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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
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. -
3 helplessly
helplessly ['helplɪslɪ](a) (without protection) sans défense, sans ressource∎ to gesture helplessly lever les mains en signe d'impuissance;∎ he looked on helplessly il a regardé sans pouvoir intervenir;∎ she was lying helplessly on the floor elle était allongée par terre sans pouvoir bouger;∎ she smiled helplessly elle a eu un sourire où se lisait son impuissance;∎ "I don't know what to say", he said helplessly "je ne sais pas quoi vous dire", dit-il d'un ton où se sentait ou qui trahissait son impuissance;∎ they giggled helplessly ils n'ont pas pu s'empêcher de glousser
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