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se burlaba

was making fun of

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phrase Rare #48,009
was making fun of Used with de before the person or thing being mocked. It can also describe repeated past behavior: “used to make fun of.”
SP: Se burlaba de mi acento.
EN: She was making fun of my accent.

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)

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)

Pero Hyang-sook se burlaba también, ¿eh?

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

— Memorias de un Asesino (2003)