se burlaba

made fun of

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made fun of From burlarse de, meaning “to make fun of” or “to mock.” Se burlaba is the imperfect form, used for repeated or ongoing past actions; it is followed by de and the person or thing being mocked.

SP: Mi hermano se burlaba de mi acento.

EN: My brother made fun of my accent.

Pero Hyang-sook se burlaba tambien, ¿eh?

But Hyang-sook was making fun of him too, huh?

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Klava se burlaba de todo el mundo.

Klava made fun of everyone.

Ella se burlaba de mi poema.

She mocked my poem.

Sólo se burlaba del Partido.

He was just making fun of the Party.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Sartorius se burlaba de nosotros, pero tiene un igual en su cuarto.

Sartorius used to make fun of us, but he has an equal in his room.

— Solaris (1972)