan, hliehhen; related to Gothic hlahjan, Dutch lachen] laugher n laughing n & adj laughingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
laugh verb chuckle, giggle, snigger, crack up (informal), cackle, chortle, guffaw, titter, roar, bust a gut (informal), be convulsed (informal), be in stitches, crease up (informal), split your sides, be rolling in the aisles (informal), L (S.M.S.) He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his Dad. noun 1. chortle, giggle, chuckle, snigger, guffaw, titter, belly laugh, roar or shriek, L (S.M.S.) He gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke. 2. (Informal) joke, scream (informal), hoot (informal), lark, prank, L (S.M.S.) Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually. 3. (Informal) clown, character (informal), scream (informal), comic, caution (informal), wit, comedian, entertainer, card (informal), wag, joker, hoot (informal), humorist, L (S.M.S.) He was a good laugh and great to have in the dressing room. laugh at something or someone make fun of, mock, tease, ridicule, taunt, jeer, deride, scoff at, belittle, lampoon, take the mickey out of (informal), pour scorn on, make a mock of I thought people were laughing at me because I was ugly. laugh something off disregard, ignore, dismiss, overlook, shrug off, minimize, brush aside, make light of, pooh-pooh While I used to laugh it off, I'm now getting irritated by it. Quotations "Laugh and the world laughs with you;" "Weep, and you weep alone;" "For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth," "But has enough trouble of its own" [Ella Wheeler Wilcox Solitude] "One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man" [Fyodor Dostoevsky The House of the Dead] Proverbs "He who laughs last, laughs longest" Translations laugh [lɑːf] A. 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 minute (iro) → 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 to have the last laugh → ser el que ríe el último 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 B. 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 they'll be laughing all the way to the bank → estarán contentísimos contando el dinero he'll soon be laughing on the other side of his face → pronto se le quitarán las ganas de reír to laugh up one's sleeve → reírse por detrás laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone → si ríes todo el mundo te acompaña, pero si lloras nadie quiere saber nada he who laughs last laughs longest or best → quien ríe el último ríe mejor C. 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 to laugh one's head off → partirse or desternillarse or troncharse de risa D. CPD laugh lines NPL → arrugas fpl producidas al reír laugh down VT + ADV → ridiculizar laugh [ˈlɑːf] n (= sound) → rire m She has a very nice laugh → Elle a un très joli rire. to give a laugh → avoir un rire He gave a deep throaty laugh → Il eut un profond rire de gorge. to get a laugh (= make an audience laugh) [joke, comment, performer] → faire rire to have a good laugh about sth → bien rire de qch (= amusement) It was a good laugh → On s'est bien amusés. to do sth for a laugh → faire qch pour rire They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates → Leurs copains les ont persuadés de monter sur scène pour rire. to do sth for laughs → faire qch pour s'amuser, faire qch pour rire to have the last laugh → faire taire la critique to have the last laugh on sb → faire manger son chapeau à qn vt (with direct speech) → s'esclaffer "It was crazy," he laughed laugh at vt fus [+ joke] → rire de The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French → Les Britanniques ne rient pas des mêmes plaisanteries que les Français. (scornfully) → se moquer de They laughed at her → Ils se sont moqués d'elle. to laugh at sth → rire de qch laugh off vt sep [+ rumour, suggestion] → rire deWhilst I used to laugh it off, I'm now getting irritated by it → Alors que j'avais l'habitude d'en rire, cela m'irrite maintenant. laugh n → Lachen nt; no, she said, with a laugh → nein, sagte sie lachend; she let out or gave a loud laugh → sie lachte laut auf; that woman has a laugh like a hyena → die Frau gackert wie ein Huhn; what a laugh (she’s got)! → die hat vielleicht ’ne Lache! (inf); to have a good laugh over or about something → sich köstlich über etw (acc) → amüsieren; to have a good laugh at somebody → jdn gründlich auslachen; you’ll have a good laugh about it one day → eines Tages wirst du darüber lachen können; give us a laugh! (inf) → bring uns mal zum Lachen!; it’ll give us a laugh (inf) → das wird lustig; the laugh was on me → der Witz ging auf meine Kosten; to have the last laugh (over or on somebody) → es jdm zeigen (inf); I’ll have the last laugh → ich werds dir schon noch zeigen (inf); to get a laugh → einen Lacherfolg verbuchen; to play for laughs → Lacherfolge haben wollen; he played Hamlet for laughs → er machte aus Hamlet eine komische Figur; they played “Othello” for laughs → sie machten aus „Othello“ eine Komödie (inf: = fun) what a laugh → (das ist ja) zum Totlachen or zum Schreien (inf)!; just for a laugh or for laughs → nur (so) aus Spaß; it’ll be a good laugh → es wird bestimmt lustig; we didn’t achieve much, but we had a good laugh → wir haben nicht viel geschafft, aber es war trotzdem lustig; he’s a (good) laugh → er ist urkomisch or zum Schreien (inf); to be good for a laugh → ganz lustig sein; it was a laugh a minute! → es war zum Schreien! (inf) vi → lachen (→ about, at, over über +acc); to laugh at somebody → sich über jdn lustig machen; to laugh up one’s sleeve → sich (dat) → ins Fäustchen lachen; she’s laughing up her sleeve at us → sie macht sich heimlich über uns lustig; it’s nothing to laugh about → das ist nicht zum Lachen; it’s all very well for you to laugh → du hast gut lachen; you’ll be laughing on the other side of your face (Brit) or mouth (US) soon → dir wird das Lachen noch vergehen; to laugh out loud → laut auflachen; to laugh in somebody’s face → jdm ins Gesicht lachen; he who laughs last laughs longest (Prov) → wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (Prov); you’ve got to laugh → es ist eigentlich zum Lachen; don’t make me laugh! (iro inf) → dass ich nicht lache! (inf); if you’ve got your own house, you’re laughing (inf) → wenn man ein eigenes Haus hat, hat man es gut; he’ll be laughing all the way to the bank → er wird das Geld nur so scheffeln (inf) ? drain N a laugh [lɑːf] 1. vi → ridere to laugh over or about sth → ridere di or per qc we all laughed about it later → più tardi ci abbiamo riso sopra it's nothing to laugh about → non c'è niente da ridere to laugh to o.s. → ridere dentro di sé or fra sé e sé I laughed till I cried → ho riso fino alle lacrime to laugh in sb's face → ridere in faccia a qn then we'll be laughing (fig) → poi saremo tranquilli to laugh up one's sleeve → ridere sotto i baffi 2. vt to laugh sb/sth out of court → ridicolizzare qn/qc they tried to laugh me out of my fears → hanno cercato di farmi passare la paura ridendo to laugh sb to scorn → deridere qn 3. n → risata to get or raise a laugh (from sb) → far ridere (qn) to have a good laugh at sth → farsi una bella risata su or sopra qc do you want a laugh? → vuoi farti due risate? to do sth for a laugh (fam) → fare qc per scherzo or per ridere what a laugh! → che ridere! (iro) → che ridicolo! good for a laugh → divertente he's always good for a laugh → ci fa sempre fare due risate we'll see who has the last laugh (fig) → staremo a vedere chi l'avrà vinta laugh at vi + prep (person, sb's behaviour, also) (fig) → ridere di I laughed at his joke → la sua barzelletta mi fece ridere laugh off vt + adv (pain, accusation) → ridere sopra, prendere alla leggera to laugh one's head off (fam) → sbellicarsi dalle risate laugh [lɑːf] 1. vi → ridere to laugh over or about sth → ridere di or per qc we all laughed about it later → più tardi ci abbiamo riso sopra it's nothing to laugh about → non c'è niente da ridere to laugh to o.s. → ridere dentro di sé or fra sé e sé I laughed till I cried → ho riso fino alle lacrime to laugh in sb's face → ridere in faccia a qn then we'll be laughing (fig) → poi saremo tranquilli to laugh up one's sleeve → ridere sotto i baffi 2. vt to laugh sb/sth out of court → ridicolizzare qn/qc they tried to laugh me out of my fears → hanno cercato di farmi passare la paura ridendo to laugh sb to scorn → deridere qn 3. n → risata to get or raise a laugh (from sb) → far ridere (qn) to have a good laugh at sth → farsi una bella risata su or sopra qc do you want a laugh? → vuoi farti due risate? to do sth for a laugh (fam) → fare qc per scherzo or per ridere what a laugh! → che ridere! (iro) → che ridicolo! good for a laugh → divertente he's always good for a laugh → ci fa sempre fare due risate we'll see who has the last laugh (fig) → staremo a vedere chi l'avrà vinta laugh at vi + prep (person, sb's behaviour, also) (fig) → ridere di I laughed at his joke → la sua barzelletta mi fece ridere laugh off vt + adv (pain, accusation) → ridere sopra, prendere alla leggera to laugh one's head off (fam) → sbellicarsi dalle risate v laugh [laːf] 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. lag يَضْحَك смея се smát se grine; le lachen γελώ reír naerma خندیدن nauraa rire לִצחוֹק हंसना smijati se nevet tertawa hlæja ridere 笑う (소리내어) 웃다 juoktis, kvatoti smieties ketawa lachen le śmiać się rir a râde смеяться smiať sa smejati se smejati se skratta หัวเราะ gülmek 笑 сміятися; реготати ہنسنا cười 笑 n an act or sound of laughing He gave a laugh; a loud laugh. gelag ضَحْك смях smích latter das Lachen γέλιο risa naer خنده nauru rire צְחוֹק हंसी smijeh nevetés tawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음 juokas, kvatojimas smiekli ketawa lach latter(brøl) śmiech riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt หัวเราะ gülme, gülüş 笑 сміх, регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑 adj laughable 1 ridiculous or deserving scorn Her attempts at drawing were laughable. bespotlik, lagwekkend مُضْحِك смешен směšný latterlig lächerlich γελοίος rídiculo, irrisible naeruväärne خنده دار naurettava risible מְגוֹחָך, מַצחִיק हास्यस्पद smiješan nevetséges menggelikan hlálegur, fáránlegur risibile, ridicolo ばかばかしい 웃기는 juokingas, vertas pašaipos smieklīgs tidak masuk akal lachwekkend latterlig śmiechu wart ridículo demn de râs, caraghios смехотворный smiešny smešen smešan skrattretande, löjlig ตลก komik, gülünç 可笑的 смішний, сміховинний قابل استہزا tức cười 可笑的 2 amusing; comical. belaglik مُثير للضِّحْك، مُسَلٍّ забавен komický morsom; komisk ulkig διασκεδαστικός, αστείος cómico, divertido naljakas کمدی hauska comique מַצחִיק हास्यजनक zabavan, smiješan mulatságos lucu hlægilegur comico おかしい 재미있는 komiškas jocīgs menggelikan hati komisch lattervekkende, komisk zabawny divertido comic забавный; смешной komický smešen zabavan komisk ตลก eğlendirici, komik 有趣的 кумедний پر مزاح، مضحکہ خیز nực cười 有趣的 adv laughably belaglik, lagwekkend بصورَة مُثيرَةٍ للضِّحْك смешно směšně latterligt; morsomt; komiskt lächerlich γελοία ridículamete, irrisoriamente naeruväärselt بطور خنده دار naurettavasti ridiculement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר צְחוֹק हंसते हुए zabavno, smiješno nevetségesen secara lucu fáránlega ridicolmente おかしく 우습게 juokingai, pašaipiai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan lucu op een lachwekkende manier latterlig, komisk śmiesznie ridiculamente ridicol (de) смешно smiešne smešno zabavno skrattretande, löjligt ตลก gülünç/tuhaf bir şekilde 可笑地 смішно مضحکہ خیزی کے انداز میں đáng buồn cười 可笑地 adv laughingly as a joke She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself. lag-lag على سبيل النُّكْتَه أو المُزاح смеейки се žertem for sjov; i spøg lachend στ' αστεία, γελαστά con risas naljaviluks خندان؛ با خنده leikillisesti par plaisanterie בִּצחוֹק हंसी, हंसी में u šali viccből untuk melucu í gríni per ridere 冗談に 농담으로 juokais jokojoties; pa jokam secara bergurau lachend i spøk, for moro skyld żartem por graça în glumă в шутку žartom za šalo u šali på skämt ขำ ๆ gülerek(ten), şakadan 帶著笑地 жартома مزاق کے طور پر một cách vui vẻ 带着笑地 n laughter the act or sound of laughing We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room. gelag ضَحْك смях smích latter das Gelächter γέλιο risa, carcajada naer خنده nauru rire צְחוֹק हंसी, हास्य smijeh nevetés suara tertawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음소리 juokas smiekli; smiešanās gelak ketawa gelach latter, lattersalve śmiech riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt, munterhet เสียงหัวเราะ kahkaha, gülme, gülüş 笑(聲) сміх; регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑声 n laughing-stock someone who is laughed at If I wear that hat, I'll be a laughing-stock. bespotting أضْحوكَةٌ للنّاس، موضِع للسُّخْرِيَه посмешище terč posměchu en, der grines af Zielscheibe des Spottes περίγελο hazmerreír pilkealune موضوع خنده pilan kohde risée מַטָרָה לְלַעַג हास्यस्पद व्यक्ति अथवा वस्तु predmet sprdnje nevetség tárgya tertawaan aðhlátursefni zimbello 笑いの種 웃음거리 pajuokos objektas izsmiekla objekts bahan ketawa mikpunt van spot til spott/latter (for) pośmiewisko bombo da festa QUERY (de) râsul lumii посмешище terč posmechu tarča posmeha predmet podsmeha åtlöje, driftkucku ตัวตลก maskara 笑柄 посміховище ہدف تمسخر trò cười 笑柄 laugh at to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears. uitlag يَضْحَك مِن، يَهْزَأ من присмивам се vysmívat se grine af sich lustig machen über κοροϊδεύω, χλευάζω reírse de, mofarse de (millegi üle) naerma مسخره کردن nauraa jollekin se moquer de לִצחוֹק מ- हंसी उड़ाना ismijavati kinevet (vkit) menertawakan hlæja að ridere di, canzonare あざ笑う ...을 보고 웃다 juoktis, šaipytis smieties; izsmiet mentertawakan uitlachen le av śmiać się rir-se de a râde de, a-şi bate joc de смеяться над vysmievať sa posmehovati se smejati se nečemu ili nekome skratta åt หัวเราะเยาะ alay etmek, gülmek 嘲笑 сміятися з кого, чого ہنسی اڑانا، مزاق بنانا cười nhạo 嘲笑 laugh → ضحكة, يَضحَك smích, zasmát (se) latter, le lachen γελάω, γέλιο reír, risa nauraa, nauru rire smijati se, smijeh ridere, risata 笑い, 笑う 웃다, 웃음 lach, lachen latter, le śmiech, wyśmiewać się rir, risada смех, смеяться skratt, skratta การหัวเราะ, หัวเราะ gülüş, kahkahayla gülmek cười, tiếng cười 笑 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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