Riaient (en. Laughed)

/ʁjɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Form of the verb laugh in the imperfect indicative, third person plural.

They laughed while telling jokes.

Ils riaient en racontant des blagues.

To express joy or amusement through bursts of laughter.

The children were laughing out loud while playing in the park.

Les enfants riaient aux éclats en jouant dans le parc.

To mock something or someone in a ridiculous manner.

They laughed at their friend's mistakes.

Ils riaient des erreurs de leur ami.

Comes from the Latin 'ridere', which means 'to laugh'.

laugh out loud

To express an intense and loud laughter.

rire aux éclats

laugh in one's beard

To laugh discreetly and secretly.

rire dans sa barbe

nervous laugh

To laugh with bitterness or sarcasm.

rire jaune

laugh

The action of expressing joy through characteristic sounds.

rire

laughable

Something that is likely to provoke laughter.

risible

laugher

A person who laughs easily.

rieur

Laugh like a madman

With that joke, they really laughed like madmen.

Avec cette blague, ils ont vraiment ri comme des fous.

To double up with laughter

They were doubled up with laughter watching that comedy.

Ils se pliaient de rire en regardant cette comédie.