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"Laughing" is a noun which is often translated as "la risa", and "laugh" is a noun which is also often translated as "la risa". Learn more about the difference between "laughing" and "laugh" below.
laughing(
lah
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fihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (laughter)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
laugh(
lahf
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sound)
b. la carcajada (F) (loud)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His laugh could be heard in the distance.Se oían sus carcajadas a lo lejos.
c. la risotada (F) (loud)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I let out a laugh when my sister tripped and fell.Solté una risotada cuando mi hermana tropezó y cayó.
2. (colloquial) (fun and amusing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. el plato (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
They told us that his performance would be a laugh.Nos dijeron que su actuación sería un plato.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
