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laughter

/ˈlɑːftə/ /ˈlæftɚ/

Meanings
noun

Risa

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

Examples :

"Their loud laughter betrayed their presence."
Su fuerte risa delató su presencia.
sound sensation emotion entertainment human body physiology
noun

Risa

A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.

Examples :

"The children's laughter filled the classroom after the funny story. "
La risa de los niños llenó el aula después de la historia divertida.
body physiology sensation sound action emotion human mind entertainment communication

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

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classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

Aula, salón de clases

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Los niños estaban emocionados de ir a su salón de clases por la mañana.

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

Producir, fabricar, generar

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

La fábrica produjo 1000 coches la semana pasada.

Illustration merriment

merriment noun

/ˈmɛɹimənt/

Alegría, júbilo

"The children's merriment filled the park as they played games. "

La alegría de los niños llenó el parque mientras jugaban.

Illustration involuntary

involuntary adjective

/ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ /ɪnˈvɑl.ənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Involuntario, involuntario

"The student's tears were involuntary; she couldn't help crying when she saw the sad movie. "

Las lágrimas de la estudiante fueron involuntarias; no pudo evitar llorar cuando vio la película triste.

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expulsion noun

/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/

Expulsión

"The student faced expulsion from school after repeatedly breaking the rules. "

El estudiante se enfrentó a la expulsión de la escuela después de romper repetidamente las reglas.

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expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

Expresión

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

La expresión alegre de mi hermana mostró lo feliz que estaba por las buenas noticias.

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interrupted verb

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌptɪd/

Interrumpir, perturbar

"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."

Un político inconformista interrumpió repetidamente el debate gritando.

Illustration laughing

laughing verb

/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/

Reír

"There were many laughing children running on the school grounds."

Había muchos niños riendo corriendo en los terrenos de la escuela.

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satisfaction noun

/sætɪsˈfækʃən/

Satisfacción, cumplimiento

"After studying hard for the exam, the student felt a great satisfaction. "

Después de estudiar mucho para el examen, el estudiante sintió una gran satisfacción.

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indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

Indicar, señalar, mostrar

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

El guardia hizo sonar su silbato para indicar la inminente partida.

Illustration expelled

expelled verb

/ɪkˈspɛld/ /ɛkˈspɛld/

Expulsar, arrojar

"The volcano expelled hot lava and ash into the sky. "

El volcán expulsó lava caliente y cenizas al cielo.