funny

drôle, amusant

Qui fait rire ou sourire.

En anglais simple : Making you laugh or smile.

• That joke is funny.
• She told us a funny story.
• The film was funnier than I expected.

Synonymes : amusing, humorous, comical

Contraires : unfunny

Expressions courantes : funny joke, funny story, very funny, funny person

bizarre, étrange

Inhabituel ou bizarre, donnant parfois l’impression que quelque chose ne va pas.

En anglais simple : Strange or unusual, sometimes making you feel that something is wrong.

• This milk smells funny.
• My stomach feels funny today.
• Did you hear that funny noise upstairs?

Synonymes : strange, odd, peculiar

Contraires : normal

Expressions courantes : funny smell, feel funny, funny noise

susceptible, irritable

Qui se vexe facilement ou s’irrite de façon inattendue à propos de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Unexpectedly annoyed or easily offended about something.

• Don’t get funny with me.
• He is funny about lending his tools.
• She got funny when I mentioned the missing money.

Comment l'utiliser : be/get funny about something (He gets funny about people using his desk.); get funny with someone (She got funny with me when I asked about the keys.)

Synonymes : touchy, irritable

Expressions courantes : get funny, funny about something

blague, plaisanterie

Plaisanterie ou remarque qui fait rire.

En anglais simple : A joke or amusing remark.

• He told a funny about his dog.
• She cracked a funny during the meeting.
• That was a funny I had heard before.

Synonymes : joke, quip

Expressions courantes : tell a funny, crack a funny

humour, comique

Ce qu’une chose a de drôle ou d’amusant.

En anglais simple : The humour or amusing quality in something.

• Where is the funny in that story?
• She always brings the funny to these videos.
• I could not find the funny in his routine.

Synonymes : humour, comedy

Expressions courantes : bring the funny, find the funny