| Example in Esperanto | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Ĉesu petoli. | Stop joking around. |
| La infano ne ĉesas petoli. | The child continues to be rambunctious. |
| Vidu, kiel ĝi terure petolas! | Watch him wiggle, the little devil! |
| Mi ja montros vin, kio laŭmodas, kiel ni petolas en Luteciaj katakomboj! | - Hmmm... Let me show you how we get... down and dirty. |
| Ne petolu kun Satano. | Don't play with the Devil. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ironiseren,spotten | English | mock |
| French | brocarder, brocher, moquer | German | höhnen, mokieren, sich mokieren |
| Greek | κοροϊδεύω, περιπαίζω | Hungarian | csúfol |
| Icelandic | hæða | Italian | beffare, corbellare, deridere, dileggiare, irridere, minchionare, sbeffeggiare, schernire, scimmiottare |
| Japanese | 愚弄, 嘲笑う | Lithuanian | išjuokti, pasišaipyti, šaipytis, tyčiotis |
| Polish | drwić, kpić, wykpić, wykpiwać | Portuguese | escarnecer, escarnir, troçar, zoar |
| Spanish | arremedar, burlar, chotear, escarnecer | Swedish | begabba, håna |