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"Laugh Hysterically" Implied Meaning
In English to "laugh hysterically" implies that you are laughing boisterously or deeply from the abdomen. It doesn't have any negative connotation.
Can I use "rire hystériquement" used the same way in French?
Dec 6, 2013 2:50 AM
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no, but you could say "rire comme un fou" (I know it's weird, but saying l"aughing like a madman" sounds less crazy than a litteral translation of laughing hysterically)
December 9, 2013
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"rire hystériquement" pour moi ça fait rire comme un fou dans un asile... je vois ça comme un rire qui apporte un malaise aux gens autour...
J'utiliserais plutôt l'expression " rire à gorge déployée "
...ou au Québec en langage populaire on dirait : " crampée ben raide " , mais c'est un dialecte local rendu -là ;)
December 6, 2013
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