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to laugh
Il me fait trop rire ce mec.
That guy makes me laugh so much.
to mock; to make light of
to laugh in the face of (something)
Elle se rit des difficultés et continue d'avancer.
She laughs in the face of difficulties and keeps going.
laughter
a laugh (the sound or act of laughing)
Son rire est contagieux, tout le monde s'est mis à rire.
Her laughter is contagious; everyone started laughing.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Rire means "to laugh" and is an intransitive verb. It signifies the act of making sounds and movements that express amusement.
USAGE
You use rire to express amusement or joy. For example, "Ils aiment rire ensemble" (They like to laugh together). It often takes the preposition "de" when laughing *at* something: "Il rit de ma blague" (He laughs at my joke).
TRAPS
Don't confuse the verb rire with the noun "le rire" (the laugh, laughter). In compound tenses, rire always uses the auxiliary verb "avoir," and its past participle is "ri." For instance, "J'ai ri" (I laughed).