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reír

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
reír⇒ vi	(manifestar alegría con risa)	laugh⇒ vi
	Los niños ríen cuando ven a los payasos.
	Children laugh when they see clowns.
reírse⇒ v prnl	(manifestar alegría con risa)	laugh⇒ vi
	Ayer jugamos con nuestros hijos y nos reímos sin parar.
	We couldn't stop laughing yesterday when we were playing with our children.
reírse de v prnl + prep	(hacer burla)	laugh at, make fun of v expr
		ridicule⇒ vtr
	Me enfurecí cuando mis hermanas se rieron de mí.
	I was livid when my sisters laughed at (or: made fun of) me.
reírse de v prnl + prep	figurado (despreciar, ignorar)	laugh at⇒, scoff at⇒ vtr
		ignore⇒, disregard⇒ vtr
	Los jóvenes se ríen de los consejos de los mayores.
	Youngsters laugh (or: scoff) at the advice of their elders.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
reír⇒ vi	(mostrar alegría)	laugh⇒ vi
	(person: amuse others)	be fun v expr
	Sara reía y su buen humor era contagioso.
	Sara laughed, and her good mood was contagious.
reír vtr	ES (celebrar con risa) (US)	humor⇒ vtr
	(UK)	humour⇒ vtr
	(satisfy every whim)	indulge⇒, gratify⇒ vtr
	Los padres le ríen todas las gracias a su bebé.
	The parents humor their baby with all their thanks.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
reír a mandíbula batiente loc verb	(reír a carcajadas) (colloquial)	laugh until you cry, laugh until your side aches v expr
		laugh your head off v expr
		roar with laughter v expr
	El chiste me hizo reír a mandíbula batiente.
	The joke made me laugh until I cried.
	The joke made me laugh my head off.
	The joke made me roar with laughter.
reír hasta el llanto loc verb	(partirse de risa)	laugh until you cry v expr
	Laura rió hasta el llanto con los chistes del comediante.
	The comedian's jokes made Laura laugh until she cried.
reír por no llorar expr	(ser positivo)	laugh so as not to cry v expr
		laugh to keep from crying v expr
	Las declaraciones del político son de reír por no llorar.

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