Vocab check

Question

For des bruits "rigolos," can I use "drôles?"

Accepted Answer

Hi Ignatius, 
Just to add to Chris' answer. 
We do accept 'drôles de bruits' and take a look at my answer to another student  to see the explanation of this particular expression -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/can-someone-explain-why-drole-is-used-like-it-is-in-this-phrase-font-de-droles-de-bruits-instead-of
Hope this helps!

Answer

Drôle has a different connotation than rigolo. It's "funny" in the direction of "strange", whereas rigolo is just funny without that off-ish taste.