laughing gas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for laughing gas in the English»French Dictionary

laughing gas N

laughing gas

gaz m hilarant

Translations for laughing gas in the French»English Dictionary

gaz hilarant

laughing gas

gaz hilarant

laughing gas

Translations for laughing gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] N

1. laugh (amused noise):

laugh

rire m

he gave a scornful laugh

il a eu un rire de dédain

she gave a loud laugh

elle a ri bruyamment

with a laugh

en riant

to like a good laugh

aimer bien rire

to get or raise a laugh

faire rire

the sketch that got the biggest laugh

le sketch qui a provoqué le plus de rires

if you want a laugh listen to him sing!

si vous voulez rire écoutez-le chanter!

read this, it'll give you a laugh

lis ceci, ça va te faire rire

2. laugh (source of amusement):

to do sth for a laugh inf

faire qc pour rigoler inf

just for a laugh or for laughs, they hid her keys inf

ils lui ont caché ses clés, histoire de rigoler inf

just for a laugh or for laughs, they hid her keys inf

ils lui ont caché ses clés, histoire de rire

the film was a good laugh

le film était vraiment très drôle

their brother is a real laugh

leur frère est très drôle or marrant inf

she's always good for a laugh inf

on s'amuse toujours bien avec elle

let's go to the party, it will be a laugh inf

allons à la fête, on va bien s'amuser

they had a laugh rehearsing the scene

ils se sont drôlement bien amusés quand ils ont répété la scène

the script isn't exactly full of laughs

le scénario n'est pas ce qu'on peut appeler hilarant

what a laugh inf! iron

quelle bonne blague! inf

II.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] VB trans

he laughed a sinister/triumphant laugh

il a eu un rire sinistre/triomphant

‘of course not!’ she laughed

‘bien sûr que non!’ dit-elle en riant

III.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] VB intr

1. laugh (be audibly amused):

laugh

rire (about, over de)

to make sb laugh

faire rire qn

to laugh out loud

rire aux éclats, rire tout haut

to laugh at sb/sth

rire de qn/qc

you shouldn't laugh at your own jokes!

il ne faut pas rire des ses propres blagues inf

she never laughs at my jokes

mes blagues ne la font jamais rire inf

the children laughed at the clown

le clown a fait rire les enfants

I laughed until the tears ran down my cheeks

j'ai ri aux larmes

she soon had the audience laughing

il ne lui a pas fallu longtemps pour faire rire le public

we're laughing with you not at you

on ne rit pas méchamment

he laughed nervously

il a eu un rire nerveux

2. laugh (feel amused):

laugh

rire

to laugh to oneself

rire en soi-même, rire tout bas

don't make me laugh! iron

laisse-moi rire!, ne me fais pas rire!

it makes me laugh when I hear him boasting!

ça me fait doucement rire quand je l'entends se vanter!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

je ne sais pas si je dois rire ou bien pleurer!

to laugh at sb/sth

se moquer de qn/qc

he's afraid of being laughed at

il a peur qu'on se moque de lui

to be able to laugh at oneself

être capable de se moquer de soi-même

he doesn't have much to laugh at or about these days

ce n'est pas drôle pour lui en ce moment

IV.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf]

he who laughs last laughs longest prov

rira bien qui rira le dernier prov

laugh and the world laughs with you

celui qui rit s'entoure d'amis

you'll be laughing on the other side of your face

tu riras jaune, ça va t'ôter l'envie de rire

this news will make him laugh on the other side of his face

cette nouvelle va lui ôter l'envie de rire

to be laughing all the way to the bank

remplir ses poches

to have the last laugh over sb

l'emporter finalement sur qn

she had the last laugh

finalement c'est elle qui a bien ri

to laugh in sb's face

rire au nez de qn

to laugh oneself sick or silly

se tordre de rire

laughing [Brit ˈlɑːfɪŋ, Am ˈlæfɪŋ] ADJ

laughing person

qui rit

laughing eyes, face, expression

rieur/rieuse

it's no laughing matter

il n'y a pas de quoi rire

he's in no laughing mood (in bad temper)

il n'est pas d'humeur à rire

he's in no laughing mood (in low spirits)

il n'a pas le cœur à rire

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

GA Am abrév écrite

GA → Georgia

See also Georgia

Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

Georgia

Géorgie f

laughing gas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for laughing gas in the English»French Dictionary

laughing gas N

laughing gas

gaz m hilarant

Translations for laughing gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.laughing N

laughing

rires mpl

II.laughing ADJ

laughing

rieur(-euse)

this is no laughing matter

il n'y a pas de quoi rire

I.laugh [lɑ:f] N

1. laugh (sound expressing amusement):

laugh

rire m

to get a laugh

faire rire

2. laugh inf (an amusing activity):

laugh

blague f

3. laugh Brit inf (an amusing person):

laugh

rigolo(-ote) m (f)

Phrases:

to do sth for a laugh

faire qc pour rire

II.laugh [lɑ:f] VB intr

1. laugh (express amusement):

laugh

rire

to laugh aloud

s'esclaffer

to laugh at sb/sth

se moquer de qn/qc

to laugh till one cries

pleurer de rire

2. laugh inf (scorn):

to laugh at sb/sth

se rire de qn/qc

Phrases:

to laugh sth out of court

tourner qn en ridicule

to laugh like a drain

rire à gorge déployée

to laugh one's head off inf

rire comme une baleine

he who laughs last laughs longest prov

rira bien qui rira le dernier

to be laughing inf

être soulagé

I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

1. gas (not a liquid or solid, fuel):

gas

gaz m

a gas grill/stove/oven

un grill/four à gaz

2. gas no pl inf MED:

gas

anesthésie f

3. gas no pl MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

gas mask

masque à gaz

poison gas

gaz asphyxiant

4. gas no pl Am, Can inf (petrol):

gas

essence f

to get gas

prendre de l'essence

to step on the gas

appuyer sur l'accélérateur

5. gas Am inf:

a gas

une bonne rigolade

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

gas by accident

asphyxier

gas deliberately

gazer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The laughing gas then goes out the window and spreads into town.

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Nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide (laughing gas) are often used as propellants for air chocolate.

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The gaseous oxide of azote (the laughing gas) is perfectly respirable when pure.

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It is known as laughing gas due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anaesthetic.

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The laughing gas spreads the room, making a cuckoo clock and a typewriter laugh hysterically.

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This experimental procedure nearly proved fatal on several occasions, but led to the discovery of the unusual effects of nitrous oxide, which came to be known as laughing gas.

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It is a mixture of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrous oxide (more commonly known as' laughing gas').

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The chasm is filled with gas fumes (a mixture of helium and laughing gas, causing anyone who breathes in it to laugh uncontrollably while speaking in a high-pitched voice).

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To his astonishment he found that nitrous oxide made him laugh, so he nicknamed it laughing gas.

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Many different sized vats filled with laughing gas stand on the left.

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