laughing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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laughing [Brit ˈlɑːfɪŋ, Am ˈlæfɪŋ] ADJ

I.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] N

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

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III.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf] VB intr

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IV.laugh [Brit lɑːf, Am læf]

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I.laugh off VB [Brit lɑːf -, Am læf -] (laugh [sth] off, laugh off [sth])

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laughter line Brit, laugh line Am N

laughing in the PONS Dictionary

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to fall about (laughing)
se tordre de rire

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laughing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to kill oneself laughing inf
être mort de rire
to split one's sides laughing
être plié en deux
to be laughing inf
être soulagé
he can't talk for laughing
le fou rire l'empêche de parler
to fall about (laughing)
se tordre de rire
to be laughing away
rire aux éclats
this is no laughing matter
il n'y a pas de quoi rire
to burst out laughing
éclater de rire
to make a laughing stock of sb/sth
tourner qn/qc en ridicule
you and your problems make me feel like laughing
avec tes histoires tu me donnes envie de rire
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They often held theatres for laughing gas evenings, where members would watch as fellows would sup nitrous oxide and stumble around the stage.
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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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By 1883 he was supplying about 5000 dentists with laughing gas.
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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 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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He smiled in his second week, and was laughing uproariously by his second month.
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The traditional and always funny slapstick comedy sketch had us all laughing in our seats.
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Some viewers claimed the men were taking laughing gas and that is what caused the fire.
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Children are laughing in the bumper car ride, where each car has a flag attached to its rear.
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The call is a laughing cry like herring gull, but higher pitched.
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