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1 giggle
giggle [ˈgɪgl]• stop giggling! ne riez pas sottement comme ça !• "stop that!" she giggled « arrête ! » dit-elle en gloussant2. noun• to have/get the giggles avoir/attraper le fou rire* * *['gɪgl] 1.2) (colloq) GB ( joke)2.to do something for a giggle — (colloq) faire quelque chose pour rigoler (colloq)
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2 giggle
giggle ['gɪgəl](stupidly) rire bêtement, ricaner; (nervously) rire nerveusement;∎ they couldn't stop giggling ils ne pouvaient pas se retenir de glousser ou de pouffer;∎ what are you giggling about? qu'est-ce qui vous fait rire?2 noun∎ to have a fit of the giggles avoir le fou rire;∎ the evening was a giggle from start to finish on s'est marré toute la soirée;∎ she was a real giggle as usual elle était tordante comme d'habitude -
3 giggle
A n1 ( silly) petit rire m bête ; ( nervous) petit rire nerveux ; to have a fit of the giggles avoir le fou rire ; to get the giggles attraper un fou rire ;2 ○ GB ( joke) to do sth for a giggle ○ faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; we had a good giggle ○ ! on a bien rigolé ○ !C vi ( stupidly) rire bêtement ; ( nervously) rire nerveusement ; he was giggling helplessly il avait le fou rire. -
4 giggle
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5 titter
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6 bit
B n1 ( small piece) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de) ; (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de) ; a bit of cheese/coal un morceau de fromage/charbon ; a bit of news une nouvelle ; every bit of dirt la moindre petite saleté ; a food processor and all its bits ○ un robot et tous ses accessoires mpl ; every bit of her wanted to say yes elle voulait dire oui de tout son cœur ; to take sth to bits démonter qch ; to come/fall to bits s'en aller/tomber en morceaux ;2 ○ ( small amount) a bit un peu ; a little bit un petit peu ; three and a bit trois et des poussières ○ ; and a bit over et des poussières ○ ; would you like a bit more? tu en veux encore? ; a bit of un peu de [time, peace, sun, butter, money etc] ; a bit of everything un peu de tout ; a bit of difficulty/information quelques difficultés/informations ; a bit of advice un petit conseil ; with a bit of luck avec un peu de chance ; to have a bit of bad luck ne pas avoir de chance ; to do a bit of shopping faire quelques courses fpl ; it won't do a bit of good ça ne servira à rien ; it isn't a bit of use asking cela ne sert à rien de demander ; that corkscrew isn't a bit of use ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter ; wait a bit! attends un peu! ; after a bit un peu après ; quite a bit of, a good bit of pas mal de [time, money, resentment etc] ; quite a bit ou a good bit further/bigger bien plus loin/grand ;3 ○ ( section) passage m ; listen, this bit is brilliant! écoute, ce passage est génial ○ ! ; the next bit is even better ce qui suit est encore mieux ; the bit where Hamlet dies le moment où Hamlet meurt ;5 †( coin) pièce f ;C ○ a bit adv phr ( rather) un peu ; a bit deaf/cold/surprising un peu sourd/froid/surprenant ; a bit early un peu trop tôt ; a bit like me un peu comme moi ; move back a bit recule un peu ; it's asking a bit much c'est un peu trop demander ; she isn't a bit like me elle ne me ressemble pas du tout ; it's a bit of a surprise/a mess c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre ; he's a bit of a brute/a Tory il a un côté brute/Conservateur ; for a bit of a change pour changer un peu ; a bit of a disappointment un peu décevant ; to have a bit of a headache avoir un peu mal à la tête ; a bit of a problem un petit problème ; it was a bit of a shock to me ça m'a un peu choqué ; it was a bit of a joke ce n'était pas très sérieux ; we had a bit of a giggle nous avons bien ri.a bit of this and a bit of that un peu de tout ; a bit of stuff ○ une gonzesse ○ ; bit by bit petit à petit ; bits and bobs ○ affaires fpl ; bits and pieces ( fragments) morceaux mpl ; ( belongings) affaires fpl ; every bit as good/clever tout aussi bon/intelligent ; he's every bit a lawyer c'est le type même de l'avocat ; not a bit! de rien! ; not a bit of it ○ ! pas du tout! ; that's a bit off ○ ! c'est pas très réglo ○ ! ; to do one's bit faire sa part (de boulot ○) ; to have/take the bit between one's teeth avoir/prendre le mors aux dents ; ⇒ bite. -
7 muffle
A vtr2 ( mute) assourdir [bell, drum] ; étouffer [voice, laughter] ; fig to muffle the voice of protest étouffer les protestations.B muffled pp adj [cough, giggle] étouffé ; [bell, drum] assourdi ; a muffled thump ou thud un bruit sourd. -
8 panicky
panicky ['pænɪkɪ](person, crowd) paniqué; (voice, answer, message) affolé; (feeling, reaction) de panique; (giggle) nerveux; (market) enclin à la panique;∎ I get panicky every time I have to speak to him je panique chaque fois que je dois lui parler
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Giggle — Gig gle, n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Giggle — Gig gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Giggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Giggling}.] [Akin to gaggle: cf. OD. ghichelen, G. kichern.] To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
giggle — (v.) c.1500, probably imitative. Related: Giggled; giggling; giggly. As a noun from 1570s … Etymology dictionary
giggle — [n/v] snickering laugh cackle, chortle, chuckle, guffaw*, hee haw*, snicker, snigger, teehee*, titter, twitter; concept 77 … New thesaurus
giggle — ► VERB ▪ laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner. ► NOUN 1) a laugh of such a kind. 2) informal an amusing person or thing. DERIVATIVES giggler noun giggly adjective. ORIGIN imita … English terms dictionary
giggle — [gig′əl] vi. giggled, giggling [16th c., prob. < Du giggelen: for IE base see GIG1] to laugh with a series of uncontrollable, rapid, high pitched sounds in a silly or nervous way, as if trying to hold back; titter n. the act or sound of… … English World dictionary
giggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ high pitched ▪ hysterical, nervous ▪ girlish … Collocations dictionary
giggle — /ˈgɪgəl / (say giguhl) verb (i) (giggled, giggling) 1. to laugh in a silly, undignified way, as from youthful spirits or ill controlled amusement; titter. –noun 2. a silly, spasmodic laugh; a titter. 3. Colloquial an amusing occasion: a bit of a… …
giggle — gig|gle1 [ˈgıgəl] v past tense and past participle giggled present participle giggling [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
giggle — I UK [ˈɡɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms giggle : present tense I/you/we/they giggle he/she/it giggles present participle giggling past tense giggled past participle giggled * to laugh in a nervous, excited, or silly way that is… … English dictionary
Giggle — Giggling is a high pitched, bubbly way of laughing. It is usually suppressed, resulting in short bursts of laughter. A giggle is often considered a very feminine laugh. Generally it is assumed that only small children giggle often, however many… … Wikipedia