rigoler

rigoler (inf) [ʀigɔle]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

   a. ( = rire) to laugh

• quand il l'a su, il a bien rigolé when he found out, he had a good laugh (inf)

• il nous a bien fait rigoler he had us all in stitches (inf)

• il n'y a pas de quoi rigoler ! that's nothing to laugh about!

• quand tu verras les dégâts, tu {{n}}rigoleras{{/n}} moins you'll be laughing on the other side of your face when you see the damage

   b. ( = s'amuser) to have a bit of fun

• on a bien rigolé we had great fun

   c. ( = plaisanter) to joke

• tu rigoles ! you're kidding! (inf)

• le patron est quelqu'un qui ne rigole pas the boss won't take any nonsense

• il ne faut pas rigoler avec ces médicaments you need to be careful with medicines like these

• il ne faut pas rigoler avec ce genre de maladie an illness like this has to be taken seriously

• j'ai dit ça pour rigoler it was only a joke

* * *

(colloq) ʀigɔle verbe intransitif

1) (rire) to laugh

on a bien rigolé — we had a good laugh

2) (s'amuser) to have fun

ça ne rigole pas tous les jours ici — it's not much fun here

3) (plaisanter) to joke, to kid (colloq)

il ne faut pas rigoler avec la sécurité — you mustn't mess about ou fool around with security

il a dit ça pour rigoler — he said it as a joke

* * *

ʀiɡɔle vi *

1) (= rire) to laugh

Elle a rigolé en le voyant tomber. — She laughed when she saw him fall.

2) (= s'amuser) to have fun, to have a laugh, *

On a bien rigolé hier soir. — We had fun last night., We had a laugh last night.

3) (= plaisanter) to be joking, to be kidding

Ne te fâche pas, je rigolais. — Don't get upset, I was only joking., Don't get upset, I was only kidding,

pour rigoler — for a laugh, *

* * *

rigoler○ verb table: aimer vi

1 (rire) to laugh; on a bien rigolé we had a good laugh○; faire rigoler qn to make sb laugh, to give sb a good laugh; ne me fais pas rigoler iron don't make me laugh; il n'y a pas de quoi rigoler there is nothing to laugh about, this is no laughing matter;

2 (s'amuser) to have fun; il aime bien rigoler he likes a laugh; ça ne rigole pas tous les jours ici it's not much fun here;

3 (plaisanter) to joke, to kid○; il ne faut pas rigoler avec la sécurité you mustn't mess about ou fool around with security; il a dit ça pour rigoler he said it as a joke.

[rigɔle] verbe intransitif

(familier)

1. [rire] to laugh

tu me fais rigoler avec tes remords you, sorry? don't make me laugh!

2. [plaisanter] to joke

il a dit ça pour rigoler he said that in jest, he meant it as a joke

tu rigoles! you're joking ou kidding!

3. [s'amuser] to have fun

on a bien rigolé cette année-là we had some good laughs ou great fun that year

avec lui comme prof, tu ne vas pas rigoler tous les jours it won't be much fun for you having him as a teacher