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laugh verb

  /laːf/ , /læf/ , /lɑːf/
  • (intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
  • (intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
  • (transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
  • (transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.
 rire
  • (intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
 rire, moquer

laugh noun

  /laːf/ , /læf/ , /lɑːf/
  • An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
 rire
laugh one's head off
fou rire
laugh in one's sleeve
rire dans sa barbe, rire sous cape
laugh on the other side of one's face
faire le malin
laugh like a drain
rire comme un bossu, rire comme une baleine
that's a laugh
la bonne blague, laisse-moi rire, laissez-moi rire, mais bien sûr
laugh line
sillon nasogénien, ride
don't make me laugh
vous voulez rire
laugh track
rire enregistré
evil laugh
rire de méchant, rire diabolique, rire sardonique
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