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1 laughter
noun (the act or sound of laughing: We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.) risa, carcajadatr['lɑːftəSMALLr/SMALL]1 risas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto die of laughter familiar morirse de risalaughter ['læftər] n: risa f, risas fpln.• hilaridad s.f.• risa s.f.• risas s.f.pl.'læftər, 'lɑːftə(r)he roared with laughter — se rió a carcajadas; (before n)
['lɑːftǝ(r)]laughter lines — arrugas fpl de gesto
1.their laughter could be heard in the next room — se oían sus risas or se les oía reír desde la habitación de al lado
there was loud laughter at this remark — el comentario provocó carcajadas or grandes risas
roar 1., 1)she let out a shriek of laughter — soltó una sonora carcajada or risotada
2.CPDlaughter lines NPL — arrugas fpl producidas al reír
* * *['læftər, 'lɑːftə(r)]he roared with laughter — se rió a carcajadas; (before n)
laughter lines — arrugas fpl de gesto
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2 laughter
s.1 risa.2 serie de espiraciones espasmódicas parcialmente involuntarias con vocalización inarticulada. -
3 laughter is the best medicine
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4 laughter lines
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5 laughter reflex
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6 gales of laughter
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7 break out in laughter
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8 burst with laughter
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9 hearty laughter
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10 noisy laughter
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11 hoots of laughter
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12 hysterical laughter
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13 to be convulsed with laughter
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14 to be doubled up with laughter
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15 to be in fits (of laughter)
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16 to collapse with laughter
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17 to die of laughter
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18 to dissolve into tears/laughter
to dissolve into tears/laughterdeshacerse en lágrimas/risasEnglish-spanish dictionary > to dissolve into tears/laughter
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19 to howl with laughter
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20 to roar with laughter
reírse a carcajadas
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