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Learn French: rire - to laugh

French
/Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)
/rire

rire

Word

rire

Meaning

to laugh

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

Usages of rire

La fille est très bavarde, elle rit beaucoup.

The girl is very talkative, she laughs a lot.

Vous riez beaucoup ensemble, c'est très drôle.

You laugh a lot together, it is very funny.

J'ai ri parce que tu avais caché le cadeau au fond de mon sac.

I laughed because you had hidden the gift at the bottom of my bag.

J'aurais aimé rire, mais la blague était gênante.

I would have liked to laugh, but the joke was awkward.

Elle est optimiste, c'est pourquoi elle rit toujours.

She is optimistic, that is why she always laughs.

À force d'imiter cet acteur, tu as fait rire le groupe.

By dint of imitating this actor, you made the group laugh.

Le marquis a ri comme s'il méprisait la noblesse.

The marquis laughed as if he despised the nobility.

Vous n'êtes pas censés rire pendant le deuil.

You are not supposed to laugh during the mourning.

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