laugh at

English - Turkish

Definition of laugh at in English Turkish dictionary

gülüp geçmek

alay etmek

(kimese) gülmek

gül

Fakirlere gülmemeliyiz. - We must not laugh at the poor.

Hata yaptığı için ona gülme. - Don't laugh at him for making a mistake.

gülmek

Başkalarına gülmek iyi değildir. - It is not good to laugh at others.

Bir Fransız, mesela, bir Rus şakasına gülmekte zorlanır. - A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.

-e gülmek

alaya almak

English - English

Definition of laugh at in English English dictionary

{f} ridicule, scorn

subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

Turkish pronunciation

läf ät

Synonyms

belittle, deride, hoot, jeer, lampoon, make fun of, mock, scoff, taunt

Pronunciation

/ˈlaf ˈat/ /ˈlæf ˈæt/

Etymology

[ 'laf, 'l[a']f ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachEn to laugh.