/dʁol/
Translation
funny, strange
Word origin
From drolle, a borrowing from Middle Dutch drol ('imp, little fellow, jovial person'). The sense shifted from a person to the quality of being amusing.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- drol
- English cognates
- droll
Grammar
Examples
l' .
He has a very funny sense of humour.
C' .
It is funny how quickly time passes.
Cette .
This situation is really funny when you think about it.
.
Your brother always tells funny stories.
C' , j' .
It's funny, I had the same dream yesterday.
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