| Principal Translations |
| laugh⇒ vi | (make sound of joy, etc.) | reírse⇒ v prnl |
| | It was a merry evening and everyone at the party was laughing. |
| | Fue una tarde muy jovial y todos en la fiesta se reían. |
| laugh at [sb/sth] vi + prep | (find amusing) | reírse de v prnl + prep |
| | We all laughed at the film. |
| | My boyfriend laughs at my jokes, even when they're not funny. |
| | Todos nos reímos de la película. // Mi novio se ríe de mis chistes, aunque no sean graciosos. |
| laugh at [sb/sth] vi + prep | (mock) | reírse de, burlarse de v prnl + prep |
| | I wish you wouldn't laugh at me, it's not funny! |
| | Quisiera que no te rieras de mí; ¡no es gracioso! |
| laugh [sth]⇒ vtr | (say while laughing) | decir algo entre risas vtr + loc adv |
| | "Why are you wearing that ridiculous hat?" he laughed. |
| | "¿Por qué llevas ese ridículo sombrero?", dijo entre risas. |
| laugh n | (sound of laughter) | risa nf |
| | His laugh could be heard in the next room. |
| | Su risa se podía escuchar en la habitación contigua. |
| a laugh n | informal (fun time) (coloquial) | risa nf |
| | (ES, coloquial) | cachondeo nm |
| | We had a right laugh at the school disco! |
| | ¡Nos echamos unas risas en la disco! |
| | New: Todo el asunto nos lo tomamos de cachondeo. |
| a laugh n | informal (funny, fun) | risa nf |
| | (ES, coloquial) | pitorreo nm |
| | Look at that silly haircut! What a laugh! |
| | ¡Mira que corte de pelo! ¡Qué risa! |
| | ¡Mira qué corte de pelo! ¡Qué pitorreo! |
| a laugh n | informal ([sth] unlikely) (figurado, irónico) | risa expr |
| | You're expecting Pete to buy a round of drinks? That's a laugh! |
| | ¿Esperas que Pete pida una ronda de bebidas? ¡Qué risa! |
Compound Forms:
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| belly laugh n | (loud deep laughter) | carcajada nf |
| belly laugh n | informal ([sth] very funny) (algo muy gracioso) | una risa nf |
| | Esa película es una risa, es muy divertida. |
| good for a laugh adj | UK (fun, amusing) | divertido/a adj |
| | | chistoso/a adj |
| | Laurel and Hardy films are good for a laugh. |
| | Las películas del Gordo y el Flaco son divertidas. |
| good for a laugh adj | UK (person: fun, funny) | divertido/a adj |
| | (persona) | que hace reír loc adj |
| | I might see if Karen's free to come out; she's always good for a laugh. |
| | Voy a ver si Karen está libre para salir, es divertida. |
| a good laugh n | informal (funny, fun) | persona divertida nf + adj |
| | | persona graciosa nf + adj |
| | Your mate Jim's a good laugh, isn't he? |
| have a good laugh v expr | UK, informal (be amused) | dar mucha risa loc verb |
| | | reír mucho vi + adv |
| | I was mortified when I poured wine down my shirt, but everyone else had a good laugh. |
| | Me sentí mortificada cuando derramé el vino en mi camisa pero a todos los demás les dio mucha risa. |
| have a laugh v expr | UK, informal (enjoy a joke, be amused) (informal) | echarse unas risas, reírse un poco loc verb |
| | (ES) | partirse de risa loc verb |
| | | desternillarse de risa loc verb |
| | We didn't mean to hurt his feelings, we did it just to have a laugh. |
| | No quisimos herir sus sentimientos, lo hicimos solo para echarnos unas risas. |
| hearty laugh n | (exuberant laughter) | carcajada nf |
| | He missed his grandfather's warm smile and hearty laugh. |
| | Extrañaba la sonrisa cálida y las carcajadas de su abuelo. |
| | | risa franca y vigorosa grupo nom |
| | Extrañaba la sonrisa cálida y la risa franca y vigorosa de su abuelo. |
| laugh in [sb]'s face v expr | informal (greet [sb] with derision) | reírse en la cara loc verb |
| | When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face. |
| | Cuando me pidió 10.000 dólares por esa porquería me reí en su cara. |
| laugh in the face of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (mock defiantly) (desafiar) | reirse en la cara de, reirse ante loc verb |
| | He's so brave that he laughs in the face of danger. |
| | Es tan valiente que se ríe en la cara del peligro. |
laugh line,
laughter line n | usually plural (wrinkle around eyes) (gen pl) | línea de expresión nf + loc adj |
laugh line,
laughter line n | usually plural (wrinkle around mouth) (sonrisa) | líneas de expresión nfpl + loc adj |
| laugh loudly v expr | (guffaw, make noisy laughter) | reír a carcajadas loc verb |
| | | reír con ganas loc verb |
| | | reír estentóreamente vi + adv |
| | He laughed loudly at the idea. |
| | Se rió a carcajadas de la idea. |
| laugh out loud v expr | (express amusement loudly) | reírse a carcajadas loc verb |
| | That joke made me laugh out loud! |
| | Esa broma me hizo reír a carcajadas. |
| laugh [sth] to scorn v expr | (ridicule, deride) (formal) | escarnecer⇒ vtr |
| | | reírse de v prnl + prep |
laugh up your sleeve,
also US: laugh in your sleeve v expr | (be secretly amused) | reír disimuladamente vi + adv |
| laugh your head off v expr | figurative, informal (laugh heartily) (coloquial) | morirse de risa, partirse de risa loc verb |
| | | desternillarse de risa loc verb |