burlar

Portuguese

Etymology

From burla +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to cheat; to swindle
2. (transitive) to circumvent (to avoid having to follow a rule)
3. (transitive with de) to mock, to ridicule

Synonyms

• (to mock): troçar, zombar

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Spanish

Etymology

From the noun burla (“taunt”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin burrae (“nonsense”), plural of burra (“type of small cow; shaggy garment”).

Verb

1. (transitive) to trick, to outwit, to deceive
   • 1998, “Clandestino”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:

     Correr es mi destino / para burlar la ley / Perdido en el corazón / De la grande Babylon

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (reflexive) to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de)
3. (reflexive) to taunt, to tease (often uses de)
4. (reflexive) to scoff, to scoff at (+ de)

Related terms

• burla
• burladero
• burlarse
• burlón