Polyglot Dictionary

rire jaune

/ʁiʁ ʒon/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
rit jaune
past
a ri jaune
perfect
ri jaune

Meaning

  1. to force a laugh, laugh nervously

    • Il rit jaune en entendant la blague sur lui.

      He forces a laugh hearing the joke about him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Practice

1 What does rire jaune mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il rit ___ en entendant la blague sur lui.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rire jaune?

verb

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