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laughter, US [transcription]["l_f-"] n ¢ rires mpl ; she could hear laughter elle entendait des rires ; there was laughter at this remark cette remarque a déclenché les rires ; he announced amid laughter that au milieu des rires il a annoncé que ; to roar ou howl with laughter hurler de rire ; a fit of laughter un fou rire. -
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laughter ['lɑ:ftə(r)](UNCOUNT) rire m, rires mpl;∎ a burst of laughter un éclat de rire;∎ to cause laughter provoquer les rires ou l'hilarité;∎ there was much laughter over the misunderstanding le malentendu provoqua des éclats de rire;∎ she continued to speak amid loud laughter elle a continué à parler au milieu des éclats de rire -
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noun (the act or sound of laughing: We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.) rire -
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scream [skri:m]1. noun• "shut up" he screamed « taisez-vous » hurla-t-il• to scream o.s. hoarse s'enrouer à force de crier* * *[skriːm] 1.1) (of person, animal) cri m (perçant); ( stronger) hurlement m; ( of brakes) grincement m; ( of tyres) crissement mscreams of laughter — éclats mpl de rire
2) (colloq)2.to be a scream — être tordant (colloq)
transitive verb lit crier; fig [headline] annoncer (en titre)3.intransitive verb [person, animal, bird] crier; ( stronger) hurler; [brakes] grincer; [tyres] crisser; fig [colour] crierto scream with — hurler de [fear, pain, rage]; pousser des cris de [excitement, pleasure]
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peal [pi:l]1 noun∎ the peal of bells la sonnerie de cloches;∎ a peal of thunder un coup de tonnerre;∎ peals of laughter came from the living room des éclats de rire s'échappaient du salon;∎ they burst into peals of laughter ils ont éclaté de rire(b) (set of bells) carillon m(bells → chime) carillonner; (→ ring out loudly) sonner à toute volée; (thunder, organ) retentir, gronder; (laughter) résonner(bells) sonner à toute volée(bells → chime) carillonner; (→ ring out loudly) sonner à toute volée; (thunder, organ) retentir, gronder; (laughter) résonner -
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hoot [hu:t]1. noun[owl] hululer ; [driver] klaxonner* * *[huːt] 1.1) ( noise) ( of owl) (h)ululement m; ( of train) sifflement m; ( of ship or factory siren) mugissement m; ( of car) coup m de klaxon®; ( shout) rire m moqueur2) (colloq) ( funny)2.to be a hoot — être très marrant (colloq)
transitive verb huer [speaker, actor]3.to hoot one's horn — donner un coup de klaxon® ( at somebody pour avertir quelqu'un)
intransitive verb [owl] (h)ululer; [train] siffler; [siren] mugir; [car] klaxonner; [person, crowd] ( derisively) huer••I don't give two hoots! — (colloq) je m'en fiche (colloq) comme de l'an quarante!
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shriek [∫ri:k]1. noun* * *[ʃriːk] 1.1) (of pain, fear) cri m perçant, hurlement m; ( of delight) cri mshrieks of laughter — éclats mpl de rire
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[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) klaxonner2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) mugir3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hululer4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) huer; s'esclaffer2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) coup de klaxon, de sirène2) (the call of an owl.) hululement3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) huée; éclat de rire•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots -
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[skri:m] 1. verb(to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) hurler2. noun1) (a loud, shrill cry or noise.)2) (a cause of laughter: She's an absolute scream.) -
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roar [rɔ:(r)](lion) rugir; (bull) beugler, mugir; (elephant) barrir; (person, crowd) hurler; (radio, music) beugler, hurler; (sea, wind) mugir; (storm, thunder) gronder; (fire, furnace) ronfler; (cannon) tonner, gronder; (car, motorcycle, engine) vrombir;∎ to roar with anger rugir ou hurler de colère;∎ to roar with laughter rire aux éclats, rire à gorge déployée;∎ to roar with pain hurler de douleur;∎ it made everyone roar (with laughter) ça a déclenché un tonnerre d'hilarité ou l'hilarité générale;∎ the car roared past (noisily) la voiture est passée en vrombissant; (fast) la voiture est passée à toute allure;∎ the leading car roared into the pits la voiture de tête est arrivée à toute allure à son stand;∎ he roared up to us on his motorbike il est venu vers nous à toute allure en faisant vrombir sa moto(feelings, order) hurler;∎ the sergeant roared (out) an order to the men le sergent a hurlé un ordre aux hommes;∎ he roared something at me il m'a hurlé quelque chose;∎ the crowd roared their delight la foule hurlait de joie;∎ they roared their team on (encouraged) ils ont crié de toutes leurs forces pour encourager leur équipe3 noun(of lion) rugissement m; (of bull) mugissement m, beuglement m; (of elephant) barrissement m; (of sea, wind) mugissement m; (of thunder, storm, cannons) grondement m; (of fire, furnace) ronflement m; (of crowd) clameur f; (hostile) grondement m; (of engine) vrombissement m;∎ roars of laughter gros ou grands éclats mpl de rire;∎ the roar of the traffic outside my window is awful le vacarme de la circulation sous ma fenêtre est épouvantable -
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convulse [kənˈvʌls]* * *[kən'vʌls]transitive verb1) [pain, sobs, laughter] convulser [person, body]; [joke, comic] faire tordre de rire [person]2) [riots, unrest] secouer [country] -
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eruption [ɪˈrʌp∫ən]a. [of volcano] éruption f* * *[ɪ'rʌpʃn]1) (of volcano, rash) éruption f2) fig (of violence, anger) explosion f; ( of laughter) éclat m; ( of political movement) apparition f -
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explode [ɪkˈspləʊd][+ bomb] faire exploser ; [+ theory, argument] faire voler en éclats• to explode the myth that... démolir le mythe selon lequel...* * *[ɪk'spləʊd] 1.transitive verb faire exploser [bomb]; fig pulvériser [theory, rumour, myth]2.1) lit [bomb] exploser; [boiler, building, ship] sauter2) fig [person] ( with anger) exploser; [affair] éclater; [population] exploserthey exploded (colloq) onto the rock music scene — ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock
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helpless [ˈhelplɪs]a. ( = defenceless) sans défenseb. ( = powerless) to feel helpless ne savoir que faire* * *['helplɪs]1) ( powerless) [person] impuissant; (because of infirmity, disability) impotenthelpless with laughter — mort de rire (colloq)
2) ( defenceless) [person] sans défense; [victim] malheureux/-euse (before n); ( destitute) [orphan, family] démuni -
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howl [haʊl]1. nouna. [person, animal] hurler ; [wind] mugir• to howl with pain/rage hurler de douleur/de rage* * *[haʊl] 1.noun hurlement m2.howls of protest — des protestations fpl bruyantes
transitive verb hurler (at à)3.intransitive verb [child] hurler, pousser des hurlements; [dog, wind] hurler -
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hysterical [hɪsˈterɪkəl]* * *[hɪ'sterɪkl]adjective [person, behaviour] hystérique; [sob] convulsif/-ive; [demand, speech] délirant
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