verb
nasmejati
to make (someone) laugh (with se: to laugh)
рассмешить (кого-л.; с se — рассмеяться)
With stress
nasmèjati
In Cyrillic
насмејати
Examples from the lessons
zbijati šale, praviti se lud, nasmejati nekoga
отпускать шутки, прикидываться дурачком, рассмешить кого-то
Humour, irony and body languageIn phrasebooks
Appears in immersion pieces
The Language of Animals · Justice and Injustice · “You’re a vet!”: arguing about rabies · The girl who outwitted the tsar
Next to it in the phrasebook
- 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)