🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

reírse a carcajadas

Pronunciation / Transliteration: reírse a carcajadas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Roar-With-Laughter/rɔːr wɪð ˈlæf.tər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El comediante hizo reírse a carcajadas a la audiencia."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To laugh very loudly and uncontrollably.

    "The comedian's jokes made the entire audience roar with laughter."
  2. 2

    To express amusement in a loud and hearty manner.

    "She couldn't help but roar with laughter at the silly antics of her friends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'roar with laughter' combines the verb 'roar', derived from Old English 'rǣran', meaning to make a loud noise, and 'laughter', from Old English 'laehtre', which signifies the sound made when one finds something amusing. The phrase evolved in the English language to express uncontrollable laughter, particularly in the 19th century.

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