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burlarse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deride verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • gleek noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  • jeer noun A mocking remark or reflection.
  • 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.

Senses

burlarse is used for these senses in English:

  • deride (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  • gleek (obsolete, transitive) To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
  • jeer (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
  • make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
  • poke fun To subject someone to laughter or ridicule. [with at]
  • scoff (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
  • sport (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

deride — full definition

  1. verb To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
  2. verb To laugh in a harshly mocking manner.

gleek — full definition

  1. noun A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  2. noun Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.

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