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laugh [lα:f]1. nouna. rire m• to have a good laugh at sb/sth bien rire de qn/qch• it was a laugh a minute! c'était d'un drôle !• 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)• it's easy for you to laugh! tu peux rire !• to laugh to o.s. rire dans sa barbe• 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)• "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[+ 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* * *[lɑːf], US [læf] 1.1) ( amused noise) rire mto get ou raise a laugh — faire rire
2) (colloq) ( source of amusement)their brother is a real laugh — leur frère est très drôle or marrant (colloq)
2.let's go to the party, it will be a laugh — (colloq) allons à la fête, on va bien s'amuser
intransitive verb rire (about, over de)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
he doesn't have much to laugh at ou about these days — ce n'est pas drôle pour lui en ce moment
Phrasal Verbs:••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
you'll be laughing on the other side of your face — tu riras jaune, ça va t'ôter l'envie de rire
to laugh oneself sick ou silly — se tordre de rire
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laugh [lɑ:f](a) (in amusement) rire;∎ we all laughed at the joke/the film la blague/le film nous a tous fait rire;∎ she was laughing about his gaffe all day sa gaffe l'a fait rire toute la journée;∎ you have to laugh mieux vaut en rire;∎ to burst out laughing éclater de rire;∎ we laughed until we cried on a ri aux larmes, on a pleuré de rire;∎ we laughed about it afterwards après coup, cela nous a fait bien rire, on en a ri après coup;∎ it's easy for you to laugh! vous pouvez rire!;∎ to laugh aloud or out loud rire aux éclats;∎ he was laughing to himself il riait dans sa barbe;∎ they didn't know whether to laugh or cry ils ne savaient pas s'ils devaient en rire ou en pleurer;∎ British to laugh up one's sleeve rire dans sa barbe;∎ British I'll make him laugh on the other side of his face je lui ferai passer l'envie de rire, moi;∎ British you'll laugh on the other side of your face one of these days un de ces jours tu vas rire jaune;(b) (in contempt, ridicule) rire;∎ to laugh at sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch, rire de qn/qch;∎ to laugh at someone else's misfortunes se moquer des malheurs des autres;∎ they laughed at the dangers ils (se) riaient des dangers;∎ they laughed in my face ils m'ont ri au nez;∎ he laughed about his mistakes il a ri de ses erreurs;∎ once we get the contract, we're laughing une fois qu'on aura empoché le contrat, on sera tranquilles;∎ you've already got your visa, you're laughing toi, tu as déjà ton visa, tu n'as pas de problèmes ou tu es tranquille□ ;∎ if you've already done this before, you're laughing si tu as déjà fait ça, c'est un jeu d'enfant□ ;∎ if we win this match, we'll be laughing si on gagne ce match, on n'a plus de souci à se faire□ ;∎ if your offer's accepted, you'll be laughing s'ils acceptent ta proposition, ce sera super pour toi;∎ she's laughing all the way to the bank elle s'en met plein les poches∎ to laugh oneself silly se tordre de rire, être plié en deux de rire(b) (in contempt, ridicule)∎ he was laughed off the stage/out of the room il a quitté la scène/la pièce sous les rires moqueurs;∎ British they laughed him to scorn ils se sont moqués de lui;∎ figurative to laugh sth out of court tourner qch en dérision∎ she laughed her scorn elle eut un petit rire méprisant3 noun∎ to give a laugh rire;∎ we had a good laugh about it ça nous a bien fait rire;∎ she left the room with a laugh elle sortit en riant ou dans un éclat de rire;∎ look outside if you want a laugh regarde dehors si tu veux rigoler(b) (of contempt, ridicule) rire m;∎ we all had a good laugh at his expense nous nous sommes bien moqués de lui;∎ to have the last laugh avoir le dernier mot∎ to have a laugh rigoler ou se marrer un peu;∎ he's always good for a laugh avec lui, on se marre bien;∎ these old horror films are usually good for a laugh ces vieux films d'horreur sont souvent marrants;∎ he's a laugh a minute il est très marrant∎ we did it for a laugh or just for laughs on l'a fait pour rigoler;∎ what a laugh! qu'est-ce qu'on s'est marré!;∎ ironic home-made cakes? that's a laugh! gâteaux faits maison? c'est une blague ou ils plaisantent!∎ she laughed away her tears/cares ça l'a amusée et elle a séché ses larmes/oublié ses soucis(objection, proposal) ridiculiser(difficulty) rire de, se moquer de; (difficult situation) désamorcer;∎ I managed to laugh off an awkward situation j'ai réussi à éviter une situation fâcheuse en plaisantant;∎ how can they just laugh it off like that? comment osent-ils prendre ça à la légère?;∎ he tried to laugh off the defeat il s'efforça de ne pas prendre sa défaite trop au sérieux
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