LAUGH - Translation from English into Italian

English

Italian

I. laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] N

1. laugh (amused noise):

laugh

risata f

laugh

riso m

he gave a scornful laugh

rise con disprezzo

she gave a loud laugh

scoppiò a ridere fragorosamente

with a laugh

ridendo or con una risata

she likes a good laugh

le piace ridere or ride volentieri

to get or raise a laugh

fare ridere, suscitare una risata

the sketch that got the biggest laugh

la scenetta che ha fatto ridere di più

if you want a laugh listen to him sing!

se vuoi farti una risata devi sentirlo cantare!

read this, it'll give you a laugh

leggi questo, se vuoi ridere

2. laugh (source of amusement):

to do sth for a laugh inf

fare qc per ridere or per scherzo

just for a laugh or for laughs, they hid her keys inf

tanto per fare uno scherzo, le nascosero le chiavi

the film was a good laugh

il film era davvero divertente

their brother is a real laugh

loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente

she's always good for a laugh inf

con lei ci si diverte sempre

let's go to the party, it will be a laugh inf

andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi

they had a laugh rehearsing the scene

si divertirono molto a provare la scena

the script isn't exactly full of laughs

il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti

what a laugh! inf, iron

che ridere!

II. laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] VB trans

he laughed a sinister, triumphant laugh

rise in modo sinistro, trionfante

“of course not!” she laughed

“no di certo!” disse ridendo

III. laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] VB intr

1. laugh (be audibly amused):

laugh

ridere (about, over di)

to make sb laugh

fare ridere qn

to laugh out loud

scoppiare a ridere or ridere fragorosamente

to laugh at sb, sth

ridere di qn, qc

you shouldn't laugh at your own jokes!

non dovresti ridere per le barzellette che tu stesso racconti

she never laughs at my jokes

le mie barzellette non la fanno ridere

the children laughed at the clown

i bambini risero guardando il clown

I laughed until the tears ran down my cheeks

risi fino ad avere le lacrime agli occhi

she soon had the audience laughing

riuscì a fare ridere il pubblico in pochi istanti

we're laughing with you not at you

non stiamo ridendo per prenderti in giro

he laughed nervously

rise nervosamente

2. laugh (feel amused):

laugh

ridere

to laugh to oneself

ridere fra sé e sé or sotto i baffi

don't make me laugh! iron

ma non farmi ridere!

it makes me laugh when I hear him boasting!

mi viene da ridere quando lo sento vantarsi!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

non so se ridere o piangere!

to laugh at sb, sth

prendere in giro qn, burlarsi di qc

he's afraid of being laughed at

teme di essere preso in giro

to be able to laugh at oneself

saper ridere di se stesso

he doesn't have much to laugh at or about these days

non ha proprio da stare allegro in questi giorni

IV. laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf]

to have the last laugh over sb

ridere per ultimo

she had the last laugh

fu lei che rise or a ridere per ultima

he who laughs last laughs longest prov

ride bene chi ride ultimo

laugh and the world laughs with you

sorridi e il mondo ti sorriderà

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face

ti passerà la voglia di ridere

this news will make him laugh on the other side of his face

questa notizia gli farà passare la voglia di ridere

to be laughing all the way to the bank

fare soldi a palate

to laugh in sb's face

ridere in faccia a qn

to laugh oneself sick or silly

ridere a crepapelle or non poterne più dal ridere

horse laugh [Am ˈhɔrslæf] N

horse laugh

risata f cavallina

belly laugh [Brit, Am ˈbɛli ˌlæf] N

belly laugh

risata f grassa

laugh line [ˈlæfˌlaɪn] N Am

laugh line → laughter line

laughter line [ˈlɑːftəˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-], laugh line [ˈlɑːfˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-] N

laughter line

ruga f di espressione

laugh off VB [lɑːf -] (laugh [sth] off, laugh off [sth])

laugh off mistake, defeat, speculation

ridere sopra a

laugh off criticism, insult, accusation

passare sopra a [qc] con una risata

she laughed the matter off

buttò la cosa sul ridere

they won't be able to laugh this one off!

questa volta, non se la caveranno ridendoci sopra!

laughter line [ˈlɑːftəˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-], laugh line [ˈlɑːfˌlaɪn, ˈlæf-] N

laughter line

ruga f di espressione

boisterously laugh

fragorosamente

raucously laugh, call

con voce rauca, cupa

sardonically laugh

sardonicamente

Italian

English

una risata -a

an infectious laugh

English

Italian

I. laugh [læf] N

1. laugh (sound):

laugh

riso m

to get a laugh

far ridere

to do sth for a laugh [or for laughs]

fare qc per ridere

2. laugh inf (activity):

laugh

divertimento m

3. laugh inf:

laugh (funny thing)

scherzo m

laugh (sth absurd)

barzelletta f

II. laugh [læf] VB intr

laugh

ridere

to laugh aloud

ridere a crepapelle

to make sb laugh

far ridere qu

to laugh at sb/sth a. fig

ridere di qu/qc

to laugh until one cries

piangere dalle risate

don't make me laugh! inf

non farmi ridere!

Phrases:

he who laughs last laughs best prov

ride bene chi ride ultimo prov

laugh off VB trans

laugh off

ridere su

throaty laugh

gutturale

braying laugh

risata f stridente

Italian

English

risata

laugh

sghignazzare

to laugh scornfully

beffeggiare

to laugh at

beffare

to laugh at

beffarsi di qu/qc

to laugh at sb/sth

beffarsi della legge

to laugh at the law

suscitare l'ilarità generale

to make everybody laugh

sganasciarsi dalle risa

to laugh one's head off

Present

I	laugh
you	laugh
he/she/it	laughs
we	laugh
you	laugh
they	laugh

Past

I	laughed
you	laughed
he/she/it	laughed
we	laughed
you	laughed
they	laughed

Present Perfect

I	have	laughed
you	have	laughed
he/she/it	has	laughed
we	have	laughed
you	have	laughed
they	have	laughed

Past Perfect

I	had	laughed
you	had	laughed
he/she/it	had	laughed
we	had	laughed
you	had	laughed
they	had	laughed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

When was the last time you and your partner shared a good belly laugh?

www.huffingtonpost.ca

Humour is seldom as funny as the truth, not often resulting in the belly laugh, the great roar of ha-ha-ha that greets the stand-up comedian.

city-press.news24.com

But after the traditional greeting of right palm over his heart, the first belly laugh surfaces.

www.smh.com.au

When the four of us get together now and reminisce, we belly laugh until our sides hurt.

www.irishmirror.ie

It was foolish, it was immature, it was crass and it made me roar my own approval with a not-so-deep, slightly less rumbling belly laugh.

www.independent.co.uk