how to pronounce rire

/ʁiʁ/

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rire is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of rire in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… fait d'autre que de rire ce que l'un des …”

meanings of rire

verb:

To laugh (de at, about).

noun:

Laugh.

rire frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word rire occurs in french on average 101 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.