rira bien qui rira le dernier
French, proverb/ʁi.ʁa bjɛ̃ ki ʁi.ʁa l(ə) dɛʁ.nje/
rira bien qui rira le dernier is a French proverb meaning “he who laughs last laughs best” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rira bien qui rira le dernier mean in English?
proverb
- 1
he who laughs last laughs best
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Se dit en parlant de quelqu’un qui se flatte du succès dans une affaire où l’on compte l’emporter sur lui.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce rira bien qui rira le dernier?
- /ʁi.ʁa bjɛ̃ ki ʁi.ʁa l(ə) dɛʁ.nje/
- \ʁi.ʁa bjɛ̃ ki ʁi.ʁa lə dɛʁ.nje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.