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1 ridicule
'ridikju:lverb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) ridiculizar, poner en ridículotr['rɪdɪkjʊːl]1 ridículo1 ridiculizar, poner en ridículoridicule n: burlas fpln.• burla s.f.• irrisión s.f.• rechifla s.f.• ridículo s.m.v.• befar v.• burlar v.• escarnecer v.• ridiculizar v.
I 'rɪdəkjuːl, 'rɪdɪkjuːlmass noun burlas fplhe's laying himself open to ridicule — se está exponiendo a hacer el ridículo or a que se burlen de él
she became an object of ridicule — se convirtió en el hazmerreír de todos or en el centro de todas las burlas
to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — ridiculizar* algo/a alguien
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transitive verb ridiculizar*, burlarse or reírse* de['rɪdɪkjuːl]1.N irrisión f, burla fto hold sth/sb up to ridicule — poner algo/a algn en ridículo
to lay o.s. open to ridicule — exponerse al ridículo
2.VT dejar or poner en ridículo, ridiculizar* * *
I ['rɪdəkjuːl, 'rɪdɪkjuːl]mass noun burlas fplhe's laying himself open to ridicule — se está exponiendo a hacer el ridículo or a que se burlen de él
she became an object of ridicule — se convirtió en el hazmerreír de todos or en el centro de todas las burlas
to hold something/somebody up to ridicule — ridiculizar* algo/a alguien
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transitive verb ridiculizar*, burlarse or reírse* de
См. также в других словарях:
culed — tu·ber·culed; … English syllables
ridicule — I. noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin ridiculum jest Date: 1690 the act of ridiculing ; derision, mockery II. transitive verb ( culed; culing) Date: circa 1700 to make fun of • ridiculer … New Collegiate Dictionary
tuberculed — tu·ber·culed … English syllables
ridicule — rid•i•cule [[t]ˈrɪd ɪˌkyul[/t]] n. v. culed, cul•ing 1) speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter; derision 2) cvb to make fun of • Etymology: 1665–75; < L rīdiculum a joke < rīdēre to laugh rid′i•cul er, n. syn: ridicule,… … From formal English to slang
rid´i|cul´er — rid|i|cule «RIHD uh kyool», verb, culed, cul|ing, noun. –v.t. to laugh at; make fun of; mock: »Sometimes boys ridicule their sisters friends. My father discouraged me by ridiculing my performances (Benjamin Franklin). ╂[< noun] –n. 1 … Useful english dictionary
rid|i|cule — «RIHD uh kyool», verb, culed, cul|ing, noun. –v.t. to laugh at; make fun of; mock: »Sometimes boys ridicule their sisters friends. My father discouraged me by ridiculing my performances (Benjamin Franklin). ╂[< noun] –n. 1 … Useful english dictionary