laugh

rire

Son ou action par lesquels on montre qu’on trouve quelque chose drôle.

En anglais simple : The sound or act of showing that you find something funny.

• She gave a loud laugh.
• His laugh made everyone smile.
• We had a good laugh about our mistake.

Synonymes : chuckle

Expressions courantes : a loud laugh, give a laugh, have a laugh

rigolade

Personne ou chose amusante, parfois parce qu’elle paraît ridicule ou peu digne de respect.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that seems funny, sometimes because it seems silly or deserves no respect.

• That hat is a laugh.
• His excuse was an absolute laugh.
• Your brother is a real laugh at parties.

Synonymes : joke

Expressions courantes : a real laugh, an absolute laugh, a good laugh

rire

Émettre des sons parce qu’on trouve quelque chose drôle ou qu’on est heureux.

En anglais simple : To make sounds with your voice because something seems funny or makes you happy.

• The joke made me laugh.
• We laughed together all evening.
• Why are you laughing so hard?

Comment l'utiliser : laugh at something (We laughed at his joke.); laugh about something (We can laugh about the mistake now.)

Synonymes : chuckle, giggle

Contraires : cry

Expressions courantes : laugh loudly, laugh at something, make someone laugh, laugh with someone

se moquer

Montrer qu’on trouve une personne ou une chose ridicule ou peu digne de respect.

En anglais simple : To show that you think someone or something is silly or deserves no respect.

• Don’t laugh at my shoes.
• They laughed at him for getting the answer wrong.
• She felt hurt when her classmates laughed at her drawing.

Comment l'utiliser : laugh at someone/something (Please don’t laugh at my accent.)

Synonymes : mock, ridicule, make fun of

Expressions courantes : laugh at someone, laugh at something