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to become an object of ridicule

  • 1 ridicule

    1. noun
    Spott, der

    hold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben

    2. transitive verb
    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]
    I. n no pl Spott m, Hohn m
    object of \ridicule Zielscheibe f des Gespötts [o ÖSTERR bes Spotts]
    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 hold sb/sth up to \ridicule sich akk über jdn/etw lustig machen
    II. vt
    ▪ to \ridicule sb/sth jdn/etw verspotten
    * * *
    ['rIdɪkjuːl]
    1. n
    Spott m

    to hold sb/sth up to ridicule — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen

    2. vt
    verspotten, verlachen
    * * *
    ridicule [ˈrıdıkjuːl]
    A s Verspottung f, Spott m:
    for fear of ridicule aus Angst, sich lächerlich zu machen;
    lay o.s. open to ridicule sich der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben;
    turn (in)to ridicule ins Lächerliche ziehen
    B v/t lächerlich machen, verspotten
    * * *
    1. noun
    Spott, der

    hold somebody/something up to ridicule — jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben

    2. transitive verb
    verspotten; spotten über (+ Akk.)
    * * *
    n.
    Spott nur sing. m. v.
    verhöhnen v.
    verspotten v.

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