Rire discrètement d'un air moqueur.
To laugh quietly in a mocking way.
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Les garçons ont ricané en voyant sa nouvelle coupe. — The boys snickered at his new haircut.
Un ricanement a parcouru le fond de la salle. — A snicker ran through the back of the room.
Ne ricane pas quand il lira son poème. — Don't snicker when he reads his poem.
J'ai entendu un ricanement derrière moi. — I heard a snicker behind me.
Pourquoi ricanent-ils chaque fois que je parle ? — Why do they snicker every time I speak?
Était-ce un ricanement ou juste une toux ? — Was that a snicker or just a cough?
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