====== vocabulaire humour ======
====== Anglais B2 : sourire / rire / humour (nuances) ======

===== 0) À retenir en 10 secondes =====

* **smile** = sourire (neutre) ; **grin** = grand sourire ; **smirk** = sourire en coin (souvent moqueur).
* **laugh** = rire ; **giggle** = glousser ; **chuckle** = petit rire ; **burst out laughing** = éclater de rire.
* **joke** = blague ; **tease** = taquiner ; **sarcasm/irony** = ironie (souvent piquante) ; **banter** = taquinerie sympa.

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===== 1) Sourire : smile / grin / smirk =====
^ Mot ^ Nuance ^ Exemple ^
| **to smile** | sourire (neutre) | *She smiled at me.* |
| **a smile** | un sourire | *He gave me a warm smile.* |
| **to grin** | grand sourire (souvent joie / fierté) | *He was grinning from ear to ear.* |
| **a grin** | un large sourire | *A wide grin spread across his face.* |
| **to smirk** | sourire en coin, souvent arrogant/moqueur | *He smirked as if he knew something.* |

Expressions utiles :

* **to force a smile** = forcer un sourire
* **to crack a smile** = esquisser un sourire
* **to smile politely** = sourire poliment

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===== 2) Rire : intensité et style =====
^ Mot ^ Nuance ^ Exemple ^
| **to laugh** | rire (général) | *Everyone laughed.* |
| **to burst out laughing** | éclater de rire (soudain) | *I burst out laughing.* |
| **to giggle** | glousser (souvent léger, nerveux, “enfants”) | *They giggled during the film.* |
| **to chuckle** | petit rire discret | *He chuckled at the joke.* |
| **to snicker** | ricaner (souvent méchant/immature) | *They snickered behind his back.* |
| **to roar with laughter** | rire très fort | *We were roaring with laughter.* |

Noms :

* **laughter** = le rire (en général) : *The room filled with laughter.*
* **a giggle / a chuckle** = un gloussement / un petit rire

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===== 3) Dire qu’un truc est drôle : funny / hilarious / amusing =====
^ Mot ^ Nuance ^ Exemple ^
| **funny** | drôle (standard) | *That’s funny.* |
| **hilarious** | hilarant (très drôle) | *That video is hilarious.* |
| **amusing** | amusant (plus calme/soutenu) | *It was mildly amusing.* |
| **witty** (B2) | spirituel, intelligent | *She’s witty and quick.* |
| **ridiculous** | ridicule (souvent drôle mais critique) | *That’s ridiculous.* |

Piège :

* **funny** peut aussi vouloir dire “bizarre/suspect” : *Something funny is going on.*

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===== 4) Blagues et humour : joke / pun / prank / teasing =====
^ Mot ^ Nuance ^ Exemple ^
| **a joke** | une blague (général) | *It was just a joke.* |
| **to joke** | plaisanter | *I’m joking!* |
| **a pun** | jeu de mots | *That pun was terrible.* |
| **a prank** | blague piège (action) | *It was a harmless prank.* |
| **to tease** | taquiner (peut être gentil ou lourd) | *He teased me about my accent.* |
| **banter** (nom) | taquinerie sympa (échanges) | *We had some friendly banter.* |

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===== 5) Ironie, sarcasme, moquerie =====
^ Mot ^ Nuance ^ Exemple ^
| **irony** | ironie (décalage, pas forcément méchant) | *The irony is that he hates computers.* |
| **sarcasm** | sarcasme (piquant, souvent méchant) | *That was pure sarcasm.* |
| **to mock** | se moquer (plus direct) | *Don’t mock him.* |
| **to make fun of** | se moquer de | *They made fun of his clothes.* |
| **to insult** | insulter (plus grave) | *He insulted her.* |

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===== 6) Réactions : rire ou pas =====
^ Expression ^ Sens ^ Exemple ^
| **I couldn’t help laughing.** | je n’ai pas pu m’empêcher de rire | *I couldn’t help laughing.* |
| **It cracked me up.** (informel) | ça m’a tué (de rire) | *That meme cracked me up.* |
| **It’s not that funny.** | ce n’est pas si drôle | *Relax—it's not that funny.* |
| **I didn’t get the joke.** | je n’ai pas compris | *Sorry, I didn’t get the joke.* |
| **deadpan** | humour très sérieux | *He said it with a deadpan expression.* |

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===== 7) Collocations B2 (super naturelles) =====

* **sense of humour** (UK) / **sense of humor** (US)
* **laugh at** : *Don’t laugh at him.*
* **laugh about** : *We laughed about it later.*
* **make someone laugh** : *You always make me laugh.*
* **a funny story** / **a hilarious video**
* **a silly joke** / **a rude joke**
* **light humour** = humour léger
* **dark humour** = humour noir

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===== 8) Pièges fréquents =====

* **laugh at** = se moquer / rire de quelqu’un ; **laugh with** = rire avec (plus sympa).
* **tease** peut être gentil ou blessant selon ton ; si c’est trop, dire : *Please don’t tease me about that.*
* **snicker / smirk** sont souvent négatifs.

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===== 9) Mini-exercice (choisis le mot le plus naturel) =====
Complète avec : **smile / grin / smirk / giggle / chuckle / snicker / hilarious / witty / pun / prank / tease / banter / sarcasm / make fun of**

* He gave a polite ____ and said hello.
* She was ____ from ear to ear after the results.
* He ____ like he was proud of himself (a bit arrogant).
* The kids started to ____ during the serious scene.
* My dad ____ at the comment (quiet laugh).
* They ____ behind his back (mean laugh).
* That video is absolutely ____.
* She’s really ____ — her jokes are clever.
* I love wordplay: that ____ was great.
* It was a harmless ____ — nobody got hurt.
* Don’t ____ me about my accent, please.
* We had some friendly ____ after the match.
* “Oh, great… another delay.” That’s ____.
* Don’t ____ people for what they wear.

==== Corrigé (proposition) ====

* smile
* grinning (ou *a grin*)
* smirked
* giggle
* chuckled
* snickered
* hilarious
* witty
* pun
* prank
* tease
* banter
* sarcasm
* make fun of