laugh - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to laugh  | laughed, laughed |	rigoler [coll.]
to laugh  | laughed, laughed |	se marrer [coll.]
to laugh (at so. (or: sth.))  | laughed, laughed |	rire (de qn. (or: qc.))
to laugh at so. (or: sth.)  | laughed, laughed |	se moquer de qn. (or: qc.)
to laugh at so. (or: sth.)  | laughed, laughed |	se rire de qn. (or: qc.)
to laugh about sth.  | laughed, laughed |	rire de qc.
to laugh sth. off	tourner qc. en plaisanterie
to laugh sth. off	dédramatiser qc. par la plaisanterie
to laugh at so.  | laughed, laughed |   - openly	se gausser de qn.   - se moquer ouvertement
to laugh at so.  | laughed, laughed |	se ficher de qn. [coll.]   - se moquer

Nouns

laugh	le rire
laugh	les rires  m.  pl.

Phrases / Collocations

to have a good laugh	bien s'amuser
to laugh uneasily	avoir un rire gêné
to laugh at so.'s face [fig.]	rire à la barbe de qn. [fig.]
to laugh one's head off	rire à gorge déployée
to laugh under one's breath [fig.]	rire dans sa barbe
to laugh up one's sleeve [fig.]	rire sous cape [fig.]
to have a laugh at so.'s expense	rire aux dépens de qn.
to burst out laughing	éclater de rire
to burst out laughing	exploser de rire

Examples

He couldn't help laughing.

Il n'a pas pu s'empêcher de rire.

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