- burlar
- v.1 to evade.consiguió burlar a sus perseguidores she managed to outwit her pursuersburla burlando (figurative) without anyone noticingEl ladrón burló la seguridad The thief evaded the security measures.2 to trick, to put on.Silvia burló a Ricardo Silvia tricked Richard.3 to get by.El auto burló a la policía The car got by the police.* * *burlar► verbo transitivo1 to deceive, trick2 (eludir) to dodge, evade► verbo pronominal burlarse1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)* * *verbto deceive- burlarse* * *1. VT1) (=engañar) [+ persona] to deceive, trick; [+ enemigo] to outwit; [+ vigilancia] to defeat; [+ bloqueo] to run2) (=frustrar) [+ ambición, plan] to thwart, frustrate; [+ esperanzas] to ruin, frustrate3) (=seducir) to seduce4) * (=saber usar) to know how to use, be able to handle
ya burla la moto — she can handle the bike now *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <medidas de seguridad> to evade, get aroundburlaron la vigilancia de la policía — they slipped past the police
b) <enemigo> to outwit2.burlarse v pronburlarse de algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
de mí no se burla nadie! — no-one makes fun of me!
* * *= mock, hoodwink, outwit, bilk, outfox, outsmart.Nota: Literalmente significa "ser más listo que".Ex. They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.----* burlar el sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <medidas de seguridad> to evade, get aroundburlaron la vigilancia de la policía — they slipped past the police
b) <enemigo> to outwit2.burlarse v pronburlarse de algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
de mí no se burla nadie! — no-one makes fun of me!
* * *= mock, hoodwink, outwit, bilk, outfox, outsmart.Nota: Literalmente significa "ser más listo que".Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* burlar el sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* * *burlar [A1 ]vt‹medidas de seguridad/control› to evade, get aroundel barco se fugó burlando la vigilancia de la marina the boat escaped despite being under navy surveillance■ burlarsev pronburlarse DE algo/algn to make fun OF sth/sb¡de mí no se burla nadie! no-one makes fun of me!* * *
burlar (conjugate burlar) verbo transitivoa) ‹medidas de seguridad› to evade, get around;◊ burlaron la vigilancia de la policía they slipped past the policeb) ‹enemigo› to outwit
burlarse verbo pronominal burlarse de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade
'burlar' also found in these entries:
English:
cheat
- outwit
- run
- out
* * *burlar♦ vt[esquivar] to evade; [ley] to flout;consiguió burlar a sus perseguidores she managed to outwit her pursuers;el ladrón burló los sistemas de seguridad the thief found a way round the security systems;Compburla burlando without anyone noticing♦ See also the pronominal verb burlarse* * *burlarI v/t1 riesgo, dificultad get round2 (engañar) trick, take inII v/i mock* * *burlar vtengañar: to trick, to deceive♦ See also the reflexive verb burlarse* * *burlar vb1. (esquivar) to give the slip [pt. gave; pp. given]el ladrón burló a la policía the thief gave the police the slip2. (engañar) to trickel vendedor burló a mi padre the salesman tricked my father
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.