tirar sarro — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

tirar sarro is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

laugh — full definition

1. verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
2. noun The act or sound of laughing.
3. noun Something that causes amusement; a source of fun.

tease — full definition

1. verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
2. verb To provoke, annoy, or deliberately wind someone up.
3. verb To reveal a small hint of something exciting that's coming.
4. noun A person who enjoys teasing others.

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