ismejati

to ridicule, to make fun of (unkindly; perfective; imperfective ismevati, ismejavati)

высмеять (зло, обидно; сов. вид; несов. вид — ismevati, ismejavati)

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• zȅzānjeteasing, kidding around (colloquial)
• dòsetkaa witticism, a quip
• vȉca joke (a short funny story)
• ìgra réčīwordplay, a pun
• sarkàzamsarcasm (irony is the milder ironija)
• smejùrijaa hoot, a scream; a farce (colloquial)
• pȍdvalaa dirty trick, a set-up; a hoax
• štȏsa gag, a stunt; the trick (colloquial: what’s the trick?)
• šálaa joke (neutral; a joke with a punchline is vic; without the hat…
• šáliti seto joke; to jest (neutral; colloquially zezati se)

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