No. 2,395 in French
rire
To laugh.
In a sentence
Il ne peut pas s'empêcher de rire à cette blague.
He can't help but laugh at this joke.
In this sentence, 'rire' is used as a verb to convey the action of laughing in response to humor.
Son rire contagieux fait sourire tout le monde.
His contagious laugh makes everyone smile.
'Rire' is used as a noun here to describe the specific act or sound of laughing.
Nous avons beaucoup ri en regardant ce film.
We laughed a lot while watching this film.
The verb 'ri' (past tense of 'rire') is used here to indicate the action of laughing during an event.
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