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No. 7,574 in French

ris

"Ris" means "sweetbreads" (culinary term) or "laughs" (plural form of "ri" from old French for laughter).

In a sentence

  • Les enfants ont ri toute la journée.

    The children laughed all day.

    Here, 'ri' is the past participle of the verb 'rire' (to laugh), used in the past tense.

  • Son sourire était éclatant, et cela a fait élever des ris parmi nous.

    Her smile was radiant, and it caused laughter among us.

    In this sentence, 'ris' represents plural 'laughs' or laughter, used poetically or formally.

  • Je ris souvent en lisant ce livre comique.

    I often laugh when reading this comic book.

    Here, 'ris' is the first-person singular present form of the verb 'rire'.

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