laugh

laugh
laugh [lα:f]
1. noun
   a. rire m
• to have a good laugh at sb/sth bien rire de qn/qch
• his act didn't get a single laugh son numéro n'a fait rire personne
• that joke always gets a laugh cette plaisanterie fait toujours rire
• he had the last laugh finalement c'est lui qui a bien ri
• we'll see who has the last laugh rira bien qui rira le dernier
• it was a laugh a minute! c'était d'un drôle !
   b. ( = amusing time) (inf) it was a good laugh on a bien rigolé (inf)
• if you want a laugh go to her German class! si tu veux rigoler (inf) va assister à son cours d'allemand !
• what a laugh! quelle rigolade ! (inf)
• just for laughs histoire de rire (inf)
• he's always good for a laugh il nous fera toujours rire
• his films are always good for a laugh ses films sont toujours drôles
• he's a good laugh on rigole (inf) bien avec lui
2. intransitive verb
rire
• it's easy for you to laugh! tu peux rire !
• you've got to laugh (inf) il vaut mieux en rire
• I didn't know whether to laugh or cry je ne savais plus si je devais rire ou pleurer
• he laughed until he cried il pleurait de rire
• to laugh about sth rire de qch
• there's nothing to laugh about il n'y a pas de quoi rire
• to laugh to o.s. rire dans sa barbe
• he makes me laugh il me fait rire
• don't make me laugh (inf) ( = don't be silly) ne me fais pas rire
• to laugh in sb's face rire au nez de qn
• he'll soon be laughing on the other side of his face il va bientôt rire jaune
• I'll make you laugh on the other side of your face! tu vas le regretter !
• once we get this contract signed we're laughing (inf) une fois ce contrat signé, ce sera dans la poche (inf)
3. transitive verb
• "don't be silly," he laughed « ne sois pas idiot » dit-il en riant
• to be laughed out of court [person, idea] être tourné en ridicule
• he laughed himself silly (inf) il a ri comme une baleine (inf)
► laugh at inseparable transitive verb
[+ person, sb's behaviour] rire de ; (unpleasantly) se moquer de ; [+ difficulty, danger] se rire de
• he never laughs at my jokes mes plaisanteries ne le font jamais rire► laugh off separable transitive verb
   a. to laugh one's head off (inf) rire comme une baleine (inf)
   b. she managed to laugh it off elle a réussi à tourner la chose en plaisanterie
• you can't laugh this one off cette fois tu ne t'en tireras pas par la plaisanterie
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[lɑːf], US [læf] 1.
noun
1) (amused noise) rire m

she gave a loud laugh — elle a ri bruyamment

with a laugh — en riant

to like a good laugh — aimer bien rire

to get ou raise a laugh — faire rire

2) (colloq) (source of amusement)

to do something for a laugh — faire quelque chose pour rigoler (colloq)

their brother is a real laugh — leur frère est très drôle or marrant (colloq)

let's go to the party, it will be a laugh — (colloq) allons à la fête, on va bien s'amuser

the script isn't exactly full of laughs — le scénario n'est pas ce qu'on peut appeler hilarant

2.
intransitive verb rire (about, over de)

to make somebody laugh — faire rire quelqu'un

to laugh out loud — rire aux éclats, rire tout haut

to laugh to oneself — rire en soi-même, rire tout bas

to laugh at somebody/something — rire de quelqu'un/quelque chose

the children laughed at the clown — le clown a fait rire les enfants

we're laughing with you not at you — on ne rit pas méchamment

he laughed nervously — il a eu un rire nerveux

I don't know whether to laugh or cry! — je ne sais pas si je dois rire ou bien pleurer!

he's afraid of being laughed at — il a peur qu'on se moque de lui

he doesn't have much to laugh at ou about these days — ce n'est pas drôle pour lui en ce moment

Phrasal Verbs:
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we're laughing — (colloq) (in good position) on n'a plus à s'en faire

he who laughs last laughs longest — Prov rira bien qui rira le dernier Prov

laugh and the world laughs with you — celui qui rit s'entoure d'amis

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — tu riras jaune, ça va t'ôter l'envie de rire

to be laughing all the way to the bank — remplir ses poches

to have the last laugh over somebody — l'emporter finalement sur quelqu'un

she had the last laugh — finalement c'est elle qui a bien ri

to laugh in somebody's face — rire au nez de quelqu'un

to laugh oneself sick ou silly — se tordre de rire


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