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ridere
to laugh

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I. ridere1 [ˈridere] VB intr aux avere

1. ridere:

ridere
to laugh
scoppiare a ridere
to burst into laughter, to burst out laughing
ridere sguaiatamente
to guffaw
ridere a crepapelle
to be in stitches
ridere di cuore
to laugh heartily
ridere per un nonnulla
to laugh at the slightest thing
ridere come un matto
to be in hysterics
sbellicarsi dal ridere
to laugh till one's sides ache
far ridere qn
to make sb laugh
non c'è nulla or niente da ridere, c'è poco da ridere!
it's no laughing matter! there's nothing to laugh about!
ridere delle barzellette di qn
to laugh at sb's jokes
ridere tra sé e sé
to laugh to oneself
farsi ridere dietro da tutta la scuola
to become the laughing stock of the whole school
ridere in faccia a qn
to laugh in sb's face
ridere fino alle lacrime
to cry with laughter
si trattenne dal ridere
she stopped herself from laughing
smettetela di ridere!
cut out the laughing!
fare qc (così or tanto) per ridere
to do sth for a laugh
non riuscivano a smettere di ridere
they were helpless with laughter
ma non farmi ridere inf
don't make me laugh, don't be ridicolous

2. ridere (deridere, prendere in giro):

ridere
to laugh di qn, qcs: at sb, sth
non ridere del mio cappello
don't laugh at my hat
tutti ridono di lui
everybody's laughing at him

3. ridere (avere un'espressione gaia) liter:

le ridono gli occhi
she has laughing eyes

II. ridersi VB refl

1. ridersi (burlarsi):

ridersi
to laugh di qn, qcs: at sb, sth
ridersi della dabbenaggine di qn
to laugh at sb's credulity

2. ridersi inf:

ridersela
not to give a hoot
ridersela di qc
to laugh at sth

III. ridere1 [ˈridere]

ride bene chi ride ultimo prov
he who laughs last laughs longest
ridere verde
to give a forced laugh
chi ride il venerdì, piange la domenica
if you sing before breakfast you'll cry before night
fare ridere i polli
(to be enough) to make a cat laugh
ridere sotto i baffi
to laugh up one's sleeve
ridere alle spalle di qn
to laugh behind sb's back

ridere2 [ˈridere] N m

ridere
laughing
ridere
laughter
buttare or mettere qc sul ridere
to laugh sth off
morire or crepare dal ridere
to kill oneself laughing, to die laughing
tenersi la pancia dal ridere
to split one's sides with laughter
interiormente ridere, soffrire, fremere
inwardly
scioccamente ridere
inanely
ridere sgangheratamente
to split one's sides (with laughing)
ridere a crepapelle
to laugh till one's sides ache, to laugh fit to burst, to hoot or scream with laughter, to laugh oneself silly
fare ridere qn a crepapelle
to have sb in fits or stitches
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Italian
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cachinnate
ridere smodatamente
to chortle at or about or over sth
ridere di qc
to chortle with pleasure
ridere di piacere
chuckle
ridere, ridacchiare
to chuckle at or over sth
ridere per qc
to chuckle with pleasure
ridere di piacere
to chuckle to oneself
ridere sotto i baffi
crease up inf
morire dal ridere, piegarsi
crease up
fare morire dal ridere, fare piegare

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. ridere <rido, risi, riso> [ˈri:·de·re] VB intr

ridere
to laugh
ridere fino alle lacrime
to laugh until one cries
fare per ridere inf
to joke
farsi ridere dietro inf
to make a fool of oneself
far ridere i polli inf
to make everybody laugh
ma non farmi ridere! inf
don't make me laugh!
ride bene chi ride ultimo prov
he who laughs last laughs longest prov

II. ridere <rido, risi, riso> [ˈri:·de·re] VB refl ridersi

1. ridere (burlarsi):

ridersi di qc
to laugh at sth

2. ridere (infischiarsene):

ridersi
to not care
ridere a crepapelle inf
to split one's sides laughing
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Italian
Italian
laugh off
ridere su
to get a laugh
far ridere
to do sth for a laugh [or for laughs]
fare qc per ridere
laugh
ridere
to laugh aloud
ridere a crepapelle
to make sb laugh
far ridere qu
to laugh at sb/sth a. fig
ridere di qu/qc
don't make me laugh! inf
non farmi ridere!
crack up
scoppiare a ridere
to roar with laughter
ridere fragorosamente
guffaw
ridere sguaiatamente
to scoff at sth/sb
ridere di qc/qu
to burst out laughing/crying
scoppiare e ridere/piangere
this is no laughing matter
non è una cosa da ridere
Presente
iorido
turidi
lui/lei/Leiride
noiridiamo
voiridete
lororidono
Imperfetto
ioridevo
turidevi
lui/lei/Leirideva
noiridevamo
voiridevate
lororidevano
Passato remoto
iorisi
turidesti
lui/lei/Leirise
noiridemmo
voirideste
lororisero
Futuro semplice
ioriderò
turiderai
lui/lei/Leiriderà
noirideremo
voiriderete
lororideranno
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ridere sotto i -i
to snigger
morire dal ridere/dalle risate
to die laughing
ridere alle -e di qu
to laugh behind sb's back
ridere fino alle -e
to laugh oneself to tears
ridere come una matta
to split one's sides laughing

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Il suo nome deriva dalla sua caratteristica personale (il suono che produce quando ride).
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Scoppierete a ridere, vi gratterete la testa, non saprete che cosa credere.
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L'imputato stette in silenzio per tutta la durata del processo, limitandosi alcune volte a ridere.
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La coppia trova la cosa divertente e comincia a ridere.
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Tale tecnica è detta nose ride, e può essere combinata con altre manovre tipiche del surf.
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