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La palabra del día: burlarse

La palabra del día: burlarse

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burlarse - to mock, to flout, to laugh at, to ridicule

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.


No te burles de los enamorados. Viven en un mundo lleno de maravillas y hay que dejarlos quedarse allí el mayor tiempo posible.

Don't mock people who are in love. They live in a world full of wonders and we should let them stay there as long as possible.

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updated Feb 16, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Feb 14, 2010
un mundo - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2010

14 Answers

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Puede burlarse de mí tanto como quiera, de todas formas intentaré hablar español en público.

You can make fun of me all you want: I will still try to speak Spanish in public.

updated Feb 17, 2010
edited by LaBurra
posted by LaBurra
Puede burlarse de mí tanto como usted desea... - alba3, Feb 14, 2010
Thanks, Alba! I figured something was wrong with my sentence but didn;t know what. - LaBurra, Feb 14, 2010
tanto como quierA, de todas formas intentaré hablar español en público - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2010
needs to be corrected - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2010
not corrected, lis, please correct your posts! - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
Sorry did not see this correction. Is there a way just to see comments on my own posts so I don't miss corrections like this? - LaBurra, Feb 16, 2010
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No te me burles justo porque tengo mucho amor para las chicas gordas. Estas chicas necesitan amor también.

Don't make fun of me just because I have a lot of love for the fat chicks. These chicks need love too.

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by jeezzle
solo por que - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2010
I can't use justo? Porque? Rocket Spanish indicates that you can use it for all manner of things. Justo estuve en la cocina. Justo me gustan manzanas. It seems like a synonym for solo according to "Rocket Spanish" level 2. - jeezzle, Feb 16, 2010
not corrected - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
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De Dios nadie se debe burlar.

God will not be mocked.


I should have looked it up to begin with...

"Dios no puede ser burlado" from the 1909 Spanish Reina - Valera and from the Spanish Sagradas Escrituras

"de Dios nadie se burla" from La Biblia de las Américas and Nuevo Biblia Latinamerica de Hoy

updated Feb 16, 2010
edited by aloshek
posted by aloshek
shouldn't it be "de Dios"? - Issabela, Feb 14, 2010
no Isaa, it's ok - Benz, Feb 14, 2010
You can also say "No te burles de Dios" - Benz, Feb 14, 2010
I see. - Issabela, Feb 14, 2010
no benz, no es que dios no se burle sino que DE dios no nadie se debe burlar - 00494d19, Feb 15, 2010
:) - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
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Dios no se burla.

God will not be mocked.

Aloshek, it is burlarse de alguien

to mock somebody

So, Dios no se burla, translates as : God does not mock anbydoy.

De Dios nadie se debe burlar.

También:

Nadie se burlará de Dios. NO te burlarás de Dios.

Los mandamientos van en plural en el mismo sentido que en inglés.

No robarás, no faltarás....

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by 00494d19
You're right Heidi. "Dios no se burla" translates "God does not mock anybody". Thanks :) - Benz, Feb 15, 2010
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¡No te burles de mi burro! Mi coche está en el taller mecánico.

Don't make fun of my donkey! Mi car is in the repair shop.

updated Feb 14, 2010
posted by 005faa61
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Muchos a la izquierda se burlan de Sarah Palin, pero le admiro mucho.

Many on the left make fun of Sarah Palin, but I admire her a lot.

(¿le admiro o la admiro? Para mi, necesito un objectivo directo, la. Pero creo que español quiere "le" aquí. ¿Qué crees?)

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by Goyo
Creo que es 'la', pero no soy 'expert' - Shouldn't it be feminine to match the person you are refering to? - Lise-Laroche, Feb 14, 2010
It's very commonly heard Goyo, but I think "la" admiro is correct. You can use "le" when you say -"le" admiro los ojos - pero "la" admiro a ella. - Benz, Feb 14, 2010
Yes, Lise, that's why I said la seemed grammatically correct, but I felt that I have seen le in such a place so many times, as Benz confirmed. Gracias y besos a ambos. - Goyo, Feb 14, 2010
de la izquierda, la admiro - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
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Please, have one more look at your posts to see if they need to be corrected.

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by Issabela
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Ya te burles de mi pelo de azul brillante... pero me parecí una buena idea al tiempo.

Go ahead and make fun of my bright blue hair... but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

updated Feb 14, 2010
posted by Lrtward
Corrijanme, por favor. - Lrtward, Feb 14, 2010
... me pareció una buena idea en ese momento. :) - Benz, Feb 14, 2010
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Algunos niños burlan de los niños eso es diferente.

Some children make fun of children that are different.

(Please correct my español)

updated Feb 14, 2010
posted by Maria-Russell
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Tengo mucho orgullo de Massachusetts! Si se me burlan de mi, a causa de nuestra elección de senador, me da igual.

I am very proud of Massachsetts. If they make fun of me because of our senatorial election, its not important to me.

updated Feb 14, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
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A happy person is someone that knows how to mock his shadow.

Una persona feliz es alguien que sabe burlarse de su sombra.

updated Feb 14, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
"that knows how to mock..." en inglés siempre decimos "know how to + infinitive" aunque en español normalmente no se dice "sabe como hacer algo" - 003487d6, Feb 14, 2010
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No me burlo. Debo hacer por ejemplo de mis hijos. I do not mock. I must make an example for my children. -or-- I make my children by example.

updated Feb 14, 2010
posted by Juan20112
Les doy el ejemplo a mis hijos - Benz, Feb 14, 2010
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No mi burlas tio, es un asunto mio

Don't take the piss dude, it's my business

updated Feb 14, 2010
edited by lagartijaverde
posted by lagartijaverde
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Muchas personas se burlan de Masschusetts a causa de nuestra elección de senador. Many people make fun of Massachusetts because of our recent senatorial election.

updated Feb 14, 2010
posted by Lucrecia