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burla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
  • sport noun A physical activity involving skill and competition, played under a set of rules.
  • workaround noun A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements.

Senses

burla is used for these senses in English:

  • mock Mockery; the act of mocking.
  • scoff A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
  • sport (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
  • workaround A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.

mock — full definition

  1. verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  2. verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
  3. adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.

scoff — full definition

  1. verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
  2. noun A mocking remark or expression of contempt.
  3. verb British informal: to eat food quickly or greedily.

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