What does γέλια in Greek mean?

What is the meaning of the word γέλια in Greek? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use γέλια in Greek.

The word γέλια in Greek means κλαίω από τα γέλια, λύνομαι στα γέλια, κάνω το κοινό να ξεκαρδιστεί στα γέλια, ξεσπάω σε γέλια, σκάω στα γέλια, ξεσπάω σε γέλια, πεθαίνω στο γέλιο, κατουριέμαι από τα γέλια, βάζω τα γέλια, σκάω στα γέλια, λύνομαι στα γέλια, κάνω κπ να γελάσει, πεθαίνω στα γέλια, διπλώνομαι στα γέλια, διπλώνομαι από τα γέλια, λύνομαι στα γέλια, ξεκαρδίζομαι, γέλια και χαρές, κάνω κπ να ξεκαρδιστεί στα γέλια, αστεία, ξεκαρδίζομαι, δακρίζω από τα γέλια, κλαίω από τα γέλια, ξεφτίλα, συγκρατώ τα γέλια μου, για γέλια, ξεκαρδίζομαι, γελοία, ξεκαρδίζομαι στα γέλια, κλαίω από τα γέλια, γελοίος, ξεσπώ σε γέλια, ξεκαρδίζομαι στα γέλια, ξεκαρδιστικός. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word γέλια

κλαίω από τα γέλια

(figurative, informal (laugh very hard) (μεταφορικά)

We almost died laughing when we saw Mike's Halloween costume.

λύνομαι στα γέλια

(figurative, informal (laughing uncontrollably)

Eric was bent over with laughter after Julia had told him the joke.

κάνω το κοινό να ξεκαρδιστεί στα γέλια

(make audience laugh or cheer) (ανάλογα την περίπτωση)

ξεσπάω σε γέλια

(informal (start laughing)

They burst into laughter at the sight of his clown costume.

σκάω στα γέλια, ξεσπάω σε γέλια

(laugh suddenly)

When Jim finally got the joke, he burst out laughing.

πεθαίνω στο γέλιο, κατουριέμαι από τα γέλια

(US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically) (καθομ, μεταφορικά)

That comedian's monologue was so funny, I bust a gut laughing.

βάζω τα γέλια

(US, informal (laugh suddenly)

σκάω στα γέλια

(UK, slang (performer: laugh and forget lines) (την ώρα της παράστασης)

The scene had to be filmed three times because the actors kept corpsing.

λύνομαι στα γέλια

(slang, figurative (laugh)

Ήταν τόσο αστείο που λύθηκα στα γέλια.
It was so funny I cracked up.

κάνω κπ να γελάσει

(UK, informal (make sb laugh)

πεθαίνω στα γέλια

(figurative, informal (laugh very hard)

διπλώνομαι στα γέλια

(bend forward in laughter)

διπλώνομαι από τα γέλια

(bend forward in laughter) (κυριολεκτικά)

λύνομαι στα γέλια, ξεκαρδίζομαι

(figurative (laugh very hard) (μεταφορικά)

γέλια και χαρές

(frivolous activity) (καθομιλουμένη)

κάνω κπ να ξεκαρδιστεί στα γέλια

(make sb laugh uncontrollably)

αστεία

(causing laughter)

I ordered a sweater online and when it arrived, it was hilariously small.

ξεκαρδίζομαι

(laugh)

The new comedian made the audience howl.

δακρίζω από τα γέλια, κλαίω από τα γέλια

(informal (laughing uncontrollably) (μεταφορικά)

During his last performance, he had the whole audience in fits of laughter.

ξεφτίλα

(figurative, informal (sth ridiculous) (καθομιλουμένη, μειωτικό)

His violin playing is a sad joke.

συγκρατώ τα γέλια μου

(not laugh)

During that horrible performance, I could hardly keep from laughing.

για γέλια

(informal (funny, fun)

Κοίτα αυτό το χαζό κούρεμα. Είναι για γέλια!
Look at that silly haircut! What a laugh!

ξεκαρδίζομαι

(figurative, informal (laugh heartily)

γελοία

(ridiculously, absurdly)

Pay rises are laughably rare in this department.

ξεκαρδίζομαι στα γέλια

(informal, written, initialism (laughing my ass off)

κλαίω από τα γέλια

(vulgar, figurative, slang (laugh)

Some of the things he said were so funny, I was pissing myself.

γελοίος

(laughable, ridiculous)

ξεσπώ σε γέλια

(laugh loudly)

When the clown fell over, the audience roared with laughter.

ξεκαρδίζομαι στα γέλια

(laugh wildly)

The audience screamed with laughter at the comedian's joke.

ξεκαρδιστικός

(informal (hilarious) (καθομιλουμένη)

Even after all these years I still find my granddad's stories screamingly funny.

Let's learn Greek

So now that you know more about the meaning of γέλια in Greek, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Greek.

Do you know about Greek

Greek is an Indo-European language, spoken in Greece, Western and Northeastern Asia Minor, Southern Italy, Albania and Cyprus. It has the longest recorded history of all living languages, spanning 34 centuries. The Greek alphabet is the main writing system for writing Greek. Greek has an important place in the history of the Western World and Christianity; Ancient Greek literature has had extremely important and influential works on Western literature, such as the Iliad and the Odýsseia. Greek is also the language in which many texts are fundamental in science, especially astronomy, mathematics and logic, and Western philosophy, such as those of Aristotle. The New Testament in the Bible was written in Greek. This language is spoken by more than 13 million people in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, and Turkey.