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"Tease" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "molestar", and "make fun of" is a phrase which is often translated as "burlarse de". Learn more about the difference between "tease" and "make fun of" below.
tease(
tiz
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to annoy)
a. molestar
If you don't stop teasing your sister, you're grounded!¡Si no dejas de molestar a tu hermana, estás castigado!
a. burlarse de
That bully who teases all of the children needs to be reprimanded.Ese matón que se burla de todos los niños necesita ser regañado.
b. tomar el pelo a
If she wears that sweater to school, all of her friends will tease her.Si lleva ese suéter a la escuela, todos sus amigos van a tomarle el pelo a ella.
3. (to flirt)
a. coquetear
A womanizer loves to tease women and leave them hanging.Al mujeriego le encanta coquetear con las mujeres y dejarlas en el aire.
a. dar volumen a
Use this product if you want to tease your hair.Usa este producto si quieres darle volumen a tu cabello.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (flirt)
a. el coqueto (M), la coqueta (F)
(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).
(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).
What a tease! She didn't even give me her number!¡Qué coqueta! ¡Ni siquiera me dio su número!
a. el bromista (M), la bromista (F)
(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).
(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 like his humor, but he can be too much of a tease sometimes.Me gusta su humor, pero él se puede pasar de bromista algunas veces.
b. el guasón (M), la guasona (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
She's a tease and always the life of the party.Ella es una guasona y siempre el alma de la fiesta.
make fun of(
meyk
fuhn
uhv
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. burlarse de
Timmy, it's not nice to make fun of people, even if they are not our friends.Timmy, no es bueno burlarse de las personas, aunque no sean nuestros amigos.
b. reírse de
Stop making fun of her. She just wants to fit in with us.Ya dejen de reírse de ella. Solo quiere congeniar con nosotros.
c. pitorrearse de
Yesterday at school my pants fell down, and everybody made fun of me.Ayer en la escuela se me cayeron los pantalones, y todos se pitorrearon de mí.
