ris

laugh, mock, make fun of

ʁ i → rire

ri to laugh + s je/tu form; tu command

verb · plural masculine, past tense / 1st-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular, present tense / 1st-person singular, past tense / 2nd-person singular, past tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #34,518

laugh

FR: Tu ris souvent avec tes amis.

EN: You often laugh with your friends.

mock, make fun of Used in the expression se rire de quelqu’un; this use is somewhat literary.

FR: Ne te ris pas de lui.

EN: Don’t make fun of him.

Conjugation of rire

rire

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	ris	rions
Second	ris	riez
Third	rit	rient

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	ris	—
Second	ris	—
Third	rit	rirent

Past

riris

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	rions
Second	ris	riez

Je lui ris au nez.

I laugh in his face.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Ris comme tu veux, je m'accroche à mon plan jusqu'à la fin.

Laugh all you want, I’m sticking to my plan until the end.

Ne te ris pas de moi.

Don't laugh at me.

Je lui ris au nez au danger.

I laugh in danger’s face.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

De quoi ris-tu ?

What are you laughing at?

Je dois leur montrer comment je marche, m'assied, chante, ris.

I have to show them how I walk, sit down, sing, and laugh.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Pourquoi ris-tu ?

Why are you laughing?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Je ne ris plus aussi souvent qu'avant.

I don't laugh as often as I used to.

C'est la première fois que j'en ris.

This is the first time I've laughed about it.

Maintenant allez, ris, s'il te plaît.

Now go on, laugh, please.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

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