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funny

/ˈfʌni/

funnyadjective

funnier

Comp.

funniest

Super.

/ˈfʌni/

Translations

drôle

The comedian told a funny joke that had everyone in stitches.

L'humoriste a raconté une blague drôle qui a fait rire tout le monde aux éclats.

étrange

There was a funny smell coming from the kitchen that no one could identify.

Il y avait une odeur étrange qui venait de la cuisine et que personne n'arrivait à identifier.

loucheAu sens de suspect ou peu fiable.

There's something funny about the way he keeps changing his story.

Il y a quelque chose de louche dans la façon dont il n'arrête pas de changer sa version.

malAu sens de se sentir légèrement malade.

I started to feel funny after skipping breakfast.

J'ai commencé à me sentir mal après avoir sauté le petit-déjeuner.

Additional translations

amusantPlus littéraire ou neutre que drôle.

bizarreEmployé pour marquer quelque chose d'étrange ou d'anormal.

suspectPlus formel, au sens de douteux ou potentiellement malhonnête.

Definitions

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

The comedian told a funny joke that had everyone in stitches.

Strange or unusual; difficult to explain or understand.

There was a funny smell coming from the kitchen that no one could identify.

Eliciting suspicion; seeming dishonest or questionable.

There's something funny about the way he keeps changing his story.

Feeling slightly ill, light-headed, or out of sorts.

I started to feel funny after skipping breakfast.

Synonyms

Antonyms

funnynoun

funnies

/ˈfʌni/

Translations

comiqueSurtout dans l'expression « the funny » au sens de ce qui est drôle.

That sketch show really brings the funny every week.

Cette émission de sketchs apporte vraiment le comique chaque semaine.

bandes dessinéesAu pluriel, pour les comic strips dans un journal.

She flipped straight to the funnies to read her favorite cartoon.

Elle a directement feuilleté les bandes dessinées pour lire son dessin animé préféré.

Additional translations

anomaliePour un fait ou un incident étrange, suspect ou irrégulier.

Definitions

Comic strips, especially those printed in a newspaper (usually in the plural ‘the funnies’).

She flipped straight to the funnies to read her favorite cartoon.

A strange, suspicious, or illicit event or incident.

I think there was a funny with the books last quarter.

Humour or funniness; the quality of being amusing (usually preceded by ‘the’).

That sketch show really brings the funny every week.

Synonyms

funnyadverb

/ˈfʌni/

Informal; chiefly North American and Australian English, used after verbs such as ‘talk’, ‘act’, ‘smell’, meaning ‘in a strange or unusual way’.

Translations

bizarrement

He talks funny now that he has braces.

Il parle bizarrement maintenant qu'il a un appareil dentaire.

Additional translations

drôlementPeut marquer un emploi familier, selon le contexte.

Definitions

In a strange, unusual, or amusing way.

He talks funny now that he has braces.

Synonyms

funniesnoun

funny

funnies

Translations

bandes dessinées

Every Sunday, I look forward to reading the funnies in the newspaper.

Tous les dimanches, j’ai hâte de lire les bandes dessinées dans le journal.

Additional translations

pages de bandes dessinéesPour désigner la rubrique du journal consacrée aux comics.

Definitions

Comic strips or cartoons, especially those published in newspapers.

Every Sunday, I look forward to reading the funnies in the newspaper.

the section of a newspaper that contains comic strips

He flipped straight to the funnies before reading the headlines.

Synonyms