ricaner

Ils dansent toute la nuit. Ils ricanent.
They dance all night. They giggle.
Ils sont incapables de rire. Ils ricanent.
They don't laugh, they jeer.
Ils se taisent quand j'arrive. Ils ricanent dans mon dos quand je pars.
They hush when I walk into a room, they laugh behind my back when I leave.
Ils se moquent et ricanent ; ils persécutent et tournent en ridicule ; ils disent du mal de ceux que Dieu leur envoie et présument qu’ils comprennent mieux.
They scoff and sneer; they persecute and deride; they speak evil of those the Lord sends to them and presume to understand better.
[ils ricanent] C'est original, ça.
That's good, that is.
Mes fils ricanent toujours dès que quelqu'un dit le mot « nichon ».
My sons are always tee-heeing anytime someone says the word "boobie."
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