ha-ha

• Nom ayant deux sens distincts : un rire bruyant, souvent moqueur, évoquant le hennissement d'un cheval ; ou un type de clôture enfoncée ou de fossé avec un mur de soutènement, utilisé pour créer une limite dans un paysage sans obstruer la vue.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a loud, often derisive laugh resembling a horse's neigh; or a type of sunken fence or ditch with a retaining wall, used to create a boundary in a landscape without obstructing the view.

1. Loud laughB1informal

   A loud, often mocking or hearty laugh that resembles the sound of a horse neighing.

   Rire bruyant et moqueur

   • He let out a loud ha-ha at the comedian's joke.
   • Her ha-ha echoed through the room, startling everyone.
   • The children's ha-ha could be heard from across the playground.

   Synonymesbelly laughbraycackleguffawhoothorselaughroar

2. Landscape ditchC1formalbritish

   A sunken fence or ditch with a retaining wall on one side, used to create a boundary without obstructing the view of the landscape.

   Ha-ha (fossé paysager)

   • The estate was surrounded by a ha-ha to keep the deer out.
   • The garden's ha-ha provided an invisible barrier.
   • They built a ha-ha to separate the lawn from the pasture.

   Synonymessunk fence