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2 make the object of ridicule
Пословица: поднимать (кого, что) на смех, поднять на смехУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make the object of ridicule
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ridicule [ʀidikyl]1. adjective• se rendre ridicule to make o.s. look ridiculous2. masculine noun• tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth* * *ʀidikyl
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1) (grotesque, insensé) ridiculous2) ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic
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nom masculin1) ( le grotesque)2) ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity••le ridicule ne tue pas — Proverbe looking a fool never killed anyone
* * *ʀidikyl1. adjJe trouve ça complètement ridicule. — I think that's absolutely ridiculous.
2. nm[situation] ridiculousness* * *A adj1 ( digne de moquerie) ridiculous; il ne craint pas d'être ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly ou appearing foolish; c'est ridicule it's ridiculous ou absurd;2 ( insensé) il est ridicule de faire it's ridiculous ou madness to do; vous seriez ridicule de refuser you would be mad to refuse;3 ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic.B nm1 ( ce qui est grotesque) ridicule; il n'a pas peur du ridicule he isn't afraid of ridicule; se couvrir de ridicule to make oneself an object of ridicule; couvrir qn de ridicule to heap ridicule on sb, to ridicule sb; tourner qch/qn en ridicule to make sth/sb look ridiculous;2 ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity; il est d'un ridicule! he looks so ridiculous!; la situation est d'un ridicule! the situation is ridiculous!le ridicule ne tue pas Prov looking a fool never killed anyone.[ridikyl] adjectifun salaire ridicule [trop bas] a ridiculously low salary————————[ridikyl] nom masculinse couvrir de ridicule to make oneself a laughing stock, to make a complete fool of oneselftourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en ridicule to ridicule somebody/something, to hold somebody/something up to ridiculec'est d'un ridicule (achevé ou fini)! it's utterly ridiculous!, it's a farce!tomber ou donner dans le ridicule to become ridiculous -
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A n ridicule m ; to hold sb/sth up to ridicule tourner qn/qch en ridicule ; to be met with ridicule être tourné en ridicule ; to be an object of ridicule [hat, hairstyle] provoquer la risée de tous ; [person] être la risée de tous. -
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1. nounSpott, der2. transitive verbhold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben
verspotten; spotten über (+ Akk.)* * *['ridikju:l]verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) verspotten* * *ridi·cule[ˈrɪdɪkju:l]he was regarded as an object of \ridicule because of his eccentric ideas concerning sexuality seine exzentrischen Vorstellungen über Sexualität machten ihn zum Gespött der Leuteto lay oneself open to \ridicule sich akk lächerlich machento hold sb/sth up to \ridicule sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machenII. vt▪ to \ridicule sb/sth jdn/etw verspotten* * *['rIdɪkjuːl]1. nSpott mto hold sb/sth up to ridicule — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen
2. vtverspotten, verlachen* * *ridicule [ˈrıdıkjuːl]A s Verspottung f, Spott m:for fear of ridicule aus Angst, sich lächerlich zu machen;hold up to ridicule → B;lay o.s. open to ridicule sich der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben;turn (in)to ridicule ins Lächerliche ziehenB v/t lächerlich machen, verspotten* * *1. nounSpott, der2. transitive verbhold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben
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'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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I 'ob‹ikt noun1) (a thing that can be seen or felt: There were various objects on the table.) objeto, cosa2) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) objetivo, objeto, fin, propósito3) (the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb: He hit me; You can eat what you like.) complemento
II əb'‹ekt verb(often with to) to feel or express dislike or disapproval: He wanted us to travel on foot but I objected (to that). objetar- objectionable
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object1 n1. objeto2. objetivo / propósito3. complementoobject2 vb oponerse / no estar de acuerdo1 (thing) objeto, cosa2 (aim, purpose) objetivo, objeto, fin nombre masculino, propósito3 (focus of feelings) objeto4 (obstacle) inconveniente nombre masculino5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL complemento■ direct/indirect object complemento directo/indirecto1 objetar■ she objected that... objetó que...1 (oppose) oponerse (to, a), poner reparos (to, a)■ I object to the use of the term "chairman' me opongo al uso del término "presidente"2 (disapprove, mind) molestar■ do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?3 SMALLLAW/SMALL protestar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLobject glass / object lens objetivoobject lesson ejemplo práctico, perfecta demostración nombre femeninoobject [əb'ʤɛkt] vt: objetarobject vi: oponerse, poner reparos, hacer objecionesobject ['ɑbʤɪkt] n1) : objeto m2) objective, purpose: objetivo m, propósito m3) : complemento m (en gramática)n.• artículo s.m.• cosa s.f.• fin s.m.• materia s.f.• objeto s.m.• propósito s.m.v.• objetar v.• oponerse v.
I 'ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt1)a) ( thing) objeto mb)no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa
c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin mwith this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito
3) ( Ling) complemento mdirect/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto
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1. əb'dʒekta) (express objection, oppose)to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)
to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta
b) (disapprove, mind)if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna
to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel
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vt objetar
I ['ɒbdʒɪkt]1. N1) (=item) objeto msex 3.2) (=focus) objeto mthe economy was the object of heated discussion — la economía fue el objeto de una acalorada discusión
the object of her hatred/love — el objeto de su odio/su amor
3) (=aim) objetivo mwhat's the object of doing that?, what object is there in doing that? — ¿de qué sirve hacer eso?
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the object of the exercise is to raise money for charity — lo que se persigue con esto es recaudar dinero con fines benéficos4) (=obstacle)•
I want the best, money is no object — quiero lo mejor, no importa cuánto cuesteI want to have a great holiday, money is no object — quiero tirarme unas vacaciones estupendas, el dinero no es problema
money is no object to him — el dinero no es problema or obstáculo para él
5) (Gram) complemento m2.CPDobject clause N — (Gram) proposición f en función de complemento
object language N — (Comput) lengua f objeto
object lesson N (fig) —
it was an object lesson in how not to drive a car — fue un perfecto ejemplo de cómo no conducir un coche
object pronoun N — (Gram) pronombre m que funciona como objeto
direct/indirect object pronoun — pronombre m que funciona como objeto directo/indirecto
II [ǝb'dʒekt]1.VT objetar"you can't do that," he objected — -no puedes hacer eso -objetó
he objected that there wasn't enough time — puso la objección de que or objetó que no tenían suficiente tiempo
2. VI1) (=disapprove) oponerseto object to sth: a lot of people will object to the book — mucha gente se opondrá al libro
to object to sb: she objects to my friends — no le gustan mis amigos
I would object to Paul but not to Robert as chairman — me opondría a que Paul fuera presidente, pero no a que lo fuera Robert
to object to sb doing sth: he objects to her drinking — no le gusta que beba
do you object to my smoking? — ¿le molesta que fume?
do you object to my going? — ¿te importa que vaya?
2) (=protest) oponerse, poner objecioneshe didn't object when... — no su opuso or no puso objeciones cuando...
I object! — frm ¡protesto!
I object to that remark! — ¡ese comentario no lo tolero!
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I ['ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt]1)a) ( thing) objeto mb)no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa
c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin mwith this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito
3) ( Ling) complemento mdirect/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto
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1. [əb'dʒekt]a) (express objection, oppose)to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)
to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta
b) (disapprove, mind)if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna
to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel
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Ⅰ.object1 ['ɒbdʒɪkt]∎ an unidentified object un objet non identifié∎ the real object of his visit le véritable objet de sa visite;∎ with the sole object of pleasing you dans le seul but de ou à seule fin de vous plaire;∎ with this object in mind or in view dans ce but, à cette fin;∎ that's the (whole) object of the exercise c'est (justement là) le but de l'opération;∎ money is no object peu importe le prix, le prix est sans importance;∎ money is no object to them ils n'ont pas de problèmes d'argent;∎ time is no object peu importe le temps que cela prendra∎ an object of ridicule/interest un objet de ridicule/d'intérêt;∎ the object of his love l'objet m de son amour;∎ object of study objet m ou sujet m d'étude∎ direct/indirect object complément m d'objet direct/indirect►► object ball (in snooker, pool, billiards) bille f visée;object glass objectif m;∎ it was an object lesson in how to lose votes ce fut une illustration (parfaite) de la façon dont il faut s'y prendre pour perdre des voix;∎ it was an object lesson in persistence ce fut un parfait exemple de persévérance;Computing object program programme m objetⅡ.object2 [əb'dʒekt]élever une objection; (stronger) protester;∎ to object to sth faire objection à qch; (of demonstrators etc) protester contre qch;∎ many groups objected to the new law de nombreux groupes ont protesté contre ou se sont opposés à la nouvelle loi;∎ I object to being treated like a child je n'aime pas qu'on me prenne pour un gamin;∎ they object to working overtime ils ne sont pas d'accord pour faire des heures supplémentaires;∎ if you don't object si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;∎ you know how your father objects to it! tu sais combien ton père y est opposé!;∎ I object! je proteste!;∎ I object strongly to that remark! je proteste vigoureusement contre cette remarque!;∎ I object strongly to your attitude je trouve votre attitude proprement inadmissible;∎ I wouldn't object to a cup of tea je ne dirais pas non à ou je prendrais volontiers une tasse de thé;∎ he objects to her smoking il désapprouve qu'elle fume;∎ she objects to his coming elle n'est pas d'accord pour qu'il vienne;∎ why do you object to all my friends? pourquoi cette hostilité à l'égard de tous mes amis?;∎ it's not her I object to but her husband ce n'est pas elle qui me déplaît, c'est son mari;∎ if no one objects si personne n'y voit d'objection(s);∎ Law to object to a witness récuser un témoinobjecter;∎ I objected that it was too late j'ai objecté qu'il était trop tard -
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ridi·cule [ʼrɪdɪkju:l] nSpott m, Hohn m;object of \ridicule Zielscheibe f des Gespötts;he was regarded as an object of \ridicule because of his eccentric ideas concerning sexuality seine exzentrischen Vorstellungen über Sexualität machten ihn zum Gespött der Leute;to lay oneself open to \ridicule sich akk lächerlich machen;to \ridicule sb/ sth jdn/etw verspotten -
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I ['rɪdɪkjuːl]nome scherno m., derisione f., ridicolo m.II ['rɪdɪkjuːl]to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule — mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo
verbo transitivo ridicolizzare, mettere in ridicolo [ idea]* * *['ridikju:l]verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) ridicolizzare* * *ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkju:l/n. [u]ridicolo; scherno: to be object of ridicule, essere oggetto di scherno; to hold up sb. [st.] to ridicule, mettere in ridicolo q. [qc.]; to pour ridicule on sb. [st.], gettare il ridicolo su q. [qc.]; His demands were met with ridicule, le sue richieste sono state derise.(to) ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkju:l/v. t.mettere in ridicolo; ridicolizzare.* * *I ['rɪdɪkjuːl]nome scherno m., derisione f., ridicolo m.II ['rɪdɪkjuːl]to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule — mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo
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I ['ɔbdʒektˌ 'ɔbdʒɪkt] n1) предмет (физический), вещь, объектMy attention was fixed to this object. — Этот предмет приковал все мое внимание.
He became an object of ridicule. — Он стал объектом насмешек.
- strange object- flying object
- sacred object
- prehistoric objects
- animate object
- disgusting object
- unidentified flying objects
- household objects
- excavated objects
- objects around us
- object of art
- object worthy of admiration
- names of these objects
- most precious objects in my collection
- see some distant objects
- accompany the object with a written message
- become a popular object of worship2) круг вопросов, содержание, причина, предмет- object of discussion- main object of his interest
- constant object of my worry
- object of pity
- object of public charity
- object of thorough investigation
- make smth the object of thorough investigation3) конечная цель, мотив, намерениеWhat is the object of doing it/that? — Зачем это делать?
- object of one's life- object for a walk
- original object of the expedition
- main object of the conference
- some hidden object of his visit
- one of the objects of our journey
- with no other object than to help
- with this object in view
- with this object in mind
- with no other object than to warn us
- come with a double object
- achieve one's object
- accomplish one's object
- fail in one's object
- defeat smb's objects
- have no object in life
- have a similar object II [əb'dʒekt] vвозражать, быть против, не соглашатьсяI strongly object to that remark. — Я решительно возражаю против этого замечания.
It is his manner I object to his maner. — Что мне не нравится, так это его манеры
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- object to doing smth
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I[΄ɔbdзikt] n իր, առարկա, օբյեկտ. object in space առարկա տիեզերքում. a strange object տարօ րինակ առարկա. an unidentified flying object (UFO) չհայտնաբերված թռչող օբյեկտ (ՉԹՕ). become an object of ridicule ծաղրի ա ռարկա դառնալ. A nice object you look ! ծղր. Հո յակա՜պ տեսք ունես. (նպատակ) object of expenditure ծախսերի նպատակը. the object of my visit իմ այցելության նպատակը. have no object in life կյանքում նպատակ չունենալ. Cost is no object Գինը նշանակություն չունի. քեր. խնդիր direct/ indirect object ուղիղ/անուղղակի խնդիր. object lesson դիտողական/զննողական դաս/օրինակ. հմկրգ. object oriented օբյեկտներին կողմնորոշված. object code օբյեկտային կոդ/ծրագիր. object computer նպատակային հա մակարգիչ. object lan guage օբյեկտային (թարգմանության) լեզուII[əb΄dзekt] v առարկել, հակաճառել. I object ես դեմ եմ. object most strongly խստորեն հակաճառել. It will be objected Դրան դեմ կլինեն. Do you object my smoking? Դեմ չե՞ք, եթե ես ծխեմ. I don’t object to a drink Մի բաժակից (թեյ, սուրճ, ալկոհոլ) չեմ հրաժարվի -
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§ საგანი, მიზანი; დამატება (გრამ.); შესიტყვება§1 საგანი, სხეული, ობიექტიa round / strange object მრგვალი / უცნაური საგანიan object of ridicule დაცინვის ობიექტი / საგანი2 მიზანიthe object of my visit is… ჩემი ვიზიტის მიზანია…they travelled with the object of studying flora and fauna ფლორისა და ფაუნის შესწავლის მიზნით იმოგზაურეს3 დამატება (გრამატიკაში)direct / indirect object პირდაპირი / ირიბი დამატება4 წინააღმდეგ ყოფნა (წინააღმდეგი იქნება), საწინააღმდეგო ქონა (საწინააღმდეგო ექნება), არდათანხმებაI object / don't object მე წინააღმდეგი ვარ // არაფერი მაქვს საწინააღმდეგო5 საწინააღმდეგო აზრის გამოთქმა, შეპასუხებაan indirect speech / object სხვათა სიტყვა (გრამატიკაში) / ირიბი დამატება (გრამატიკაში) -
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'ridikju:lverb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) latterliggjørelatterliggjøre--------spottIsubst. \/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl\/latterliggjøring, spott, hånbecome an object of ridicule eller become a butt for ridicule bli til spott og spebring into ridicule eller hold up\/expose to ridicule latterliggjøre, gjøre til latter, gjøre narr avIIverb \/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl\/latterliggjøre, gjøre narr av -
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I ['ɒbdʒɪkt] n1) (gen) oggetto2) (aim) scopo, intento, obiettivowith this object in view or in mind — in vista di questo scopo
3) Gram complementoII [əb'dʒɛkt]direct/indirect object — complemento oggetto/indiretto
1. vt2. viI object! frm — mi oppongo!
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1 ქვეყნის სასაცილო, დაცინვის ობიექტი; დასცინებსto hold smb. up to ridicule ვისიმე მასხარად აგდებაan object of ridicule დაცინვის ობიექტი / საგანი -
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subs.Insult: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.They turned the matter into ridicule: P. εἰς γέλωτα ἔτρεπον τὸ πρᾶγμα (Thuc. 6, 35).——————v. trans.P. and V. σκώπτειν (Eur., Cycl. 675, absol.). Ar. and P. χλευάζειν, ἐπισκώπτειν, τωθάζειν, V. κερτομεῖν.Satirise: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν, P. ἐπικωμῳδεῖν.Insult: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν (acc. or εἰς, acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ridicule
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N1. उपहासHis new hat has become an object of ridicule amongst his friends.--------VT1. उपहास\ridiculeकरनाThe managing committee ridiculed the staff for their new ideas. -
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1. nouna. ( = thing) objet m• object of pity/ridicule objet m de pitié/de riséeb. ( = aim) but mc. [of verb] complément m d'objet• he didn't object when... il n'a soulevé aucune objection quand...• I object! je proteste !• to object that... objecter que...4. compounds• it was an object lesson in good manners c'était une démonstration de bonnes manières ► object-oriented adjective (Computing) orienté objet━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque object est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈɒbdʒɪkt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: əbˈdʒekt.* * *1. ['ɒbdʒɪkt]1) ( item) objet m2) ( goal) but m (of de)3) ( focus)4) Linguistics complément m d'objet2. [əb'dʒekt]transitive verb objecter ( that que)3. [əb'dʒekt]intransitive verb soulever des objections‘I object!’ — ‘je proteste!’
to object to — s'opposer à [plan, law]; se plaindre de [noise]; récuser [witness, juror]
to object to somebody on grounds of sex/age — objecter à quelqu'un son sexe/âge
do you object to my ou me smoking? — est-ce que cela vous ennuie que je fume?
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object — ob|ject1 W2S3 [ˈɔbdʒıkt US ˈa:b ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thing)¦ 2¦(aim)¦ 3 an object of pity/desire/ridicule etc 4 money/expense is no object 5 object lesson 6¦(grammar)¦ 7¦(computer)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: objectum, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
ridicule — [[t]rɪ̱dɪkjuːl[/t]] ridicules, ridiculing, ridiculed 1) VERB If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way. [V n] I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking… … English dictionary
ridicule — I UK [ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl] / US [ˈrɪdɪˌkjul] verb [transitive] Word forms ridicule : present tense I/you/we/they ridicule he/she/it ridicules present participle ridiculing past tense ridiculed past participle ridiculed to try to make someone or something … English dictionary
ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ rıdı,kjul ] noun uncount remarks or behavior intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way: The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped. object of ridicule (=someone or something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ridicule — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public VERB + RIDICULE ▪ attract (esp. BrE), receive ▪ expose sb/sth to, hold sb/sth up to, treat sb/sth with … Collocations dictionary
ridicule — 1 noun (U) unkind laughter or remarks intended to make someone or something seem stupid: He used his acute brain and mischievous wit to ridicule Tory MPs. | be held up to ridicule (=be publicly made to look stupid): In The Lord of the Flies ,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ridicule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Derision Nouns 1. ridicule, derision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage. See contempt. 2. parody, burlesque, travesty, farce, caricature, camp; buffoonery,… … English dictionary for students
ridicule — rid|i|cule1 [ˈrıdıkju:l] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin ridiculum something funny , from ridere to laugh ] unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid ▪ the ridicule of his peers ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
object — ob|ject1 [ abdʒəkt ] noun count *** 1. ) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid: The boat was bumping against some solid object underwater. candles, vases, and other household objects There are thousands of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
object — I UK [ˈɒbdʒekt] / US [ˈɑbdʒəkt] noun [countable] Word forms object : singular object plural objects *** 1) a thing that you can see and touch that is not alive and is usually solid The boat seemed to bump against some solid object. candles, vases … English dictionary
ridicule — /ˈrɪdəkjul / (say riduhkyoohl) noun 1. words or actions intended to excite contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. –verb (t) (ridiculed, ridiculing) 2. to deride; make fun of. –phrase 3. object of ridicule, a person treated with… …