reírse

to laugh

reírse(rreh-eer-seh)

pronominal verb

1. (to make a happy sound)

a. to laugh

Nos lo pasamos muy bien y nos reímos como locos.

We had a great time and we laughed like crazy.

2. (to make fun of)

a. to laugh at

No se rían de él; es mi hermano.

Don't laugh at him; he's my brother.

reír

intransitive verb

3. (to make a happy sound)

a. to laugh

Mi novio se echó a reír cuando le conté lo que me pasó.

My boyfriend started laughing when I told him what happened to me.

transitive verb

4. (to gratify)

(Spain)

a. to indulge

Mamá siempre le ríe con helado cuando se pone a llorar.

Mom always indulges him with ice cream when he begins to cry.

reír

intransitive verb

1. (general)

a. to laugh

transitive verb

2. (general)

a. to laugh at

no le rías las graciasdon't laugh at his antics

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a. to laugh

reírse por lo bajoto snicker, to snigger

¡me río yo de los sistemas de seguridad!I laugh at security systems!, security systems are no obstacle to me!

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reír

intransitive verb

1 [+persona] to laugh

no me hagas reír don't make me laugh; echarse a reír to burst out laughing

reír como un loco to laugh one's head off

el que ríe el último, ríe mejor o más fuerte he who laughs last laughs longest

2 [+ojos] to laugh (literario); sparkle; [+campo, mañana, naturaleza] to sparkle; glow

transitive verb

to laugh at

todos le ríen los chistes everybody laughs at his jokes

pronominal verb

reírse

1 to laugh

reírse con algo/algn

todos se ríen con sus chistes everybody laughs at his jokes; siempre nos reímos con él we always have a good laugh with him

reírse de algn/algo to laugh at sb/sth

se está riendo de mí he's laughing at me; ¿de qué te ríes? what are you laughing at?

¡déjame que me ría! that's a good one!

reírse el último

2 (estar roto)

estos zapatos se ríen these shoes are split wide open at the toes; la chaqueta se me ríe por los codos my jacket has worn through at the elbows