reírse

reírse

► verbo pronominal

1 to laugh (de, at)

■ ¿de qué te ríes? what are you laughing at?

2 (burlarse) to laugh (de, at), make fun (de, of)

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VPR

1) to laugh

• reírse con algo/algn, todos se ríen con sus chistes — everybody laughs at his jokes

siempre nos reímos con él — we always have a good laugh with him

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

se está riendo de mí — he's laughing at me

¿de qué te ríes? — what are you laughing at?

- ¡déjame que me ría!

2) * (=estar roto)

estos zapatos se ríen — these shoes are split wide open at the toes

la chaqueta se me ríe por los codos — my jacket has worn through at the elbows

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(v.) = snicker, snigger

Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

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reírse(de)

(v.) = laugh (at), deride, jeer, make + fun of, scoff at

Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.

Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.

Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.

Ex: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit.

(v.) = snicker, snigger

Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.

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■reírse verbo reflexivo
1 to laugh
(ruidosamente) to guffaw
2 (tomar a risa, mofarse) to laugh off, make fun of o laugh at sb
'reírse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcajada
- despepitarse
- mondarse
- gana
- reír
English:
at
- face
- fun
- giggle
- guffaw
- laugh at
- roar
- scream
- snigger
- titter
- cackle
- chortle
- chuckle
- laugh
- pooh
- tease

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vpr

to laugh (de at);

se ríe por cualquier cosa he'll laugh at anything;

se ríe de sus propios chistes she laughs at her own jokes;

no te rías, es un asunto muy serio don't laugh, it's a very serious matter;

se rió en mi propia cara she laughed in my face;

reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger;

¡me río yo de los sistemas de seguridad! I laugh at security systems!, security systems are no obstacle to me!;

sí, tú ríete de lo feo que es, pero es millonario you can laugh as much as you like at how ugly he is, but the fact is he's a millionaire

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reírse

v/r laugh (de at)

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