burla

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burla

feminine noun

1taunt (mofa)

2joke (broma)

3trick (engaño)

burla [boor’lah]

noun

1Scoff, flout, mock mockery, fling, abuse, derision, sneer. (f)

2Jest, run, trick. (f)

3Jeer, jeering, flirt, gibe. (f)

4Hoax, low trick. (f)

Burla pesada -> biting jest, bad trick
Burlas -> falsities uttered in a jocular style
Burlas aparte -> setting jokes aside
Hablar de burlas -> to speak in jest
Decir algunas cosas entre burlas y veras -> to say something between joke and earnest
De burlas -> in jest
Fue una broma cruel -> it was a cruel sort of joke
Gastar bromas a uno -> to make fun of somebody

burla

sustantivo:femenino

1 (mofa) gibe; taunt

hacer burla de algn to make fun of sb; mock sb; hace burla de todo he makes fun of mocks everything;o

2 (broma) joke

fue una burla cruel it was a cruel trick

3 burlas joking; (s) fun; (s)

de burlas in fun; tongue in cheek; gastar burlas con algn to make fun of sb; entre burlas y veras half-joking(ly)

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw