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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.
 ridere, risata
  • (intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
  • (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
  • (transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
  • (transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.
 ridere

laugh noun

  /laf/ , /laːf/ , /læf/ , /lɑːf/
  • An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
 risata, riso
  • Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
 derisione, disdegno, ilarità, ludibrio

laughing

ridente

laughing noun

  /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/
  • The action of the verb to laugh.
 risa
laugh one's head off
sbellicarsi dalle risa, sganasciarsi dalle risate
laugh in one's sleeve
ridere sotto i baffi
evil laugh
risata diabolica, risata malvagia
laugh at
beffegiare
have a laugh
ridere
laugh off
ridere
laugh on the other side of one's face
vergognarsi
that's a laugh
ma certo
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