petits rires

pəti ʁiʁ

Definition

Definition of petits rires - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, plural, masculine

détentesons courts exprimant une joie légère

Les petits rires ont rempli la cour de récréation.

gênesons courts trahissant la nervosité ou l'embarras

Elle a lâché des petits rires pendant l'entretien.

moqueurssons étouffés marquant la moquerie envers quelqu'un

Ils ont échangé des petits rires moqueurs en cachette.

moquerie

rire étouffé

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gloussant

adj.

humain

qui pousse des petits cris ressemblant à des rires étouffés

Examples of petits rires in a sentence

On entendait des petits rires étouffés au fond de la salle.
Des petits rires ont suivi sa remarque maladroite.
Il ponctuait ses excuses de petits rires nerveux.
Des petits rires fusèrent quand il trébucha sur la scène.
J’ai entendu des petits rires derrière moi après ma présentation.

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English:giggles, nervous giggles, ...
German:leises Kichern, heimliches Kichern, ...
Italian:risatine, risatine beffarde, ...
Spanish:risitas, risas nerviosas, ...
Portuguese:risadinhas, risinhos, ...
Chinese:咯咯笑声, 轻笑, ...
Japanese:くすくす笑い, つい出る小笑い, ...
Arabic:ضحكات خفيفة, ضَحَكاتٌ خافِتَة, ...
Hebrew:צַחְקוּקִים, צְחוֹקִים קְטַנִּים, ...
Russian:тихие смешки, робкие смешки, ...
Ukrainian:хихикання, тихі сміхи, ...
Catalan:riurets, petites rialles, ...
Danish:små grin, fnisen, ...
Dutch:kleine lachjes, licht gegiechel, ...
Greek:μικρά γέλια, μικρό γέλιο, ...
Hungarian:kuncogás, ideges kuncogás, ...
Khmer:សំណើចតិចៗ, សំណើចខ្លីៗ, ...
Korean:작은 웃음소리, 작은 웃음, ...
Polish:drobne śmiechy, nerwowe chichoty, ...
Portuguese (BR):risadinhas, risinhos, ...
Romanian:chicoteli, râsete nervoase, ...
Swedish:småskratt, ...
Thai:เสียงหัวเราะเบาๆ, เสียงหัวเราะสั้นๆ, ...
Turkish:kıkırdamalar, kısa kahkahalar, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng cười khúc khích, tiếng cười khẽ, ...

petit rire

pəti ʁiʁə

Definition of petit rire - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

discrétionrire léger et discret, souvent bref et contenu

Elle laissa échapper un petit rire en voyant sa maladresse.
Un petit rire s'échappa de la foule silencieuse.
Son petit rire résonna dans la pièce sombre.

gloussement

rire discret

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English:chuckle, ...
German:leises Lachen, ...
Italian:risatina, ...
Spanish:risita, ...
Portuguese:risinho, ...
Chinese:轻笑, ...
Japanese:くすくす笑い, ...
Arabic:ضحكة خفيفة, ...
Hebrew:צְחוֹק קַל, ...
Russian:тихий смешок, ...
Ukrainian:тихий смішок, ...
Catalan:petit riure, ...
Danish:lille latter, ...
Dutch:zacht lachje, ...
Greek:χαμόγελο, ...
Hungarian:kuncogás, ...
Khmer:សំណើចតិចៗ, ...
Korean:작은 웃음, ...
Polish:cichy śmiech, ...
Portuguese (BR):risadinha, ...
Romanian:zâmbet, ...
Swedish:litet skratt, ...
Thai:เสียงหัวเราะเบา ๆ, ...
Turkish:hafif gülüş, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng cười khẽ, ...

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