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caçoar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
  • kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
  • laugh verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
  • tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

caçoar is used for these senses in English:

  • banter (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
  • kid (transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
  • laugh (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
  • make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
  • tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.

banter — full definition

  1. noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
  2. verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.

kid — full definition

  1. noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
  2. noun A young goat.
  3. verb To tease or joke with someone, often in a playful, harmless way.

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