Rie (en. Laugh)

/riˈe/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To express joy or amusement through the characteristic sound of laughter.

He always laughs when they tell him a joke.

Él siempre rie cuando le cuentan un chiste.

To manifest an emotion of happiness or mockery through laughter.

Sometimes he laughs at his own mistakes.

A veces se rie de sus propios errores.

To laugh with contempt or irony.

He laughs at the criticisms he receives.

Se ríe de las críticas que le hacen.

It derives from the Latin 'ridere', which means to laugh.

to laugh out loud

To laugh in a very intense and loud manner.

reirse a carcajadas

to laugh at someone

To pull someone's leg, to mock them.

reirse de alguien

to have no grace

To not make someone laugh or to be unfunny.

no tener gracia

laughter

Audible expression of joy or amusement.

risa

to laugh

The action of producing laughter.

reír

joy

A feeling of pleasure and joy.

alegría

To laugh in an exaggerated way

He always laughs like there's no tomorrow.

Él siempre ríe como si no hubiera un mañana.

To laugh at someone else's expense

Don't pay attention to him, he just laughs for the sake of laughing.

No le hagas caso, solo ríe por reír.