laugh in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.laugh [Am læf, Brit lɑːf] N

1. laugh:

laugh (act, sound)
risa f
laugh (loud)
carcajada f
laugh (loud)
risotada f
I recognized his laugh
reconocí su risa
she gave a nervous laugh
se rió nerviosamente
she gave a nervous laugh
soltó una risa nerviosa
she has a horrible laugh
tiene una manera horrible de reírse
don't worry, she said with a little laugh
—no te preocupes —dijo con una risita
to have a laugh (about/at sth)
reírse (de algo)
I could do with a good laugh inf
no me vendría mal reírme un rato
give us a laugh inf
haznos reír
the book is full of laughs
el libro es muy divertido
the book is full of laughs
te ríes muchísimo con el libro
to raise a laugh
hacer reír
those meetings are a laugh a minute iron
esas reuniones son divertidísimas iron
the laugh is on me/you/him
me/te/le salió el tiro por la culata
to have the last laugh I'll have the last laugh, you'll see
ya verás tú, quien ríe (el) último ríe mejor (, y esa voy a ser yo)

II.laugh [Am læf, Brit lɑːf] VB intr

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laugh
reír(se)
I couldn't stop laughing
no podía parar de reír(me)
she laughed out loud/to herself
se rió a carcajadas/para sus adentros
to burst out laughing
soltar una carcajada
to burst out laughing
echarse a reír
to burst out laughing
largar la risa RioPl inf
I laughed till I cried
lloré de la risa
I laughed till I cried
se me saltaron las lágrimas de tanto reírme
I nearly died laughing
casi me muero de (la) risa
to make sb laugh
hacer reír a alguien
don't make me laugh!
¡no me hagas reír!
you have to laugh (or else you'd cry)
lo mejor es tomárselo a risa, porque si no …
it's all very well for you to laugh
(tú) ríete si quieres
to laugh about sth
reírse de algo
there's nothing to laugh about
no sé de qué te ríes
there's nothing to laugh about
no tiene ninguna gracia
to laugh at sb/sth
reírse de alguien/algo
don't laugh at me
no te rías de mí
once you've got a work permit, you're laughing Brit inf
una vez que tengas el permiso de trabajo, el resto es coser y cantar inf
once you've got a work permit, you're laughing Brit inf
una vez que tengas el permiso de trabajo, estás del or al otro lado inf
to laugh on the other side of one's face or Am also out of the other side of one's mouth inf she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when he finds out
se le van a quitar las ganas de reírse cuando él se entere
he who laughs last laughs best or Brit longest
quien ríe or el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor

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

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laugh off VB [Am læf -, Brit lɑːf -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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devilishly laugh/grin
con picardía
giddily act/laugh
atolondradamente
hollowly laugh
sardónicamente
sneering smile/laugh
socarrón
sneering smile/laugh
sobrador CSur
repress laugh/sneeze
contener
repress laugh/sneeze
reprimir
merrily laugh/sing/dance
alegremente

laugh in the PONS Dictionary

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II.laugh [lɑ:f, Am læf] VB intr

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braying laugh
risa f estridente
throaty laugh
gutural
to laugh uproariously
morirse de risa

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laugh Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to laugh up one's sleeve at sb
reírse de alguien para sus adentros
you needn't laugh! — you'll be next
¡no deberías reír! — tú serás el siguiente
there is nothing to laugh at
no tiene nada de gracioso
to do sth for a laugh
hacer algo para divertirse
to laugh till one cries
llorar de la risa
his threats make me laugh inf
sus amenazas me hacen gracia
to laugh like a drain Brit inf
reírse a mandíbula batiente
to laugh oneself to death
morirse de la risa
to laugh at the slightest provocation
reírse hasta de su sombra
to have a good laugh at sth/sb
carcajearse de algo/alguien
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Both men laugh at the idea of a lion attack in the city.
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The wrote, suspend your loyalty to the original and there can be no quibble about this enjoyable, laugh-a-minute updated delivery.
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My eerie shades bubble with an irrepressible sense of humour, ready to laugh with (never "at") those earth-bound mortals whose fears they once shared.
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Ben finally suggests that they call off the project, and the two laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation.
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Affable and blessed with immaculate manners, he had a fine sense of humour, not of the belly-laugh variety but the dry chortle and wide smile.
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People ridicule him and laugh at the jailbird minister, as they call him.
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But then the clouds clear, and he breaks into a teacup rattling, unapologetically chesty laugh.
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The show does not rely on pranks, spoof interviews, faked phone calls or laugh tracks.
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It is possible to predict quite accurately which words will raise a laugh.
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Crackerjack's title card was just a deep, raspy laugh.
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