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I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.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
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
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
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.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
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
* * *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.) ridere2. noun(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risata- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at* * *I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.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
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
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
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.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
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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