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Meaning of laugh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To treat lightly; scoff at: a daredevil who laughed at danger.
  2. To dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial: laughed off any suggestion that her career was over.
  3. To take glee in making money, especially from activity that others consider to be unimpressive or unlikely to turn a profit.
  4. To see one's good fortune turn to bad; suffer a humbling reversal.
  5. To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another's error or defeat.
  6. 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. lag يَضْحَك смея се rir smát se lachen grine; le γελώreír naerma خندیدن nauraa rire לִצחוֹק हंसना smijati se nevet tertawa hlæja ridere 笑う (소리내어) 웃다 juoktis, kvatoti smieties ketawa lachenleśmiać się خندل،خندا rir a râde смеяться smiať sa smejati se smejati se skratta หัวเราะ gülmek 笑 сміятися; реготати ہنسنا cười 笑
    etc
  7. an act or sound of laughing. He gave a laugh; a loud laugh. gelag ضَحْك смях riso smích das Lachen latter γέλιοrisa naer خنده nauru rireצחוק हंसी smijeh nevetés tawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음 juokas, kvatojimas smiekli ketawa lachlatterśmiech خندا riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt หัวเราะ gülme, gülüş 笑 сміх, регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑
  8. belaglik, lagwekkend بصورَة مُثيرَةٍ للضِّحْك смешно ridiculamente směšně lächerlich latterligt; morsomt; komiskt γελοία ridículamete, irrisoriamente naeruväärselt بطور خنده دار naurettavasti ridiculement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר צְחוֹק हंसते हुए zabavno, smiješno nevetségesen secara lucu fáránlega ridicolmente おかしく 재미있게 juokingai, pašaipiai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan lucu op een lachwekkende manier latterlig, komisk śmiesznie په خندا خندا ridiculamente ridicol (de) смешно smiešne smešno zabavno skra...
  9. as a joke. She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself. lag-lag على سبيل النُّكْتَه أو المُزاح смеейки се de brincadeira žertem lachend for sjov; i spøg στ' αστεία, γελαστά con risas naljaviluks خندان؛ با خنده leikillisesti par plaisanterie בִּצחוֹק हंसी, हंसी में u šali viccből untuk melucu í gríni per ridere 冗談に 농담으로 juokais jokojoties; pa jokam secara bergurau lachendi spøk, for moro skyld żartem خندانه ،له خندا سره por graça în glu­mă в шутку žartom za šalo u šali på skämt ขำ ๆ...
  10. the act or sound of laughing. We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room. gelag ضَحْك смях riso smích das Gelächter latter γέλιοrisa, carcajada naer خنده nauru rireצחוק हंसी, हास्य smijeh nevetés suara tertawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음소리 juokas smiekli; smiešanās gelak ketawa gelachlatter, lattersalveśmiech خندا riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt, munterhet เสียงหัวเราะ kahkaha, gülme, gülüş 笑聲 сміх; регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑声

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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