laugh away

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que algo (um problema, uma crítica) é descartado ou ignorado por meio do riso, ou tratado como algo sem importância.

A phrasal verb used to indicate dismissing or ignoring something, such as a problem or criticism, by laughing or treating it as unimportant.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Dismiss with laughterinformal

   To treat something as unimportant or not serious by laughing about it.

   Rir para não levar a sério

   • He tried to laugh away his embarrassment.
   • She laughed away the criticism from her colleagues.
   • They laughed away the rumors as nonsense.

   Sinônimosbrush offdismisslaugh offpooh-poohshrug off

   Antônimosacknowledgeaddressheedregardrespect

2. Spend time laughinginformal

   To pass time in a cheerful, laughing manner.

   Passar o tempo rindo

   • They laughed away the evening telling jokes.
   • We laughed away the hours at the party.
   • The children laughed away the afternoon playing games.

   Sinônimoschortlechucklegigglejokelaughmake merry

Verbo baselaugh