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burlar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
  • circumvent verb To find a way around an obstacle, rule, or difficulty rather than dealing with it directly.
  • evade verb To cleverly avoid or escape something, such as a person, question, or duty.
  • game noun An activity played for entertainment or competition, following a set of rules.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • outsmart verb To defeat someone by being cleverer or more cunning.
  • outwit verb To beat someone by being cleverer than them.
  • sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
  • thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.

Senses

burlar is used for these senses in English:

  • banter (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
  • circumvent (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
  • game (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
  • mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
  • sucker (transitive, informal) To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.

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.

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