sans rire
French, adverb\sɑ̃ ʁiʁ\
sans rire is a French adverb meaning “no joke; seriously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does sans rire mean in English?
adverb
- 1
no joke; seriously
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Sérieusement. 2. Exprime un ton ironique ou que l’on ne croit pas à son interlocuteur.
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 sans rire?
- \sɑ̃ ʁiʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.