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1 amusement

amusement n

1 ( mirth) amusement m (at face à) ; to my great amusement à mon grand amusement ; to do sth for amusement faire qch pour s'amuser ; a look of amusement un air amusé ; to conceal one's amusement dissimuler son envie de rire ;

2 ( diversion) distraction f ; to do sth for amusement faire qch pour se distraire ;

3 ( at fairground) ( gén pl) attraction f.

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2 amusement

amusement [əˈmju:zmənt]

1. noun

a. amusement m

• a look of amusement un regard amusé

• to hide one's amusement dissimuler son envie de rire

• to do sth for amusement faire qch pour se distraire

• much to my amusement à mon grand amusement

b. ( = diversion, pastime) distraction f

• a town with plenty of amusements une ville qui offre beaucoup de distractions

2. plural noun

amusements (British in arcade) jeux mpl d'arcade

3. compounds

► amusement arcade noun (British) galerie f de jeux

► amusement park noun parc m d'attractions

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[ə'mjuːzmənt] 1.
noun

1) ( mirth) amusement m (at face à)

a look of amusement — un air amusé

to conceal one's amusement — dissimuler son envie de rire

2) ( diversion) distraction f

for amusement — pour me/se etc distraire
2.
amusements plural noun ( at fairground) attractions fpl

English-French dictionary > amusement
3 amusement

[ə'mjuːzmənt]
nome

1) (mirth) divertimento m. (at per)

to my great amusement — con mio grande divertimento

a look of amusement — un'aria divertita

2) (diversion) distrazione f.

to do sth. for amusement — fare qcs. per distrarsi

3) gener. pl. (at fairground) attrazione f.

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noun

1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) divertimento

2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) svago

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amusement /əˈmju:zmənt/
n.

1 [u] divertimento: to our great amusement, con nostro gran divertimento; to afford sb. amusement, divertire q.

2 divertimento; svago; passatempo

3 (al pl.) attrazioni ( di luna park, ecc.)

● amusement arcade, sala giochi ( con macchine mangiasoldi) □ amusement machines, giochi meccanici ( biliardini, slot machine, ecc.); macchine da intrattenimento □ amusement park, parco divertimenti; luna park.

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[ə'mjuːzmənt]
nome

1) (mirth) divertimento m. (at per)

to my great amusement — con mio grande divertimento

a look of amusement — un'aria divertita

2) (diversion) distrazione f.

to do sth. for amusement — fare qcs. per distrarsi

3) gener. pl. (at fairground) attrazione f.

English-Italian dictionary > amusement
4 amusement

noun

Belustigung, die; (pastime) Freizeitbeschäftigung, die

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noun

1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) das Vergnügen

2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) der Zeitvertreib

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amuse·ment

[əˈmju:zmənt]

n

1. no pl (state) Belustigung f

she smiled in \amusement sie lächelte vergnügt

they looked on in \amusement as he searched desperately for his keys sie sahen belustigt zu, wie er verzweifelt seine Schlüssel suchte

[much] to his/her \amusement [sehr] zu seinem/ihrem Vergnügen

for one's own \amusement zu seinem eigenen Vergnügen

to be a source of \amusement Freude bereiten

2. (entertainment) Belustigung f, SCHWEIZ a. Zerstreuung f

what do you do for \amusement? was machst du so in deiner Freizeit?

3. BRIT (place) Vergnügungsstätte[n] f[pl]

fairground \amusements Rummelplatzattraktionen pl, Chilbi f SCHWEIZ fam

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[ə'mjuːzmənt]
n

1) (= enjoyment, fun) Vergnügen nt; (= state of being entertained) Belustigung f, Amüsement nt

the toys were a great source of amusement — das Spielzeug bereitete großen Spaß

he gets no amusement out of life — er kann dem Leben kein Vergnügen abgewinnen

what do you do for amusement? — was machst du als Freizeitbeschäftigung?; (retired people) was machen Sie zu Ihrer Unterhaltung or als Zeitvertreib?

I see no cause for amusement — ich sehe keinen Grund zur Heiterkeit

to do sth for one's own amusement — etw zu seinem Vergnügen or Amüsement tun

to my great amusement/to everyone's amusement — zu meiner großen/zur allgemeinen Belustigung

2) (= entertainment of guests) Belustigung f, Unterhaltung f

3) pl (= place of entertainment) Vergnügungsstätte f usu pl; (at fair) Attraktionen pl; (= stand, booth) Buden pl; (at the seaside) Spielautomaten und Spiegelkabinett etc

what sort of amusements do you have around here? — was für Vergnügungs- und Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten gibt es hier?

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amusement s

1. a) Vergnügen n, Unterhaltung f

b) Belustigung f, Erheiterung f

c) Zeitvertreib m

d) Freizeitbeschäftigung f:

for amusement zum Vergnügen;

look at sb in amusement jemanden belustigt oder amüsiert ansehen;

look of amusement amüsierter Blick;

everybody’s amusement zur allgemeinen Belustigung;

amusement arcade Br Spielsalon m, -halle f;

amusement park Vergnügungspark m;

amusement tax Vergnügungssteuer f

2. pl

a) Vergnügungsstätten pl

b) Freizeitangebot n

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noun

Belustigung, die; (pastime) Freizeitbeschäftigung, die

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n.

Belustigung f.

Unterhaltung f.

Vergnügung f.

English-german dictionary > amusement
5 laugh

1. noun
Lachen, das; (loud and continuous) Gelächter, das

have a [good] laugh about something — [herzlich] über etwas (Akk.) lachen

give a loud laugh — laut auflachen

this line always gets a laugh — diese Zeile bringt immer einen Lacher

have the last laugh — derjenige sein, der zuletzt lacht (fig.)

he is always good for a laugh — bei ihm gibt es immer etwas zu lachen

somebody/something is a laugh a minute — bei jemandem/etwas muss man alle Augenblicke lachen

for laughs — zum od. aus Spaß

for a laugh — [so] zum Spaß
2. intransitive verb
lachen

laugh out loud — laut auflachen

I laughed till I cried — ich habe Tränen gelacht

laugh at somebody/something — (in amusement) über jemanden/etwas lachen; (jeer) jemanden auslachen/etwas verlachen; über jemanden/etwas lachen

laugh in somebody's face — jemandem ins Gesicht lachen

he who laughs last laughs longest — (prov.) wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (Spr.)

don't make me laugh — (coll. iron.) dass ich nicht lache!
3. transitive verb
lachen

laugh oneself silly — sich krank- od. schieflachen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/41951/laugh_off">laugh off

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1. verb
(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) lachen
2. noun
(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) das Lachen

- laughable
- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at
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laugh

[lɑ:f, AM læf]

I. n

1. (sound) Lachen nt kein pl

to get [or raise] a \laugh Gelächter hervorrufen

to give a \laugh [kurz] loslachen

2. ( fam: amusing activity) Spaß m; (amusing person) Stimmungsmacher(in) m(f), Pausenclown m fam

she's a good \laugh sie bringt Stimmung in die Bude fam

to do sth for a \laugh [or for \laughs] etw [nur] aus [o zum] Spaß tun

II. vi

1. (express amusement) lachen

to \laugh like a drain BRIT sich akk vor Lachen biegen [o krümmen]

to \laugh aloud [or out loud] in lautes Gelächter ausbrechen

to \laugh till one cries Tränen lachen

to make sb \laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen; ( fam)

his threats make me \laugh über seine Drohungen kann ich [doch] nur lachen

you pay? don't make me \laugh du bezahlst? dass ich nicht lache!

▪ to \laugh at sb/sth über jdn/etw lachen

2. ( fig fam: scorn)

▪ to \laugh at sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machen

▪ to \laugh at sb (find funny) über jdn lachen; (find ridiculous) jdn auslachen

3.

▶ to be \laughing ( fam)

if the loan is approved, you'll be \laughing wenn du das Darlehen bekommst, dann geht es dir aber gut

▶ to \laugh sth out of court etw als lächerlich abtun, über etw akk mit einem Lachen hinweggehen

▶ to \laugh in sb's face jdn auslachen

▶ you've got to \laugh [otherwise you'd cry] ( fam) Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht! prov

▶ to \laugh one's head off ( fam) sich akk totlachen fam; (show disbelief)

what a ludicrous story — I \laughed my head off was für eine haarsträubende Geschichte — das kann doch nicht wahr sein

▶ he who \laughs last \laughs longest [or AM best] ( prov) wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten prov

▶ no \laughing matter nicht zum Lachen, ganz und gar nicht komisch

▶ to \laugh up one's sleeve at sb sich akk über jdn hinter seinem Rücken lustig machen

▶ to \laugh all the way to the bank ( fam) das Geschäft seines Lebens machen, den [ganz] großen Coup landen fam

▶ sb will be \laughing on the other side of his/her face [or AM also out of the other side of his/her mouth] jdm wird das Lachen schon noch vergehen

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[lAːf]
1. n

1) Lachen nt

no, she said, with a laugh — nein, sagte sie lachend

she let out or gave a loud laugh — sie lachte laut auf

that woman has a laugh like a hyena — die Frau gackert wie ein Huhn

what a laugh ( she's got)! — die hat vielleicht 'ne Lache! (inf)

to have a good laugh over or about sth — sich köstlich über etw (acc) amüsieren

to have a good laugh at sb — jdn gründlich auslachen

you'll have a good laugh about it one day — eines Tages wirst du darüber lachen können

give us a laugh! (inf) — bring uns mal zum Lachen!

it'll give us a laugh (inf) — das wird lustig

the laugh was on me — der Witz ging auf meine Kosten

to have the last laugh ( over or on sb) — es jdm zeigen

I'll have the last laugh — ich werds dir schon noch zeigen (inf)

to get a laugh — einen Lacherfolg verbuchen

to play for laughs — Lacherfolge haben wollen

he played Hamlet for laughs — er machte aus Hamlet eine komische Figur

they played "Othello" for laughs — sie machten aus "Othello" eine Komödie

2) (inf

= fun) what a laugh — (das ist ja) zum Totlachen or zum Schreien (inf)!

just for a laugh or for laughs — nur ( so) aus Spaß

it'll be a good laugh — es wird bestimmt lustig

we didn't achieve much, but we had a good laugh — wir haben nicht viel geschafft, aber es war trotzdem lustig

he's a (good) laugh — er ist urkomisch or zum Schreien (inf)

to be good for a laugh —

it was a laugh a minute! — es war zum Schreien! (inf)

2. vi
lachen (about, at, over über +acc)
to laugh at sb — sich über jdn lustig machen

to laugh up one's sleeve — sich (dat) ins Fäustchen lachen

she's laughing up her sleeve at us — sie macht sich heimlich über uns lustig

it's nothing to laugh about — das ist nicht zum Lachen

it's all very well for you to laugh — du hast gut lachen

soon — dir wird das Lachen noch vergehen

to laugh out loud — laut auflachen

to laugh in sb's face — jdm ins Gesicht lachen

he who laughs last laughs longest (Prov) — wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (Prov)

you've got to laugh — es ist eigentlich zum Lachen

don't make me laugh! (iro inf) — dass ich nicht lache! (inf)

if you've got your own house, you're laughing (inf) — wenn man ein eigenes Haus hat, hat man es gut

he'll be laughing all the way to the bank — er wird das Geld nur so scheffeln (inf)

See:

→ drain

3. vt

to laugh oneself silly — sich tot- or kaputtlachen (inf)

he was laughed out of court — er wurde ausgelacht

the idea was laughed out of court — die Idee wurde verlacht

don't be silly, he laughed — red keinen Unsinn, sagte er lachend

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laugh [lɑːf; US læf]

A s

1. a) Lachen n, Lache f, Gelächter n

b) Lacher m umg:

with a laugh lachend;

give a laugh auflachen;

give a loud laugh laut auf- oder herauslachen;

have a good laugh at sth herzlich über eine Sache lachen;

have ( oder get) the laugh of ( oder on) sb über jemanden (am Ende) triumphieren;

have the laugh on one’s side die Lacher auf seiner Seite haben;

the laugh is against him die Lacher sind auf der anderen Seite;

have the last laugh am Ende recht haben;

his jokes are always good for a laugh umg über seine Witze kann man immer lachen

2. umg Spaß m:

it’s (he’s) a laugh es (er) ist zum Lachen;

for laughs (nur) zum Spaß, aus Blödsinn

B v/i lachen:

laugh at

a) über jemanden od etwas lachen, sich über jemanden od etwas lustig machen, jemanden auslachen,

b) jemanden anlachen;

laugh at o.s. über sich selbst lachen;

laugh to o.s. in sich hineinlachen;

make sb laugh

a) jemanden zum Lachen bringen,

b) jemandem lächerlich vorkommen;

don’t make me laugh! umg dass ich nicht lache!;

he laughs best who laughs last (Sprichwort) wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten;

you’re laughing umg du hasts gut;

you may well laugh du hast gut lachen; → beard A 1, face A 1, sleeve A 1, wrong A 2

C v/t

1. lachend äußern:

he laughed his thanks er dankte lachend

2. lachen:

laugh a bitter laugh bitter lachen;

laugh sb out of sth jemanden durch Lachen von etwas abbringen; → court A 10, scorn A 2

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1. noun
Lachen, das; (loud and continuous) Gelächter, das

have a [good] laugh about something — [herzlich] über etwas (Akk.) lachen

give a loud laugh — laut auflachen

this line always gets a laugh — diese Zeile bringt immer einen Lacher

have the last laugh — derjenige sein, der zuletzt lacht (fig.)

he is always good for a laugh — bei ihm gibt es immer etwas zu lachen

somebody/something is a laugh a minute — bei jemandem/etwas muss man alle Augenblicke lachen

for laughs — zum od. aus Spaß

for a laugh — [so] zum Spaß
2. intransitive verb
lachen

laugh out loud — laut auflachen

I laughed till I cried — ich habe Tränen gelacht

laugh at somebody/something — (in amusement) über jemanden/etwas lachen; (jeer) jemanden auslachen/etwas verlachen; über jemanden/etwas lachen

laugh in somebody's face — jemandem ins Gesicht lachen

he who laughs last laughs longest — (prov.) wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (Spr.)

don't make me laugh — (coll. iron.) dass ich nicht lache!
3. transitive verb
lachen

laugh oneself silly — sich krank- od. schieflachen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- laugh off

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n.

Lache -n f. (at) v.

auslachen v.

lachen (über) v.

English-german dictionary > laugh
6 sport

1. noun
1) (pastime) Sport, der

sports — Sportarten

team/winter/water/indoor sport — Mannschafts- / Winter- / Wasser- / Hallensport, der

2) no pl., no art. (collectively) Sport, der

go in for sport, do sport — Sport treiben

3) in pl. (Brit.)

[athletic] sports — Athletik, die

Sports Day — (Sch.) Sportfest, das

4) no pl., no art. (fun) Spaß, der

do/say something in sport — etwas im od. zum Scherz tun/sagen

5) (coll.): (easygoing person)

be a [real] sport — ein prima Kerl sein (ugs.); [schwer] in Ordnung sein (ugs.)

be a sport! — sei kein Spielverderber!

Aunt Joan is a real sport — Tante Joan ist echt (ugs.) in Ordnung

be a good/bad sport — (in games) ein guter/schlechter Verlierer sein
2. transitive verb
stolz tragen [Kleidungsstück]

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[spo:t] 1. noun
1) (games or competitions involving physical activity: She's very keen on sport of all kinds.) der Sport

2) (a particular game or amusement of this kind: Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.) die Sportart

3) (a good-natured and obliging person: He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!) feiner Kerl

4) (fun; amusement: I only did it for sport.) das Vergnügen
2. verb
(to wear, especially in public: He was sporting a pink tie.) Sport-...

- academic.ru/69787/sporting">sporting
- sports
- sports car
- sports jacket
- sportsman
- sportswear
- a sporting chance
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sport

[spɔ:t, AM spɔ:rt]

I. n

1. (game) Sport m; (type of) Sportart f

contact/team \sport Kontakt-/Mannschaftssport m

summer/winter \sport Sommer-/Wintersport m

indoor \sport Hallensport m

outdoor \sport Sport m im Freien

2. no pl BRIT, AUS

▪ AM\sports pl (athletic activity) Sport m

to be good/bad at \sport sportlich/unsportlich sein

to do [or play] \sport Sport treiben

3. no pl (fun) Vergnügen nt

wrestling with Dad was always great \sport mit dem Vater zu ringen hat immer sehr großen Spaß gemacht

to do sth for \sport [or just for the \sport of it] etw nur zum Vergnügen tun

4. ( fam: co-operative person)

to be a [good] \sport kein Spielverderber/keine Spielverderberin sein

to be a bad \sport ein Spielverderber/eine Spielverderberin sein

he's a good \sport er ist ein feiner Kerl fam

5. no pl (joke) Spaß m

to be just in \sport nur zum Spaß sein

to do sth in \sport etw aus Spaß machen

to make \sport of sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machen

6. AUS (form of address)

hello \sport na, Sportsfreund fam

II. vt ( esp hum)

▪ to \sport sth (wear) etw tragen; (be decorated with) mit etw dat geschmückt sein

to \sport a black eye/a huge moustache mit einem blauen Auge/einem riesigen Schnurrbart herumlaufen fam

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[spɔːt]
1. n

1) (= games collectively) Sport m no pl; (= type of sport) Sportart f

to be good at sport(s) — gut im Sport sein, sportlich sein

tennis is my sport — Tennis ist mein Lieblingssport

the sport of kings — der königliche Sport, der Pferderennsport

to offer good sport — gute Jagd-/Angelmöglichkeiten pl bieten

outdoor sports — Sport m im Freien

indoor sports — Hallensport m

2) pl Sportveranstaltung f

3) (= amusement) Spaß m

to do sth in sport — etw zum Spaß tun

it was great sport — es hat großen Spaß gemacht

to say sth in sport —

to make sport of sb/sth (old) — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen

4) (inf: person) feiner or anständiger Kerl (inf); (Austral) Junge m

to be a (good) sport — alles mitmachen

they are such good sports — mit ihnen kann man Pferde stehlen (inf)

he's a good sport, he doesn't mind losing — er ist kein Spielverderber, er macht sich nichts daraus, wenn er verliert

be a sport! — sei kein Spielverderber!, sei nicht so! (inf)

5) (BIOL, ZOOL) Spielart f, Abart f

2. vt
tie, dress anhaben; (= show off) ring etc protzen mit; black eye, pink etc hair, beard herumlaufen mit (inf)
3. vi
(= frolic) (herum)tollen; (kitten) (herum)spielen
4. adj attr (US)

See:

= sports

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sport [spɔː(r)t; US auch ˈspəʊərt]

A s

1. meist pl Sport m:

go in for sports Sport treiben

2. a) Sport(art) m(f), -disziplin f

b) engS. Jagen n, Angeln n

3. Kurzweil f, Zeitvertreib m

4. Spaß m, Scherz m:

in sport zum Scherz, im Spaß

5. Spott m:

make sport of sich lustig machen über (akk)

6. Zielscheibe f des Spottes

7. fig Spielball m:

the sport of Fortune

8. umg feiner oder anständiger Kerl, Pfundskerl m:

be a good sport

a) sei kein Spielverderber,

b) nimm es nicht übel

9. umg

a) Genießer(in)

b) (Glücks)Spieler(in)

10. pl SCHULE Br Sportfest n

11. BIOL Spiel-, Abart f

12. obs Liebelei f

B adj US sportlich, Sport…

C v/i

1. sich belustigen

2. sich tummeln, herumtollen

3. spielen ( with mit jemandes Gefühlen etc)

4. BIOL mutieren

5. obs tändeln

D v/t

1. umg stolz (zur Schau) tragen, sich sehen lassen mit, protzen mit:

he sported a green tie; → oak A 4

2. meist sport away Geld, Zeit etc vergeuden, verschwenden

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1. noun
1) (pastime) Sport, der

sports — Sportarten

team/winter/water/indoor sport — Mannschafts- / Winter- / Wasser- / Hallensport, der

2) no pl., no art. (collectively) Sport, der

go in for sport, do sport — Sport treiben

3) in pl. (Brit.)

[athletic] sports — Athletik, die

Sports Day — (Sch.) Sportfest, das

4) no pl., no art. (fun) Spaß, der

do/say something in sport — etwas im od. zum Scherz tun/sagen

5) (coll.): (easygoing person)

be a [real] sport — ein prima Kerl sein (ugs.); [schwer] in Ordnung sein (ugs.)

be a sport! — sei kein Spielverderber!

Aunt Joan is a real sport — Tante Joan ist echt (ugs.) in Ordnung

be a good/bad sport — (in games) ein guter/schlechter Verlierer sein
2. transitive verb
stolz tragen [Kleidungsstück]

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n.

Sport nur sing. m.

Sportart -en f.

English-german dictionary > sport
7 play

play ⇒ Games and sports, Musical instruments

A n

1 Theat pièce f (about sur) ; the characters in a play les personnages d'une pièce ; a radio play, a play for radio une pièce radiophonique ; a one-/five-act play une pièce en un acte/en cinq actes ;

2 (amusement, recreation) the sound of children at play le bruit d'enfants en train de jouer ; the rich at play les riches dans leurs moments de loisir ; to learn through play apprendre par le jeu ;

3 Sport, Games play starts at 11 la partie commence à 11 heures ; there was no play today il n'y a pas eu de partie aujourd'hui ; rain stopped play la partie a dû être arrêtée à cause de la pluie ; one evening's play ( in cards) une soirée de jeu ; the ball is out of play/in play la balle est hors jeu/en jeu ; there was some good defensive play la défense a été bonne ; there was some fine play from the Danish team l'équipe danoise a bien joué ;

4 (movement, interaction) jeu m ; to come into play entrer en jeu ; it has brought new factors into play cela a introduit de nouveaux éléments ; the play of light on the water/of shadows against the wall le jeu de la lumière sur la surface de l'eau/des ombres contre le mur ; the play of forces beyond our comprehension le jeu de forces qui dépassent notre compréhension ; the free play of the imagination le libre jeu de l'imagination ;

5 ( manipulation) jeu m ; a play on words un jeu de mots ; a play on the idea of reincarnation un jeu sur la notion de la réincarnation ;

6 US ( in football) tactique f ;

7 Mech ( scope for movement) jeu m (between entre ; in dans) ; there's some play in the lock il y a du jeu dans la serrure ;

8 Fishg to give a line more/less play donner du mou à/tendre une ligne.

B vtr

1 ( for amusement) to play football/bridge jouer au football/au bridge ; to play cards/a computer game jouer aux cartes/à un jeu électronique ; to play sb at chess/at tennis, to play chess/tennis with sb jouer aux échecs/au tennis avec qn ; to play a game of chess/of tennis with sb jouer une partie d'échecs/de tennis avec qn ; I'll play you a game of chess on peut faire une partie d'échecs si tu veux ; she plays basketball for her country elle est dans l'équipe nationale de basketball ; to play shop/hide and seek jouer à la marchande/ à cache-cache ; to play a joke on sb jouer un tour à qn ;

2 Mus jouer [symphony, chord] ; to play the guitar/the piano jouer de la guitare/du piano ; to play a tune on a clarinet jouer un air à la clarinette ; to play a piece to ou for sb jouer un morceau à qn ; play them a tune joue-leur un air ; they will play a nationwide tour ils vont en tournée dans tout le pays ; they're playing the jazz club on Saturday ils jouent au club de jazz samedi ;

3 ( act out) Theat interpréter, jouer [role] ; to play (the part of) Cleopatra interpréter or jouer (le rôle de) Cléopâtre ; Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor Cléopâtre, interprétée or jouée par Elizabeth Taylor ; he plays a young officer il joue un jeune officier ; to play the diplomat/the sympathetic friend fig jouer au diplomate/à l'ami compatissant ; to play a leading role in public affairs jouer un rôle déterminant dans les affaires publiques ; to play a significant part in the creation of a clean environment jouer un rôle important dans la création d'un environnement propre ; I'm not sure how to play things je ne sais pas trop comment procéder ; that's the way I play things ○ c'est ma façon de faire ; to play a line for laughs dire une réplique de façon à faire rire tout le monde ;

4 Audio mettre [tape, video, CD] ; play me the record mets-moi le disque ; to play music écouter de la musique ; the tape was played to the court on a fait entendre la bande au tribunal ; let me play the jazz tape for you je vais vous faire entendre la cassette de jazz ;

5 Sport ( in a position) [coach, manager] faire jouer [player] ; to play goal/wing être gardien de but/ailier ; he plays goal for Fulchester il est gardien de but dans l'équipe de Fulchester ;

6 Sport (hit, kick) [golfer, tennis player] envoyer [ball] ; [basketball player] lancer [ball] ; to play the ball over the goal tirer le ballon par-dessus la cage ; to play the ball to sb passer la balle à qn ; to play a forehand délivrer un coup droit ;

7 Games (in chess, draughts) déplacer [piece] ; ( in cards) jouer [card] ; to play a club jouer du trèfle ; to play the tables ( in roulette) miser ;

8 Fin to play the stock market boursicoter ○ ;

9 Fishg épuiser [fish].

C vi

1 [children] jouer (with avec) ; to play together jouer ensemble ; can Rosie come out to play? est-ce que Rosie peut venir jouer? ; to play at soldiers/at keeping shop jouer aux soldats/à la marchande ; to play at hide and seek jouer à cache-cache ;

2 fig she's only playing at her job elle ne travaille pas vraiment ; to play at being a manager/an artist jouer au directeur/à l'artiste ; what does he think he's playing at ○ ? GB qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ○ ? ;

3 Sport, Games jouer ; do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer? ; have you played yet? avez-vous joué? ; to play out of turn jouer avant son tour ; I've seen them play ( team) je les ai vus jouer ; England is playing against Ireland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Irlande ; he plays for Liverpool il joue dans l'équipe de Liverpool ; she played for her club in the semifinal elle a joué dans l'équipe de son club en demi-finale ; to play in goal être dans les buts ; to play for money [cardplayer] jouer pour de l'argent ; to play fair jouer franc jeu ;

4 Sport (hit, shoot) to play into a bunker/the net envoyer la balle dans un bunker/le filet ; to play to sb's backhand jouer sur le revers de qn ;

5 Mus [musician, band, orchestra] jouer (for pour) ; to play on the flute/on the xylophone jouer de la flûte/du xylophone ; to play to large audiences/to small groups jouer devant un grand public/pour de petits groupes ;

6 Cin, Theat [play] se jouer ; [film] passer ; [actor] jouer ; ‘Macbeth’ is playing at the Gate ‘Macbeth’ se joue au Gate ; she's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ elle joue avec lui dans ‘Macbeth’ ; he's playing to packed houses il joue devant des salles combles ;

7 ( make noise) [fountain, water] couler, jaser littér ; a record played softly in the background un disque jouait doucement en arrière-fond ; I could hear music/the tape playing in the next room j'entendais de la musique/la bande dans la pièce à côté ;

8 ( move lightly) sunlight played over the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau ; a breeze played across the lake une brise effleurait la surface du lac ; a smile played around ou on her lips un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres.

Idioms

to play for time essayer de gagner du temps ; we have everything to play for rien n'est encore gagné ; to play sb false ne pas jouer franc jeu avec qn ; they played to her strengths ( in interview) il ne lui ont rien demandé de difficile ; he doesn't play to his own strengths il n'utilise pas ses capacités ; all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie ; to make a play for sb ○ draguer qn ○ ; to make great play of sth/of the fact that accorder beaucoup d'importance à qch/au fait que.

Phrasal verbs

■ play along

1 ( acquiesce) entrer dans le jeu ; to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn ;

2 ( accompany) I'll sing, you play along on the piano je chante et tu m'accompagnes au piano ; to play along with sb/with a song accompagner qn/une chanson.

■ play around ○

1 ( be promiscuous) coucher à droite et à gauche ○ ;

2 ( act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; to play around with (rearrange, juggle) changer [qch] de place [chairs, ornaments] ; jongler avec [dates, figures] ; ( fiddle) jouer avec [paperclips, pens] ; to play around with the idea of doing caresser vaguement l'idée de faire ; how much time/money do we have to play around with? combien de temps/d'argent avons-nous à notre disposition?

■ play back:

▶ play [sth] back, play back [sth] rejouer [qch] du début [song] ; repasser [film, video] ; to play sth back to sb faire réentendre qch à qn [record, music] ; repasser qch à qn [video, film].

■ play down:

▶ play down [sth] minimiser [defeat, disaster, effects].

■ play off: to play sb off against sb monter qn contre qn (pour en tirer avantage) ; they can play the companies/buyers off against each other ils peuvent créer une concurrence entre les sociétés/acheteurs.

■ play on:

▶ play on

1 [musicians, footballers] continuer à jouer ;

2 ( in cricket) envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet ;

▶ play on [sth] exploiter [fears, prejudices] ; jouer avec [idea].

■ play out:

▶ play out [sth] vivre [fantasy] ; their love affair was played out against a background of war leur histoire d'amour s'est déroulée sur un fond de guerre ; the drama which is being played out in India le drame qui se joue aux Indes.

■ play up:

▶ play up ○ [computer, person] commencer à faire des siennes ○ ; the children are playing up again les enfants recommencent à en faire des leurs ○ ; my rheumatism is playing up mes rhumatismes me taquinent ;

▶ play up [sth] mettre l'accent sur [dangers, advantages, benefits] ; to play up a story Journ monter une histoire en épingle.

■ play upon = play on.

■ play with:

▶ play with [sth]

1 ( fiddle) jouer avec [pen, food, paperclip] ; to play with oneself ○ euph ( masturbate) se tripoter ○ ;

2 ( toy) to play with words jouer avec les mots ; to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn ;

3 ( be insincere) to play with sb jouer avec qn.

Big English-French dictionary > play
8 diversión

f.

fun, recreation, entertainment, amusement.

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diversión

► nombre femenino

1 fun, amusement, entertainment

■ en este pueblo hay pocas diversiones there's not much to do in this village

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noun f.

amusement, diversion

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SF

1) (=entretenimiento) fun

necesita un poco de diversión — he needs a bit of fun

2) (=pasatiempo) hobby, pastime

diversiones de salón — parlour games, indoor games

3) (Mil) diversion

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femenino

a) ( esparcimiento) fun

por diversión — for fun

te hace falta un poco de diversión — you need a bit of enjoyment o fun

b) (espectáculo, juego)

aquí hay pocas diversiones — there isn't much to do here

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= amusement, entertainment, pleasure, fun, diversion, funmaking.

Ex. Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.

Ex. In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.

Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex. Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.

Ex. This annual event brings the whole community together for a full night of funmaking.

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* lugar de diversión = playground.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* sólo por diversión = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

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femenino

a) ( esparcimiento) fun

por diversión — for fun

te hace falta un poco de diversión — you need a bit of enjoyment o fun

b) (espectáculo, juego)

aquí hay pocas diversiones — there isn't much to do here

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diversión²

² = enjoyment.

Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

= amusement, entertainment, pleasure, fun, diversion, funmaking.

Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.

Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.

Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex: Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.

Ex: This annual event brings the whole community together for a full night of funmaking.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* sólo por diversión = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

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diversión

feminine

1 (esparcimiento) fun

se disfrazan por diversión they dress up for fun

te hace falta un poco de diversión you need a bit of enjoyment o fun

2

(espectáculo, juego): aquí hay pocas diversiones nocturnas there isn't much night life here, there isn't much entertainment in the evenings

en el pueblo hay pocos lugares de diversión there's hardly anything to do in the village

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diversión sustantivo femenino
a) ( esparcimiento) fun

b) (espectáculo, juego):

◊ aquí hay pocas diversiones there isn't much to do here

diversión sustantivo femenino
1 fun
2 Mil diversion: están realizando maniobras de diversión, they're carrying out diversion strategies
' diversión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animación
- cachondeo
- comecocos
- consistente
- derivación
- desviación
- desvío
- digresión
- entretenimiento
- idea
- marcha
- recreo
- disfrazar
- plan
- vacilón
English:
amusement
- diversion
- entertainment
- fun
- join
- play
- recreation
- idea

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diversión nf

1. [pasatiempo] entertainment, amusement;

mi diversión favorita es el cine my favourite pastime is going to the movies;

la ciudad ofrece gran variedad de diversiones the city offers a great variety of entertainment

2. [hecho de divertirse] enjoyment;

hacer algo por diversión to do sth for enjoyment o fun;

tuvimos un rato de diversión we had a bit of fun;

un poco de diversión no nos vendría mal we could do with a bit of fun

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diversión

f

1 fun

2 ( pasatiempo) pastime;

aquí no hay muchas diversiones there’s not much to do around here

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diversión nf, pl - siones entretenimiento: fun, amusement, diversion

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diversión n

1. (placer) fun

caminan por pura diversión they walk just for fun

2. (pasatiempo) pastime

su diversión preferida es la natación swimming is his favourite pastime

3. (entretenimiento) entertainment

hay diversión para satisfacer tanto a los mayores como a los pequeños there's entertainment for both the old and the young

Spanish-English dictionary > diversión
9 laugh

I [lɑːf] [AE læf]
nome

1) risata f., riso m.

he gave a loud laugh — scoppiò a ridere fragorosamente

with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata

she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri

to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata

2) (source of amusement)

to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti

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to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo

she had the last laugh — fu lei che rise per ultima
II [lɑːf] [AE læf]
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)

to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.

to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente

to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.

we're laughing with you not at you — non stiamo ridendo per prenderti in giro

he laughed nervously — rise nervosamente

to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi

I don't know whether to laugh or cry! — non so se ridere o piangere!

he's afraid of being laughed at — teme di essere preso in giro

he doesn't have much to laugh at o about — non ha proprio da stare allegro

- laugh off

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he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo

laugh and the world laughs with you — sorridi e il mondo ti sorriderà

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — ti passerà la voglia di ridere

to be laughing all the way to the bank — fare soldi a palate

to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.

to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere

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1. verb
(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) ridere
2. noun
(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risata

- laughable
- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at
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I [lɑːf] [AE læf]
nome

1) risata f., riso m.

he gave a loud laugh — scoppiò a ridere fragorosamente

with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata

she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri

to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata

2) (source of amusement)

to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti

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to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo

she had the last laugh — fu lei che rise per ultima
II [lɑːf] [AE læf]
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)

to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.

to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente

to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.

we're laughing with you not at you — non stiamo ridendo per prenderti in giro

he laughed nervously — rise nervosamente

to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi

I don't know whether to laugh or cry! — non so se ridere o piangere!

he's afraid of being laughed at — teme di essere preso in giro

he doesn't have much to laugh at o about — non ha proprio da stare allegro

- laugh off

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he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo

laugh and the world laughs with you — sorridi e il mondo ti sorriderà

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — ti passerà la voglia di ridere

to be laughing all the way to the bank — fare soldi a palate

to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.

to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere

English-Italian dictionary > laugh
10 puzzle

أُحْجِيّة \ puzzle: sth. that puzzles (esp. as a form of amusement). riddle: a question that is made difficult on purpose (often for amusement): Here’s a riddle for you: "What has a mouth but cannot eat?" "A river". \ See Also لغز (لُغْز)‏ \ لُغْز \ puzzle: sth. that puzzles (esp. as a form of amusement). riddle: a question that is made difficult on purpose (often for amusement): Here’s a riddle for you: "What has a mouth but cannot eat?" "A river", a deep secret that cannot be understood the riddle of birth and death; the riddle of some ancient words that were cut in stone.

Arabic-English glossary > puzzle
11 riddle

أُحْجِيّة \ puzzle: sth. that puzzles (esp. as a form of amusement). riddle: a question that is made difficult on purpose (often for amusement): Here’s a riddle for you: "What has a mouth but cannot eat?" "A river". \ See Also لغز (لُغْز)‏ \ لُغْز \ puzzle: sth. that puzzles (esp. as a form of amusement). riddle: a question that is made difficult on purpose (often for amusement): Here’s a riddle for you: "What has a mouth but cannot eat?" "A river", a deep secret that cannot be understood the riddle of birth and death; the riddle of some ancient words that were cut in stone.

Arabic-English glossary > riddle
12 Kurzweil

f; -, kein Pl.; altm. amusement, entertainment; Kurzweil treiben amuse o.s.; etw. aus Kurzweil tun do s.th. for fun

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Kụrz|weil [-vail]
f -, no pl (old)
pastime, diversion
allerlei Kurzweil treiben — to amuse oneself

zur Kurzweil — as a pastime

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Kurz·weil

f pastime, diversion, amusement

aus [o zur] \Kurzweil for amusement

etw aus [o zur] \Kurzweil machen to pass the time idly with sth

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Kurzweil f; -, kein pl; obs amusement, entertainment;

Kurzweil treiben amuse o.s.;

etwas aus Kurzweil tun do sth for fun

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kurzweil
13 fun

1. noun
Spaß, der

have fun doing something — Spaß daran haben, etwas zu tun

have fun! — viel Spaß!

make fun of or poke fun at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen

in fun — im Spaß

for fun, for the fun of it — zum Spaß

spoil the or somebody's fun — jemandem den Spaß verderben

something is [good or great/no] fun — etwas macht [großen/keinen] Spaß

it's no fun being unemployed — es ist kein Vergnügen, arbeitslos zu sein

we had the usual fun and games with him — (iron.): (trouble) wir hatten wieder das übliche Theater mit ihm (ugs.)
2. adjective
(coll.) lustig; amüsant

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noun

(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) der Spaß

- academic.ru/29917/funny">funny
- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of
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fun

[fʌn]

I. n no pl Spaß m, SCHWEIZ a. Vergnügen nt

it was good \fun es hat viel Spaß gemacht; (funny) es war sehr lustig [o witzig]

it's no \fun having to work on Saturdays es ist nicht lustig, samstags arbeiten zu müssen

that sounds like \fun das klingt gut

to be full of \fun (be active) immer unternehmungslustig sein; (be mischievous) nur Dummheiten im Kopf haben

to do sth for \fun [or the \fun of it] [or the \fun of the thing] etw nur [so] zum Spaß [o spaßeshalber] [o fam aus Jux und Tollerei] machen

to do sth in \fun etw im [o zum] Spaß tun

I didn't mean what I said, it was only in \fun ich hab's nicht so gemeint, das war doch nur Spaß

to get a lot of \fun out of [or from] sth viel Spaß an etw dat haben

children get a lot of \fun out of playing with water Kindern macht es großen Spaß, mit Wasser zu spielen

to have [a lot of] \fun [viel] Spaß haben, sich akk [gut [o köstlich]] amüsieren

have \fun! viel Spaß!

have \fun on your vacation! schöne Ferien!

to have \fun at sb's expense sich akk auf jds Kosten amüsieren

to make \fun of [or poke \fun at] sb sich akk über jdn lustig machen

to put the \fun back into sth etw [doch noch] retten

to spoil sb's/the \fun [of sth] jdm den/den Spaß [an etw dat] verderben

to take the \fun out of sth etw verderben

Rolf broke his leg when we went skiing and that took all the \fun out of it als wir im Skiurlaub waren, hat sich Rolf das Bein gebrochen, das hat uns den ganzen Spaß verdorben

like \fun! ( fam) Pustekuchen! fam

what \fun! super! fam

▶ \fun and games das reine Vergnügen

▶ it's not all \fun and games being/doing sth (not easy) es ist nicht immer einfach, etw zu sein/zu tun; (not fun) es ist nicht immer lustig, etw zu sein/zu tun

▶ \fun is \fun and work is work ( prov) erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen

II. adj attr ( fam)

1. (enjoyable) activity lustig

sth is a \fun thing to do etw macht Spaß

going camping would be a real \fun thing to do ich hätte schrecklich Lust, campen zu gehen fam

2. (entertaining) person lustig, witzig

she's a real \fun person ( fam) sie ist echt witzig fam

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[fʌn]
1. n
(= amusement) Spaß m, (Aus also) Spass m
to have great fun doing sth — viel Spaß daran haben, etw zu tun, viel Spaß an etw (dat) haben

this is fun! — das macht Spaß or Freude!

I'm not doing it for the fun of it — ich mache das nicht zu meinem Vergnügen

we just did it for fun — wir haben das nur aus or zum Spaß gemacht

to spoil the fun — den Spaß verderben

that takes all the fun out of it — das nimmt einem den Spaß or die Freude daran

it's fun doing this/being with him — es macht Spaß, das zu tun/mit ihm zusammen zu sein

it's not much fun for the others though —

life's not much fun sometimes — das Leben ist manchmal nicht gerade das reinste Vergnügen

it's no fun living on your own/being broke — es macht nicht gerade Spaß, allein zu leben/pleite (inf) zu sein

you're no fun to be with any more — es macht keinen Spaß mehr, mit dir zusammen zu sein

he is great fun — man kriegt mit ihm viel Spaß or viel zu lachen (inf)

the children thought he was great fun — die Kinder fanden ihn sehr lustig

the party was good fun — die Party hat viel Spaß gemacht

what fun! — was für ein Spaß!

that sounds like fun — das klingt gut

I wasn't serious, I was just having a bit of fun —

the children had fun and games at the picnic — die Kinder haben beim Picknick viel Spaß gehabt

that should be fun and games (iro) — das kann ja (noch) heiter werden (inf)

to make fun of or poke fun at sb/sth — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen

we had fun getting the car started (inf) — wir hatten ein bisschen Theater, ehe das Auto ansprang (inf)

like fun ( US inf ) — (ja,) Pustekuchen! (inf)

2. adj attr (inf)

squash is a fun game — Squash macht Spaß

he's a real fun person — er ist wirklich ein lustiger Kerl

that sounds like a fun idea — das hört sich prima an (inf)

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fun [fʌn]

A s Spaß m:

for fun, for the fun of it aus oder zum Spaß, spaßeshalber, zum Vergnügen;

in fun im oder zum Scherz;

like fun! US umg von wegen!;

it is fun (doing sth) es macht Spaß(, etwas zu tun);

it is no fun ( oder there is no fun in) doing sth es macht keinen Spaß, etwas zu tun;

it (he) is great fun es (er) ist sehr amüsant oder lustig;

there is no fun like … es geht nichts über … (akk);

have some fun sich amüsieren;

have fun viel Spaß oder Vergnügen!;

have one’s fun and games umg seinen Spaß oder sein Vergnügen haben, sich amüsieren;

make fun of sb sich über jemanden lustig machen;

make fun of sth auch etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen;

this is nothing to make fun of über so etwas spottet man nicht!;

I don’t see the fun of it ich finde das (gar) nicht komisch; → figure A 5, poke¹ A 5

B adj lustig, spaßig:

fun man → funster;

a fun sport ein Sport, der Spaß macht;

have a fun time sich amüsieren

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1. noun
Spaß, der

have fun doing something — Spaß daran haben, etwas zu tun

have fun! — viel Spaß!

make fun of or poke fun at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen

in fun — im Spaß

for fun, for the fun of it — zum Spaß

spoil the or somebody's fun — jemandem den Spaß verderben

something is [good or great/no] fun — etwas macht [großen/keinen] Spaß

it's no fun being unemployed — es ist kein Vergnügen, arbeitslos zu sein

we had the usual fun and games with him — (iron.): (trouble) wir hatten wieder das übliche Theater mit ihm (ugs.)
2. adjective
(coll.) lustig; amüsant

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n.

Freude -n f.

Scherz -e m.

Spaß ¨-e m.

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14 عمل

عَمَلٌ \ act: a deed; sth. done: Men judge us by our acts, not by our words. action: doing things: We want more action and less talk. activity: sth. one does; a form of work or play: Music and swimming are among our school activities. affair: a happening; event; action: The meeting was a noisy affair. appointment: the position for which sb. is chosen: I hope to get a government appointment. business: one’s work: My business is writing books. career: one’s job in life: What career shall I follow on leaving school? A business career?. deed: sth. done; an act: an evil deed. doing: (an) action: This damage was not my doing. Tell me about your doings in London. employment: work; activity: I am growing lazy for lack of employment. function: special work or duty: The function of an ear is to hear. job: regular employment: He has an office job. They lost their jobs when the factory closed, a piece of work I have several jobs to do in my garden. labour: hard work (esp. work with the hands; digging, lifting, carrying, etc.): Heavy labour is very tiring. occupation: employment; job: What is your occupation? Are you a teacher?. operation: the working of a machine or plan: The law is not yet in operation - it comes into operation next year. performance: (an act of) performing: Our team’s performance has been very good this year. There were seven performances of the play. post: a job with particular duties; an official position: He held the post of headmaster for ten years. profession: (used loosely, in a general sense) any work or job. thing: an action: You did the wrong thing. undertaking: a job that has been undertaken: a dangerous undertaking. work: doing or making sth.; sth. that needs doing; the opposite of rest and play: school work; office work; work in the home; a brain always at work (always busy), employment; a paid job He has left school and started work. I’m out of work (unemployed). Jane is at work (at her place of work), sth. sb. has made or done Writers have to sell their work. This crime was the work of a madman.. A work of art: the works of Shakespeare (his plays and poems; to be busy (for some good purpose) \ See Also نشاط (نَشاطٌ)، وظيفة (وَظيفَة)‏ \ أَعمال \ works. \ See Also عمل (عَمَل)‏ \ أَعْمال الخَشَب (في مَبْنى)‏ \ woodwork: the wooden parts of a structure; the art of making things with wood. \ أَعْمال منزليّة \ housework: work done in taking care of a house, esp. cleaning. \ عَمَلٌ أَحْمَق \ folly: foolishness; an example of this; youthful follies. \ عَمَلٌ بارِع \ trick: a skilful act that is done for amusement: Animals can be taught to perform tricks. \ عَمَلٌ تافِه \ trash: worthless writing, painting, etc.. \ عَمَلٌ تِجاريّ \ business: to trade in general: Social disorder is bad for business. Business is quiet today. \ عَمَلٌ تَخريبيّ \ sabotage: serious damage that is done secretly by an enemy, so as to make sth. useless (esp. a machine, a factory, a ship, a railway, etc.). \ عَمَلٌ رَتيب \ chore: a piece of uninteresting or disliked work: It’s such a chore to do the shopping every day. \ عَمَلٌ رتيب مُتكرِّر \ routine: a usual and regular way of doing things: Her morning routine is to wash, dress, feed the cats, sweep the floor and prepare breakfast. \ عَمَلٌ سَهْل \ child’s play: sth. that is very easy to do: Climbing hills is child’s play for a mountaineer. \ عَمَلٌ شاقّ \ task: a piece of work (usu. hard work) that has to be done: I was given the task of preparing the sports field for the races. toil: old use hard work. \ عَمَلٌ طائش \ escapade: a wild or slightly dangerous act, usu. against the rules. \ عَمَلُ القِسّيس \ ministry: the work of a Christian priest. \ عَمَلٌ مُتّصِل \ application: continual hard work: You need application to learn a foreign language. \ عَمَلٌ مُثير لا فائدة مِنْه \ stunt: a clever, sometimes dangerous, but useless act, esp. one which aims to draw public attention. \ عَمَلٌ مَجيد \ exploit: a bold and exciting deed: The lion-hunter described his exploits. \ عَمَلٌ مُخْزٍ \ outrage: a shameful or violent act that shocks public opinion. \ عَمَلٌ مزيَّف \ fake: (often attrib.) sth. that is not what it pretends or seems to be: This ring isn’t real gold, it’s a fake. \ عَمَلٌ وَحْشيّ \ atrocity: a very cruel action. \ عَمَلٌ وِدِّيّ \ a good turn: a helpful action: You did me a good turn. \ عَمَلٌ يَدَويّ \ handiwork: sth. done or made by a certain person: These pictures are all my own handiwork.

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15 joke

1. noun
1) Witz, der; Scherz, der

somebody's little joke — (iron.) jemandes Scherzchen

make a joke — einen Scherz machen

do something for a joke — etwas spaßeshalber od. zum Spaß tun

tell a joke — einen Witz erzählen

have a joke with somebody — mit jemandem scherzen od. spaßen

play a joke on somebody — jemandem einen Streich spielen

he can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß

the joke was on him — er war der Narr

this is getting beyond a joke — da hört der Spaß auf

this is no joke — das ist nicht zum Lachen

2) (ridiculous thing or circumstance) Witz, der (ugs.); (ridiculous person) Witzfigur, die

treat something as a joke — etwas nicht weiter ernst nehmen
2. intransitive verb
scherzen, Witze machen ( about über + Akk.)

joking apart — Scherz od. Spaß beiseite!

you have [got] to be joking! — (coll.) das soll wohl ein Witz sein!; mach keine Witze!

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[‹əuk] 1. noun
1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) der Witz

2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) der Streich
2. verb
1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) necken

2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) spaßen

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- academic.ru/40069/joker">joker
- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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joke

[ʤəʊk, AM ʤoʊk]

I. n

1. (action) Spaß m; (trick) Streich m; (amusing story) Witz m

dirty \joke Zote f BRD

to crack/tell \jokes Witze reißen fam /erzählen

to get a \joke einen Witz verstehen [o fam kapieren]

to get [or go] beyond a \joke nicht mehr witzig [o lustig] [o komisch] sein

to make a \joke of sth (ridicule) etw ins Lächerliche ziehen; (laugh off)

they made a \joke of it, but it was obvious they were offended sie lachten darüber, aber es war offensichtlich, dass sie beleidigt waren

to play a \joke on sb jdm einen Streich spielen

to not be able to take a \joke keinen Spaß vertragen [o verstehen]

to do sth for a \joke etw zum [o aus] Spaß tun

the \joke was on me der Spaß ging auf meine Kosten

2. ( fam: sth very easy) Kinderspiel nt, Witz m fam, Klacks m fam

to be no \joke kein Kinderspiel [o keine Kleinigkeit] sein

3. ( fam: ridiculous thing or person) Witz m fam

what a \joke! das soll wohl ein Witz sein! fam, da lachen ja die Hühner! fam

II. vi scherzen, witzeln

▪ to be joking Spaß machen

don't worry, I was only joking when I said I'd go without you keine Bange, ich hab doch nur zum Spaß gesagt, dass ich ohne dich gehe

you must be [or you've got to be] joking! das meinst du doch nicht im Ernst!, das soll wohl ein Witz sein!

▪ to \joke about sth sich akk über etw akk lustig machen

▪ to \joke that... scherzen, dass...

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[dZəʊk]
1. n
Witz m; (= hoax) Scherz m; (= prank) Streich m; (inf) (= pathetic person or thing) Witz m; (= laughing stock) Gespött nt, Gelächter nt
for a joke — zum Spaß, zum or aus Jux (inf)

I don't see the joke —

he treats the school rules as a big joke — für ihn sind die Schulregeln ein Witz

he can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß

what a joke! — zum Totlachen! (inf), zum Schießen! (inf)

it's no joke — das ist nicht witzig

the joke is that... — das Witzige or Lustige daran ist, dass...

it's beyond a joke (Brit) — das ist kein Spaß or Witz mehr, das ist nicht mehr lustig

this is getting beyond a joke (Brit) — das geht (langsam) zu weit

the joke was on me — der Spaß ging auf meine Kosten

why do you have to turn everything into a joke? — warum müssen Sie über alles Ihre Witze machen?, warum müssen Sie alles ins Lächerliche ziehen?

I'm not in the mood for jokes — ich bin nicht zu(m) Scherzen aufgelegt

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to make a joke of sth — Witze über etw (acc) machen

to make jokes about sb/sth — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen, über jdn/etw Witze machen or reißen (inf)

2. vi
Witze machen, scherzen (geh) (about über +acc); (= pull sb's leg) Spaß machen
I'm not joking — ich meine das ernst

you must be joking! — das ist ja wohl nicht Ihr Ernst, das soll wohl ein Witz sein

you're joking! — mach keine Sachen (inf) or Witze!

..., he joked —..., sagte er scherzhaft

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joke [dʒəʊk]

A s

1. Witz m:

crack jokes Witze reißen;

make jokes about sich lustig machen über (akk), (seine) Witze machen über (akk)

2. a) Scherz m, Spaß m:

in ( oder for a) joke im oder zum Spaß;

this time the joke’s on me diesmal bin ich der Dumme;

be no joke eine ernste Angelegenheit sein; keine Kleinigkeit sein;

that’s going beyond a joke das ist kein Spaß mehr, das ist nicht mehr lustig;

I don’t see the joke ich verstehe nicht, was daran so lustig sein soll;

he can’t take a joke er versteht keinen Spaß

b) Streich m:

play a joke on sb jemandem einen Streich spielen;

joke shop (bes US store) Scherzartikelladen m

3. Zielscheibe f des Spotts, Gespött n:

make a joke of sb jemanden zum Gespött oder lächerlich machen;

standing joke Zielscheibe ständigen Spotts

B v/i scherzen, Witze oder Spaß machen:

I was only joking ich hab nur Spaß gemacht, das war nicht ernst gemeint;

I’m not joking ich meine das ernst, ich mache keinen Spaß;

you must be joking, are you joking? das ist doch nicht dein Ernst!

C v/t jemanden hänseln, necken

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1. noun
1) Witz, der; Scherz, der

somebody's little joke — (iron.) jemandes Scherzchen

make a joke — einen Scherz machen

do something for a joke — etwas spaßeshalber od. zum Spaß tun

tell a joke — einen Witz erzählen

have a joke with somebody — mit jemandem scherzen od. spaßen

play a joke on somebody — jemandem einen Streich spielen

he can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß

the joke was on him — er war der Narr

this is getting beyond a joke — da hört der Spaß auf

this is no joke — das ist nicht zum Lachen

2) (ridiculous thing or circumstance) Witz, der (ugs.); (ridiculous person) Witzfigur, die

treat something as a joke — etwas nicht weiter ernst nehmen
2. intransitive verb
scherzen, Witze machen ( about über + Akk.)

joking apart — Scherz od. Spaß beiseite!

you have [got] to be joking! — (coll.) das soll wohl ein Witz sein!; mach keine Witze!

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n.

Scherz -e m.

Spaß ¨-e m.

Witz -e m. v.

scherzen v.

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16 fun

fun

A n plaisir m, amusement m ; to have fun s'amuser (doing en faisant ; with avec) ; have fun! amusez-vous! ; we had great/good fun nous nous sommes beaucoup/bien amusés ; it is fun to do sth, doing sth is fun c'est amusant de faire qch ; card games are great fun jouer aux cartes est très amusant ; to do sth for fun, to do sth for the fun of it faire qch pour s'amuser ; it's just for fun c'est seulement pour rire ; to do sth in fun faire qch pour rire or pour plaisanter ; half the fun of sth/of doing is… le plus beau de qch/de faire est… ; it's all good clean fun il n'y a rien de mal ; it's not much fun ce n'est pas très amusant (for pour) ; it's no fun doing sth ce n'est pas très amusant de faire qch ; it's not my idea of fun je ne trouve pas ça drôle ; to spoil sb's fun gâcher le plaisir de qn ; it takes the fun out of it cela en gâche le plaisir ; to be full of fun être très drôle ; to have a sense of fun avoir de l'humour ; he's (such) fun il est (tellement) drôle ; she is great fun to be with on s'amuse beaucoup avec elle ; we had fun cleaning up iron on s'est bien amusé à tout nettoyer ; that looks like fun! iron on doit s'amuser!

B adj [person] marrant ○, rigolo ○ ; it's a fun thing to do c'est amusant.

C ○ vi plaisanter.

Idioms

to become a figure of fun devenir la risée (for de) ; to have fun and games s'amuser comme des petits fous also iron ; like fun ○ ! tu parles ○ ! ; to make fun of ou poke fun at sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch.

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17 pleasure

'pleʒə
noun

(something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) placer

- pleasurable
- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure in

pleasure n placer

it has been a pleasure to meet you ha sido un placer conocerte

she gets a lot of pleasure from her garden disfruta mucho con su jardín

pleasure

tr['pleʒə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 placer nombre masculino

■ it's a pleasure to be here es un placer estar aquí

■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el placer de..., tengo el gusto de...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

my pleasure ha sido un placer

to be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure quedar detenido,-a a disposición del Estado

to have the pleasure of... tener el placer de..., tener gusto de...

■ may I have the pleasure of this dance ¿me concede este baile?

to take pleasure in doing something disfrutar haciendo algo

with pleasure con mucho gusto

pleasure boat barco de recreo

pleasure cruise crucero de placer

pleasure trip viaje nombre masculino de placer

pleasure ['plɛʒər] n

1) wish: deseo m, voluntad f

at your pleasure: cuando guste

2) enjoyment: placer m, disfrute m, goce m

with pleasure: con mucho gusto

3) : placer m, gusto m

it's a pleasure to be here: me da gusto estar aquí

the pleasures of reading: los placeres de leer

pleasure

n.

• complacencia s.f.

• delectación s.f.

• deleite s.m.

• gozo s.m.

• gusto s.m.

• holganza s.f.

• placer s.m.

• regalo s.m.

• ufanía s.f.

• voluntad s.f.

'pleʒər, 'pleʒə(r)
noun

1) u

a) (happiness, satisfaction) placer m

it's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla

to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo

I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)

pleasure seeker — hedonista mf

b) ( in polite formulas)

with pleasure — con mucho gusto

thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer

may I have the pleasure of this dance? — ¿me concede esta pieza?

Mr John Smith requests the pleasure of your company at... — John Smith tiene el placer de invitar a Vd a...

it gives me great pleasure to introduce... — es un placer para mí presentarles...

2)

a) u (recreation, amusement) placer m

I play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)

pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo

pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer

b) c ( source of happiness) placer m

the pleasures of good food — los placeres de la buena mesa

Jane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane

it was a pleasure — fue un placer

3) u ( choice) (frml)

at your pleasure — cuando (usted) guste (frml)

to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior

['pleʒǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=satisfaction) placer m, gusto m ; (=happiness) alegría f

to be fond of pleasure — ser amante de los placeres

sexual pleasure — placer m sexual

my pleasure!, the pleasure is mine! — frm (returning thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué! (esp LAm)

• what pleasure can you find in shooting partridges? — ¿qué placer encuentras en matar perdices?

• to do sth for pleasure — hacer algo por gusto or placer

is this trip for business or pleasure? — ¿este viaje es de negocios o de placer?

• to get pleasure from sth — disfrutar con algo

• to give sb pleasure — dar gusto a algn

if it gives you any pleasure — si te gusta

• I have much pleasure in informing you that... — tengo el gran placer de comunicarles que...

may I have the pleasure? — frm (at dance) ¿quiere usted bailar?

• Mr and Mrs Brown request the pleasure of your company — frm (on invitation) los Sres. Brown tienen el placer de solicitar su asistencia

• to take pleasure in books — disfrutar leyendo

I take great pleasure in watching them grow — disfruto muchísimo viéndolos crecer

to take pleasure in teasing sb — disfrutar tomando el pelo a algn

• with pleasure — con mucho gusto

2) (=source of pleasure) placer m, gusto m

it's a real pleasure — es un verdadero placer

all the pleasures of London — todos los placeres de Londres

it's a pleasure to see her — da gusto verla

it's a pleasure to know that... — es un motivo de satisfacción saber que...

3) frm (=will) voluntad f

what is your pleasure, sir? — ¿en qué puedo servirle, señor?, ¿qué manda el señor?

• at sb's pleasure — según la voluntad de algn

• to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure — (Jur) quedar encarcelado a disposición del Estado

2.

VT (sexually) dar placer a

to pleasure o.s. — euph (=masturbate) masturbarse

3.

CPD

pleasure boat, pleasure craft N — barco m de recreo

pleasure cruise N — crucero m de recreo

pleasure ground N — parque m de atracciones

pleasure seeker N — hedonista mf

pleasure steamer N — vapor m de recreo

pleasure trip N — viaje m de placer

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['pleʒər, 'pleʒə(r)]
noun

1) u

a) (happiness, satisfaction) placer m

it's a pleasure to listen to her — es un placer or da gusto escucharla

to find o take pleasure in something — disfrutar con algo

I get a lot of pleasure out of reading — disfruto muchísimo leyendo; (before n)

pleasure seeker — hedonista mf

b) ( in polite formulas)

with pleasure — con mucho gusto

thank you - (it's) a pleasure — gracias - de nada or no hay de qué, ha sido un placer

may I have the pleasure of this dance? — ¿me concede esta pieza?

Mr John Smith requests the pleasure of your company at... — John Smith tiene el placer de invitar a Vd a...

it gives me great pleasure to introduce... — es un placer para mí presentarles...

2)

a) u (recreation, amusement) placer m

I play just for pleasure — toco sólo porque me gusta; (before n)

pleasure craft — embarcación f de recreo

pleasure cruise — crucero m de placer

b) c ( source of happiness) placer m

the pleasures of good food — los placeres de la buena mesa

Jane is a real pleasure to teach — da gusto or es un verdadero placer darle clases a Jane

it was a pleasure — fue un placer

3) u ( choice) (frml)

at your pleasure — cuando (usted) guste (frml)

to be detained during Her/His Majesty's pleasure — ( in UK) quedar detenido indefinidamente a discreción del Ministerio del Interior

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18 laugh

1. verb
(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) reír

2. noun
(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risa

- laughable
- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at

laugh¹ n risa

she has a contagious laugh tiene una risa contagiosa

to have a laugh reírse

we had a good laugh at his joke nos reímos mucho con su chiste

laugh² vb reír

we spent the evening telling jokes and laughing pasamos la tarde contando chistes y riendo

everybody laughed at him when his trousers fell down todos se rieron de él cuando se le cayó el pantalón

laugh

tr[lɑːf]

intransitive verb

1 reír, reírse

■ it makes me laugh me da risa

■ don't laugh no te rías

■ he'll laugh in your face se te reirá en la cara

■ you've got to laugh, haven't you? es mejor tomárselo a risa

■ don't make me laugh! ¡no me hagas reír!

noun

1 risa

■ we had a really good laugh nos reímos muchísimo

■ we did it for a laugh lo hicimos para divertirnos

■ what a laugh! ¡qué risa!

■ she's a good laugh es muy divertida, tiene mucha gracia

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

he who laughs last laughs longest quien ríe último ríe mejor

to burst out laughing echarse a reír

to have the last laugh reír el/la último,-a

to laugh like a drain SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar reírse a carcajada limpia

to laugh one's head off familiar partirse de risa, troncharse de risa, desternillarse de risa

to laugh on the other side of one's face llevarse un chasco

to laugh up one's sleeve reír disimuladamente

laugh ['læf] vi

: reír, reírse

laugh n

1) laughter: risa f

2) joke: chiste m, broma f

he did it for a laugh: lo hizo en broma, lo hizo para divertirse

laugh

n.

• risa s.f.

v.

• expresar riendo v.

• reír v.

• reírse v.

læf, lɑːf
I

noun

a) (act, sound) risa f; ( loud) carcajada f, risotada f

she gave a nervous laugh — se rió nerviosamente, soltó una risa nerviosa

to have a laugh (about/at something) — reírse* (de algo)

to raise a laugh — hacer* reír

the laugh is on me/you/him — me/te/le salió el tiro por la culata

to have the last laugh: I'll have the last laugh — quien ríe (el) último ríe mejor (, y ésa voy a ser yo)

b) (joke, fun) (colloq)

it will be a laugh — será divertido, va a ser un plato (AmL fam), va a ser un relajo (Méx)

she's a good laugh — es muy divertida

to do/say something for a laugh — hacer*/decir* algo por divertirse, hacer*/decir* algo de cachondeo (Esp) or (Méx) de puro relajo (fam)

II
1.

intransitive verb reír(se)*

she laughed out loud/to herself — se rió a carcajadas/para sus adentros

to burst out laughing — soltar* una carcajada, echarse a reír

I nearly died laughing — casi me muero de (la) risa

to make somebody laugh — hacer* reír a alguien

to laugh ABOUT something — reírse* de algo

to laugh AT somebody/something — reírse* de alguien/algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face — (colloq)

she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when he finds out — se le van a quitar las ganas de reírse cuando él se entere

he who laughs last laughs best o (BrE) longest — quien ríe or el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor

2.

vt

they were laughed off the stage — se rieron tanto de ellos, que tuvieron que salir del escenario

you don't say!, he laughed — -no me digas! -dijo riendo

Phrasal Verbs:

- laugh off

[lɑːf]
1. N

1) (lit) risa f ; (loud) carcajada f, risotada f

he has a very distinctive laugh — tiene una risa muy suya

if you want a laugh, read on — si te quieres reír, sigue leyendo

• she gave a little laugh — soltó una risita

• to get a laugh — hacer reír (a la gente)

• to have a (good) laugh about or over or at sth — reírse (mucho) de algo

• that sounds like a laugh a minute — iro suena como para mondarse de risa * iro

• to raise a laugh — hacer reír (a la gente)

• "I'm not jealous," he said with a laugh — -no estoy celoso -dijo riéndose

- have the last laugh

2) * (=fun)

• to be a laugh, he's a laugh — es un tío gracioso or divertido *, es muy cachondo (Sp) *

you should come - it'll be a laugh — deberías venir - será divertido

• life isn't a bundle of laughs just now — mi vida ahora mismo no es precisamente muy divertida or muy alegre

• to do sth for a laugh — hacer algo por divertirse

• he's always good for a laugh — siempre te ríes or te diviertes con él

3) (=joke)

• the laugh is on you * — te salió el tiro por la culata *

• that's a laugh!, what a laugh! — iro ¡no me hagas reír!

2.

VI reírse, reír

I tried not to laugh — intenté no reír(me)

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry — no sabía si reír(me) o llorar

you may laugh, but... — tú te ríes, pero...

once we get this contract signed we're laughing * — (fig) una vez que nos firmen este contrato, lo demás es coser y cantar

• to laugh about sth — reírse de algo

we're still laughing about the time that... — todavía nos reímos de cuando...

there's nothing to laugh about — no es cosa de risa or (LAm) reírse

• to laugh at sb/sth — reírse de algn/algo

he never laughs at my jokes — nunca se ríe de mis chistes

• to burst out laughing — echarse a reír

• I thought I'd die laughing — creí que me moría de (la) risa

• to laugh in sb's face — reírse de algn en su cara

• to fall about laughing — troncharse or desternillarse de risa

• you have (got) to laugh — hay que reírse

• to laugh like a drain/hyena — reírse como una hiena

• to make sb laugh — hacer reír a algn

don't make me laugh — iro no me hagas reír

• to laugh out loud — reírse a carcajadas

• I laughed till I cried or till the tears ran down my cheeks — me reí a más no poder, me tronché de (la) risa

• I laughed to myself — me reí para mis adentros

- they'll be laughing all the way to the bank

- he'll soon be laughing on the other side of his face

- laugh up one's sleeve

- laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone

- he who laughs last laughs longest or best

3.

VT

"don't be silly," he laughed — -no seas bobo -dijo riéndose

• he laughed a nervous laugh — se rió nervioso

• to laugh sb to scorn — mofarse de algn

• to laugh o.s. silly — reírse a más no poder

to laugh sth out of court —

his idea was laughed out of court — se rieron de su idea

- laugh one's head off

4.

CPD

laugh lines NPL — arrugas fpl producidas al reír

- laugh down

- laugh off

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[læf, lɑːf]
I

noun

a) (act, sound) risa f; ( loud) carcajada f, risotada f

she gave a nervous laugh — se rió nerviosamente, soltó una risa nerviosa

to have a laugh (about/at something) — reírse* (de algo)

to raise a laugh — hacer* reír

the laugh is on me/you/him — me/te/le salió el tiro por la culata

to have the last laugh: I'll have the last laugh — quien ríe (el) último ríe mejor (, y ésa voy a ser yo)

b) (joke, fun) (colloq)

it will be a laugh — será divertido, va a ser un plato (AmL fam), va a ser un relajo (Méx)

she's a good laugh — es muy divertida

to do/say something for a laugh — hacer*/decir* algo por divertirse, hacer*/decir* algo de cachondeo (Esp) or (Méx) de puro relajo (fam)

II
1.

intransitive verb reír(se)*

she laughed out loud/to herself — se rió a carcajadas/para sus adentros

to burst out laughing — soltar* una carcajada, echarse a reír

I nearly died laughing — casi me muero de (la) risa

to make somebody laugh — hacer* reír a alguien

to laugh ABOUT something — reírse* de algo

to laugh AT somebody/something — reírse* de alguien/algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face — (colloq)

she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when he finds out — se le van a quitar las ganas de reírse cuando él se entere

he who laughs last laughs best o (BrE) longest — quien ríe or el que ríe (el) último, ríe mejor

2.

vt

they were laughed off the stage — se rieron tanto de ellos, que tuvieron que salir del escenario

you don't say!, he laughed — -no me digas! -dijo riendo

Phrasal Verbs:

- laugh off

English-spanish dictionary > laugh
19 piacere

1. v/i le piace il vino? do you like wine?

non mi piace il cioccolato I don't like chocolate

non mi piacciono i tuoi amici I don't like your friends

mi piacerebbe saperlo I'd really like to know

faccio come mi pare e piace I do as I please

2. m pleasure

( favore) favo(u)r

piacere! pleased to meet you!

viaggio m di piacere pleasure trip

aver piacere di be delighted to

mi fa piacere I'm happy to

con piacere with pleasure

per piacere please

serviti a piacere take as much as you like

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piacere s.m.

1 pleasure, delight: il piacere della lettura, the pleasure of reading; i piaceri della tavola, the pleasures of the table; i piaceri dello spirito, the pleasures of the spirit; è un piacere stare a chiacchierare con te, it's pleasant (o a pleasure) to talk to you; amante, avido di piaceri, pleasure-loving, pleasure-seeking; avrò sempre piacere di vederti, I shall always be delighted (o pleased) to see you; è per me un grande piacere poterti aiutare, I am delighted to be able to help you; mi fa sempre molto piacere ricevere sue notizie, it always gives me a lot of pleasure (o I'm always very happy) to hear from him; la tua lettera mi ha dato, fatto un grande piacere, I was very pleased to get your letter; sembra provar piacere nel dar fastidio alla gente, he seems to take pleasure (o delight) in annoying people; ti rivedo con piacere, I'm delighted to see you again; che piacere rivederti dopo tanto tempo!, what a pleasure to meet (you) again after so long! // piacere!, ( nelle presentazioni) how do you do?; piacere di conoscerla, pleased to meet you // con piacere!, with pleasure! // piove che è un piacere, it is raining cats and dogs; studia, lavora che è un piacere, she studies, works like mad; la tua auto va che è un piacere, it's a treat the way your car goes // avere il piacere di..., to have the pleasure of...: ho avuto il piacere di dirgli che..., I had the pleasure of informing him that...; posso avere il piacere di accompagnarla a casa?, may I have the pleasure of taking you home?

2 ( svago, divertimento) pleasure, amusement: piaceri leciti, illeciti, lawful, unlawful pleasures; non è un piacere uscire con questa pioggia, it is no pleasure going out in this rain; alternare le occupazioni coi piaceri, to alternate business with pleasure; darsi ai piaceri, to give oneself up to pleasure // viaggio, gita di piacere, pleasure trip

3 ( favore) favour, kindness: domandare, chiedere un piacere a qlcu., to ask a favour of s.o.; negare, rifiutare un piacere a qlcu., to refuse s.o. a favour; fare un piacere a qlcu., to do s.o. a favour (o kindness): puoi farmi un piacere?, can you do me a favour?; puoi farmi il piacere di venire subito?, will you be so kind as to come at once?; te lo chiedo per piacere: non arrabbiarti con lui!, I wish you wouldn't get angry with him! // per piacere, (if you) please: passami l'acqua, per piacere, pass me the water, please // fammi il piacere!, (iron.) do me a favour, will you! (o go on!): fammi il piacere di tacere!, (iron.) do me the favour of not talking!

4 ( volontà) will // a piacere, at will (o at pleasure): pane a piacere, as much bread as you like; fa' pure a tuo piacere, go ahead, as you like.

piacere v. intr. to like (s.o., sthg.); to be fond of (s.o., sthg.); to please (s.o.): gli piace viaggiare, he likes travelling; mi piace andare a scuola, I like going to school; ''Ti piace la letteratura russa?'' ''Sì, mi piace'', ''Do you like Russian literature?'' ''Yes, I do''; mi piace il francese, I like French; ti piace il jazz?, do you like (o are you fond of) jazz?; mi piace che tutto sia in ordine, I like everything to be in order; mi piace molto la poesia, I am very fond of poetry (o I like poetry very much); grattami la schiena, mi piace, scratch my back, I like it; mi piace ballare, I like dancing; la sera mi piace sedermi alla scrivania e leggere, I like to sit at my desk in the evening and read; mi piace questo paese, questa casa, questo libro, I like (o I am fond of) this country, this house, this book; ti è piaciuto il film?, did you like (o enjoy) the film?; mi piacerebbe andare a teatro, I would like to go to the theatre; gli piacerebbe che andassimo da lui, he would like us to go to his house; mi sarebbe piaciuto vederlo, I should have liked to see him; come mi piacerebbe essere al mare!, I wish I were at the seaside!; non mi piace affatto, I don't like it at all; non mi piacciono i presuntuosi, I don't like conceited people; non mi piace che tu gli parli, I don't like you to speak to him; un piatto che piace molto, a popular dish; quella ragazza piace a tutti, everybody likes that girl; è una persona che piace, he is a very likeable person; lo spettacolo piace, avrà sicuramente successo, everyone likes the show, it's sure to be a success; sono sicura di piacergli, I'm sure he likes me; ti piace il nostro progetto per le vacanze?, do you like our plan for the holidays?; ti piacerebbe un po' di vacanza?, would you like (o care) to have a little holiday? // a Dio piacendo, piaccia a Dio, please God (o God willing): piaccia a Dio che non venga una guerra!, please God there won't be a war! // come pare e piace, as one pleases: faccio come mi pare e piace, I do as I please // sarà una grande opera d'arte, ma non riesco a farmela piacere, it may be a great work of art but I can't bring myself to like it // quel cantante mi piace da morire, da impazzire, I'm really crazy about (o I really love o I'm really fond of) that singer // piaccia o non piaccia, whether one likes it or not: bisogna lavorare piaccia o non piaccia, you must work whether you like it or not.

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I [pja'tʃere] sm
1) (gen) pleasure

i piaceri della vita — the pleasures of life

fare qc per il piacere di farlo — to do sth for the sake of doing it

ho il piacere di annunciare che... — it gives me great pleasure to tell you that...

mi fa piacere per lui — I'm pleased for him

è un piacere averti qui — it's a pleasure to have you here

che piacere vederti! — how nice to see you!

piacere!; è un piacere conoscerla — pleased to meet you

mi farebbe piacere rivederlo — I would like to see him again

se ti fa piacere — if you like

con piacere — with pleasure, certainly

fare qc con piacere — to be happy o glad to do sth

ho saputo con piacere che ti sposi — I was delighted to hear you're getting married

un viaggio di piacere — a pleasure trip

è un viaggio d'affari o di piacere? — is this trip for business or for pleasure?

potevi averne a piacere — (volontà) you could take as many as you wanted

tanto piacere! iro — so what?

2) (favore) favour Brit, favor Am

fare un piacere a qn — to do sb a favo(u)r

mi faresti un piacere? — would you do me a favo(u)r?

mi fai il piacere di smetterla? — would you kindly stop that?

per piacere — please

per piacere, potresti...? — could you please...?

su, mangia la minestra, fammi il piacere — come on, eat your soup like a good boy (o girl)

ma fammi il piacere! — for heaven's sake!
II [pja'tʃere] vi irreg
(aus essere) (persona)

piacere a qn — to be liked by sb

mi piace — (lavoro, film) I like o enjoy it, (progetto) it suits me, (sport, attività) I enjoy it

quei ragazzi non mi piacciono — I don't like those boys

mi piace molto questo quadro — I like this picture very much

non credo gli piaccia — I don't think he likes it

mi piace di più così — I like it better this way

un gusto che piace — a pleasant o agreeable flavour

una ragazza che piace — (piacevole) a likeable girl, (attraente) an attractive girl

il suo discorso è piaciuto molto — his speech was well received

che ti piaccia o no; ti piaccia o non ti piaccia — whether you like it or not

che cosa ti piacerebbe fare? — what would you like to do?, what do you fancy doing?

gli piacerebbe andare al cinema — he would like to go to the cinema

mi sarebbe piaciuto andarci — I would have liked to go

fa' come ti pare e piace — do as you please o like

a Dio piacendo — God willing

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I 1. [pja'tʃere]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

a qcn. piace qcs., qcs. piace a qcn. — sb. likes sth.

mi piace moltissimo — I like it very much, I love it

mi piaci — I like you

mi piace la musica pop — I like pop music, I'm fond of pop music

il film gli è piaciuto molto — he really liked o enjoyed the film

quel tizio non mi è mai piaciuto — I have never liked o I've always disliked that guy

piace agli uomini — men find her attractive

una soluzione che piace a tutti — a solution that appeals to everybody

è un prodotto che piace molto — it's a very popular product

mi piace viaggiare, ballare, nuotare — I like travelling, dancing, swimming

mi piace dormire fino a tardi la domenica — on Sundays I like to sleep in late

mi piacerebbe andare in Grecia — I'd like to go to Greece

come vi piace! — as you like it! as you prefer!

così mi piace — that's the way I like it

così mi piaci! — now that's what I like to see!

vi piaccia o no, piaccia o non piaccia — whether you like it or not

faccio come mi pare e piace — I do as I please

lo spettacolo è piaciuto molto — the show was very successful o was a hit
2.
verbo pronominale piacersi

1) (a se stesso) to like oneself

2) (reciprocamente) to like each other

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non è bello ciò che è bello, ma è bello ciò che piace — prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

a Dio piacendo — God willing
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Note:

Il verbo to like, equivalente semantico dell'italiano piacere, se ne distacca per alcune peculiarità grammaticali: non si usa mai nella forma progressiva, utilizza una costruzione personale ( a me piace = I like), è seguito dal gerundio quando si fa un'affermazione generale (ti piace ascoltare la musica? = do you like listening to music?) e da to + infinito quando ci si riferisce a un caso particolare ( da giovane mi piaceva ascoltare la musica = as a young man I liked to listen to music) o quando è usato al condizionale (ti piacerebbe venire a trovarci? = would you like to come and see us?)
II [pja'tʃere]
sostantivo maschile

1) pleasure, delight

"vuoi ballare?" "con grande piacere!" — "would you like to dance?" "I'd love to!"

ho appreso con piacere che — I was delighted to hear that

che piacere vederti! — how nice to see you!

provare piacere nel o a fare to enjoy doing; avrei piacere che tu... I would like you to...; ho avuto il piacere di fare la loro conoscenza I had the pleasure of meeting them; ho il piacere di informarvi che I am pleased to inform you that; se ti fa piacere, se la cosa può farti piacere if it'll make you happy; le ha fatto piacere che it pleased her that; mi fa molto piacere vedervi — I'm delighted to see you

2) (in formule di cortesia)

(tanto) piacere — how do you do, nice to meet you

piacere di conoscerla, di fare la sua conoscenza — nice o pleased to meet you

il piacere è tutto mio — the pleasure is all mine

3) (godimento) pleasure

amare i -i della tavola — to enjoy good food

viaggio di piacere — holiday trip

è un piacere guardarla — she's a pleasure to watch

4) (favore) favour BE, favor AE

fare un piacere a qcn. — to do sb. a favour o a good turn

fammi il piacere! — iron. do me a favour!

mi faccia il piacere di tacere! — (would you) shut up please!

5) per piacere please

6) a piacere at will, at pleasure

••

prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first

andare giù che è un piacere — [cibo, vino] to go down well

piove che è un piacere! — it's pouring!

questa macchina va che è un piacere — this car handles like a dream

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piacere¹

/pja't∫ere/ [54]

Il verbo to like, equivalente semantico dell'italiano piacere, se ne distacca per alcune peculiarità grammaticali: non si usa mai nella forma progressiva, utilizza una costruzione personale ( a me piace = I like), è seguito dal gerundio quando si fa un'affermazione generale (ti piace ascoltare la musica? = do you like listening to music?) e da to + infinito quando ci si riferisce a un caso particolare ( da giovane mi piaceva ascoltare la musica = as a young man I liked to listen to music) o quando è usato al condizionale (ti piacerebbe venire a trovarci? = would you like to come and see us?).

I verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere) a qcn. piace qcs., qcs. piace a qcn. sb. likes sth.; mi piace moltissimo I like it very much, I love it; mi piaci I like you; mi piace la musica pop I like pop music, I'm fond of pop music; il film gli è piaciuto molto he really liked o enjoyed the film; quel tizio non mi è mai piaciuto I have never liked o I've always disliked that guy; piace agli uomini men find her attractive; una soluzione che piace a tutti a solution that appeals to everybody; è un prodotto che piace molto it's a very popular product; mi piace viaggiare, ballare, nuotare I like travelling, dancing, swimming; mi piace dormire fino a tardi la domenica on Sundays I like to sleep in late; mi piacerebbe andare in Grecia I'd like to go to Greece; come vi piace! as you like it! as you prefer! così mi piace that's the way I like it; così mi piaci! now that's what I like to see! vi piaccia o no, piaccia o non piaccia whether you like it or not; faccio come mi pare e piace I do as I please; lo spettacolo è piaciuto molto the show was very successful o was a hit

II piacersi verbo pronominale

1 (a se stesso) to like oneself

2 (reciprocamente) to like each other

IDIOMS

non è bello ciò che è bello, ma è bello ciò che piace prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder; a Dio piacendo God willing.

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piacere²

/pja't∫ere/

sostantivo m.

1 pleasure, delight; "vuoi ballare?" "con grande piacere!" "would you like to dance?" "I'd love to!"; ho appreso con piacere che I was delighted to hear that; che piacere vederti! how nice to see you! provare piacere nel o a fare to enjoy doing; avrei piacere che tu... I would like you to...; ho avuto il piacere di fare la loro conoscenza I had the pleasure of meeting them; ho il piacere di informarvi che I am pleased to inform you that; se ti fa piacere, se la cosa può farti piacere if it'll make you happy; le ha fatto piacere che it pleased her that; mi fa molto piacere vedervi I'm delighted to see you

2 (in formule di cortesia) (tanto) piacere how do you do, nice to meet you; piacere di conoscerla, di fare la sua conoscenza nice o pleased to meet you; il piacere è tutto mio the pleasure is all mine

3 (godimento) pleasure; amare i -i della tavola to enjoy good food; viaggio di piacere holiday trip; è un piacere guardarla she's a pleasure to watch

4 (favore) favour BE, favor AE; fare un piacere a qcn. to do sb. a favour o a good turn; fammi il piacere! iron. do me a favour! mi faccia il piacere di tacere! (would you) shut up please!

5 per piacere please

6 a piacere at will, at pleasure

IDIOMS

prima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first; andare giù che è un piacere [cibo, vino] to go down well; piove che è un piacere! it's pouring! questa macchina va che è un piacere this car handles like a dream.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > piacere
20 laugh

laugh, US [transcription][l_f]

A n

1 ( amused noise) rire m ; he gave a scornful laugh il a eu un rire de dédain ; she gave a loud laugh elle a ri bruyamment ; with a laugh en riant ; to like a good laugh aimer bien rire ; to get ou raise a laugh faire rire ; the sketch that got the biggest laugh le sketch qui a provoqué le plus de rires ; if you want a laugh listen to him sing! si vous voulez rire écoutez-le chanter! ; read this, it'll give you a laugh lis ceci, ça va te faire rire ;

2 ( source of amusement) to do sth for a laugh ○ faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; just for a laugh ou for laughs, they hid her keys ○ ils lui ont caché ses clés, histoire de rigoler ○ or de rire ; the film was a good laugh le film était vraiment très drôle ; their brother is a real laugh leur frère est très drôle or marrant ○ ; she's always good for a laugh ○ on s'amuse toujours bien avec elle ; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh ○ allons à la fête, on va bien s'amuser ; they had a laugh rehearsing the scene ils se sont drôlement bien amusés quand ils ont répété la scène ; the script isn't exactly full of laughs le scénario n'est pas ce qu'on peut appeler hilarant ; what a laugh ○ ! iron quelle bonne blague ○ !

B vtr he laughed a sinister/triumphant laugh il a eu un rire sinistre/triomphant ; ‘of course not!’ she laughed ‘bien sûr que non!’ dit-elle en riant.

C vi

1 ( be audibly amused) rire (about, over de) ; to make sb laugh faire rire qn ; to laugh out loud rire aux éclats, rire tout haut ; to laugh at sb/sth rire de qn/qch ; you shouldn't laugh at your own jokes! il ne faut pas rire des ses propres blagues ○ ; she never laughs at my jokes mes blagues ○ ne la font jamais rire ; the children laughed at the clown le clown a fait rire les enfants ; I laughed until the tears ran down my cheeks j'ai ri aux larmes ; she soon had the audience laughing il ne lui a pas fallu longtemps pour faire rire le public ; we're laughing with you not at you on ne rit pas méchamment ; he laughed nervously il a eu un rire nerveux ;

2 ( feel amused) rire ; to laugh to oneself rire en soi-même, rire tout bas ; don't make me laugh! iron laisse-moi rire!, ne me fais pas rire! ; it makes me laugh when I hear him boasting! ça me fait doucement rire quand je l'entends se vanter! ; I don't know whether to laugh or cry! je ne sais pas si je dois rire ou bien pleurer! ; to laugh at sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch ; he's afraid of being laughed at il a peur qu'on se moque de lui ; to be able to laugh at oneself être capable de se moquer de soi-même ; he doesn't have much to laugh at ou about these days ce n'est pas drôle pour lui en ce moment.

Idioms

he who laughs last laughs longest Prov rira bien qui rira le dernier Prov ; laugh and the world laughs with you celui qui rit s'entoure d'amis ; you'll be laughing on the other side of your face tu riras jaune, ça va t'ôter l'envie de rire ; this news will make him laugh on the other side of his face cette nouvelle va lui ôter l'envie de rire ; to be laughing all the way to the bank remplir ses poches ; to have the last laugh over sb l'emporter finalement sur qn ; she had the last laugh finalement c'est elle qui a bien ri ; to laugh in sb's face rire au nez de qn ; to laugh oneself sick ou silly se tordre de rire.

Phrasal verb

■ laugh off:

▶ laugh [sth] off, laugh off [sth] écarter [qch] par la plaisanterie [speculation, accusation] ; dédramatiser [qch] par la plaisanterie [mistake, defeat] ; choisir de rire de [criticism, insult] ; she laughed the matter off elle a tourné la chose en plaisanterie ; they won't be able to laugh this one off! cette fois-ci, ils ne s'en tireront pas par une plaisanterie!

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