burlar
Meanings
Verb
1. to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive (transitive)
2. to circumvent, to evade, to cheat (transitive)
3. to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de) (pronominal)
4. to taunt, to tease (often uses de) (pronominal)
5. to scoff, to scoff at (+ de) (pronominal)
6. to deceive oneself (+ de) (pronominal)
Examples106
No puedes burlar a la muerte.
You cannot cheat death.
Se burlaron de Mary.
They made fun of Mary.
Se burlaron de ella.
She was laughed at.
Ellos se burlaron de él.
They made fun of him.
Tom se burló de Mary.
Tom made fun of Mary.
No puedo no burlarme de él.
I can't help making fun of him.