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laugh verb

  /laf/ , /laːf/ , /læf/ , /lɑːf/
  • (intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
 nauraa, nauru
  • (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
 nauraa, pilkata
  • (intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
 nauraa, iloita
  • (transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.
 nauraa
  • (transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
 nauraa, naurattaa

laugh noun

  /laf/ , /laːf/ , /læf/ , /lɑːf/
  • An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
 nauru, nauraa
  • Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
 naurunaihe, vitsi

laughing noun

  /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/
  • The action of the verb to laugh.
 nauraminen
have a laugh
juksata, pilailla, nauraa
laugh off
nauraa
evil laugh
hähätys, käkätys
laugh like a drain
hohottaa, nauraa käheästi
laugh one's head off
nauraa katketakseen
laugh in one's sleeve
nauraa itsekseen, nauraa salaa
that's a laugh
älä naurata
laugh on the other side of one's face
hymy hyytyy
laugh out of court
nauraa pihalle
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