is laughing
Present progressive he/she conjugation of laugh.
laugh
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. rire
Your absurd story made everyone laugh.Ton histoire absurde a fait rire tout le monde.
b. rigoler
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Chloé's jokes always make me laugh.Les blagues de Chloé me font toujours rigoler.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le rire
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I knew it was Raphaël because he has a very distinctive laugh.Je savais que c’était Raphaël, parce qu’il a un rire très reconnaissable.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(happy moment)
a. rigoler
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(intransitive verb)
We did it for a laugh.On a fait ça pour rigoler.
b. la rigolade
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Come to the dinner. It'll be a laugh.Viens au dîner. Ça va être la rigolade.
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