French Dictionary

French-English translation of rire

1 rire Verb, intransitive Pronounce

(a) to laugh; to have fun, have a laugh (Infml); to be joking; sans ~ seriously, no kidding; pour ~ for a laugh, for a bit of fun; ~ dans sa barbe to have a laugh to oneself; ~ au nez de qn to laugh in sb's face; tu me fais ~! don't make me laugh!; ~ de qn to laugh at sb, make fun of sb

Present: je ris, tu ris, il/elle rit, nous rions, vous riez, ils/elles rient
Imperfect: je riais, tu riais, il/elle riait, nous riions, vous riiez, ils/elles riaient
Future: je rirai, tu riras, il/elle rira, nous rirons, vous rirez, ils/elles riront
Perfect: j' ai ri, tu as ri, il/elle a ri, nous avons ri, vous avez ri, ils/elles ont ri
Present subjunctive: je rie, tu ries, il/elle rie, nous riions, vous riiez, ils/elles rient

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2 se rire Verb, pronominal

(a) se ~ de to laugh off, take in one's stride

3 rire Noun, masculine

(a) laugh; gros ~ guffaw; petit ~ giggle

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French-English translation of rire