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"sense": "to ridicule",
"word": "make sport of"
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"word": "poke fun at"
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"word": "ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ"
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"word": "讽刺"
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"word": "拿……開玩笑"
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "gøre nar af"
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"word": "bespotten"
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"word": "voor de gek houden"
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"code": "gl",
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"word": "burlarse"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "sich lustig machen über"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "verspotten"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "auslachen"
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"code": "got",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"word": "braakkia"
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"word": "bí ag magadh"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "sbeffeggiare"
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"word": "からかう"
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"word": "놀리다"
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"code": "ko",
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"code": "la",
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"word": "cavillor"
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"word": "šaipytis"
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"word": "ʔukʷukʷbid"
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"word": "ʔukʷukʷbitəb"
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "pāengaenga"
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{
"code": "zdj",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "utseshea"
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{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "urema seho"
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{
"code": "nrf",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "motchi"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "latterliggjøre"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "bismerian"
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "tō gamene dōn"
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{
"code": "ota",
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"roman": "gülmek",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "گولمك"
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"word": "wyśmiewać się"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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"word": "wyśmiać się"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
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"word": "wyśmiewać"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "wyśmiać"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "tirar sarro de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
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"word": "zoar de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "caçoar de"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "batjocori"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "ași bate joc de"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
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"word": "face mișto de"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "lua la mișto"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vysméivatʹ",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "tō gamene dōn"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "gülmek",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "گولمك"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiewać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiewać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyśmiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "tirar sarro de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "zoar de"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "caçoar de"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "batjocori"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "ași bate joc de"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "face mișto de"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "lua la mișto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vysméivatʹ",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "высме́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výsmejatʹ",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "вы́смеять"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexátʹsja",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насмеха́ться"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "исмеја́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "исмѐјати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "исмија́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "исмѝјати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ismejávati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ismèjati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ismijávati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ismìjati"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zosmiešňovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zosmiešniť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "posmievať sa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vysmievať sa"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "posmehovati se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "burlarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "mofarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "pitorrearse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "recochinearse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"colloquial"
],
"word": "chotearse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "göra narr av"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "håna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "förlöjliga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "driva med"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "göra sig lustig över"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "āṭa paṭṭiñcu",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "ఆట పట్టించు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lɔ́ɔ",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "ล้อ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "alay etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"word": "dalga geçmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vysmíjuvaty",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "висмі́ювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výsmijaty",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́сміяти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nasmixátysja",
"sense": "tease, ridicule",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насміха́тися"
}
],
"word": "make fun of"
}
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