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1 travesty
1 noun∎ the trial was a travesty of justice le procès n'était qu'un simulacre de justice, c'était une parodie de procès(justice) bafouer►► Theatre travesty role rôle m travesti -
2 travesty
A n2 ( distortion) travestissement m (of de) ; the trial was a travesty of justice c'était une parodie de procès, le procès était une farce. -
3 travesty
['trævəstɪ]* * *travesty /ˈtrævəstɪ/n.1 travestimento burlesco; parodia; imitazione mimica: Their government is a travesty of democracy, il loro governo è una parodia della democrazia; The trial was a travesty of justice, il processo è stato una farsa2 (teatr.) travestitura; travesti (franc.)3 (fig.) svisamento; travisamento.(to) travesty /ˈtrævəstɪ/v. t.3 (fig.) svisare; travisare.* * *['trævəstɪ] -
4 mockery
noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) burla, parodiatr['mɒkərɪ]1 (ridicule) burla, mofa2 (farce) farsa; (travesty) parodia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a mockery of something poner algo en ridículo1) jeer, taunt: burla f, mofa fto make a mockery of: burlarse de2) fake: imitación f (burlona)n.• burla s.f.• desprecio s.m.• irrisión s.f.• ludibrio s.m.• mofa s.f.• parodia s.f.• remedo s.m.'mɑːkəri, 'mɒkəria) u ( ridicule) burla f, mofa f (liter)b) ( travesty) (no pl) farsa f, pantomima fto make a mockery of something — ridiculizar* algo
['mɒkǝrɪ]N1) (=derision) burla f, mofa f2) (=farce)* * *['mɑːkəri, 'mɒkəri]a) u ( ridicule) burla f, mofa f (liter)b) ( travesty) (no pl) farsa f, pantomima fto make a mockery of something — ridiculizar* algo
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5 mockery
noun1)be a mockery of justice/the truth — der Gerechtigkeit/Wahrheit (Dat.) hohnsprechen (geh.)
* * *noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) der Spott* * *mock·ery[ˈmɒkəri, AM ˈmɑ:kɚi]n no pla \mockery of an interview/a trial ein jeder Beschreibung spottendes Interview/Gerichtsverfahren3.▶ to make a \mockery of sb/sth jdn/etw zum Gespött machen* * *['mɒkərɪ]n1) (= derision) Spott m2) (= object of ridicule) Gespött ntinflation will make a mockery of our budget — durch die Inflation wird unser Haushaltsplan zur Farce
3)this is a mockery of justice —
it was a mockery of a trial — der Prozess war eine einzige Farce
what a mockery ( this is)! — das ist doch glatter Hohn or der reinste Hohn!
* * *1. Spott m, Hohn m, Spötterei f:hold sb up to mockery jemanden lächerlich machen;hold sth up to mockery etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen2. fig Hohn m (of auf akk)3. Zielscheibe f des Spottes:a) jemanden zum Gespött (der Leute) machen,b) etwas ad absurdum führen,c) etwas zur Farce machen4. Nachäffung f* * *noun1)be a mockery of justice/the truth — der Gerechtigkeit/Wahrheit (Dat.) hohnsprechen (geh.)
* * *n.Hohn nur sing. m.Spott nur sing. m.Spötterei f. -
6 parody
1. noun 2. transitive verb* * *['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) die Parodie2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) die Verzerrung2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodieren* * *paro·dy[ˈpærədi, AM ˈper-]I. na strong element of \parody ein stark parodistischer Zugself-\parody Eigenparodie fit was a \parody of a trial der Prozess war eine FarceII. vt<- ie->▪ to \parody sb/sth jdn/etw parodieren* * *['prədɪ]1. n1) Parodie f (of auf +acc)2) (= travesty) Abklatsch m2. vtparodieren* * *parody [ˈpærədı]A s1. Parodie f (of, on auf akk)2. Parodierung f3. fig Abklatsch m (of, on gen)B v/t parodieren* * *1. noun1) (humorous imitation) Parodie, die (of auf + Akk.)2. transitive verb* * *n.Parodie -n f.
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