laugh

laugh
1. verb
(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) le
2. noun
(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) latter(brøl)
- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at
le
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vits
I
subst. \/lɑːf\/
1) latter, latterbrøl
• a hearty laugh
• the laugh was on him
det var han som lo sist, latteren var på hans side
• I have had many good laughs over that
jeg har ledd av det mange ganger, det har gitt meg en god latter mange ganger
2) lattervekkende person, lattervekkende gjenstand, lattervekkende begivenhet
3) (overført) vits, skøyerstrek
be a bit of a laugh (om person) være morsom, være snål
• he is a bit of a laugh
han er en snål fyr
være til å le av, være latterlig
• it is a bit of a laugh
det er til å le av
be a laugh (spøkefullt) være en vits, være til å le av, være latterlig
break into a laugh briste ut i latter, begynne å le
do something for a laugh gjøre noe på spøk, gjøre noe for moro skyld
have a good laugh (about) få seg en god latter
have the last laugh være den som ler sist, ta siste stikk
• I had the last laugh on him
jeg triumferte over ham, det var min tur til å le
have the laugh on one's side ha latteren på sin side
laugh fit to kill ukontrollert latter, hysterisk latter
raise a laugh fremkalle latter, vekke allmenn munterhet
with a laugh med et smil, med en latter
II
verb \/lɑːf\/
1) le
• he makes me laugh
• don't make me laugh!
• they laughed scornfully at him
de hånlo av ham \/ de lo hånlig av ham
2) (overført) smile, le, stråle
• the waves laughed in the sun
3) spøke, spøke med
be laughing (hverdagslig) være fri for bekymringer, være sorgløs
• if I won that contract I'd be laughing
don't make me laugh (uttrykk for vantro) ikke få meg til å le
he laughs best who laughs last\/longest (ordspråk, også he who laughs best laughs last) den som ler sist ler best
laugh about\/over le av, ha moro av
laugh at le av, ha moro av gjøre narr av, latterliggjøre ta lett på
laugh away\/off slå bort med en spøk
laugh in somebody's face le noen rett opp i ansiktet
laugh like a drain (hverdagslig) brøle av latter, gapskratte
laugh oneself helpless\/silly le seg fordervet, le seg i hjel
laugh one's head off le seg i hjel
laugh on the other side of one's face (også laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth) miste lysten til å le, tørke av seg fliret, at pipen får en annen lyd
• you'll laugh on the wrong side of your mouth when I catch the big fish!
laugh outright le av full hals, gapskratte
laugh somebody down le ut noen
laugh somebody out of court le ut noen
laugh somebody to scorn (litterært) hånle av noen
laugh up one's sleeve le innvendig, le i skjegget
make somebody laugh få noen til å le

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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