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1 jeder Beschreibung spotten
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2 jeder Beschreibung spotten
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3 spotten
v/i mock, laugh, höhnisch: scoff ( über + Akk at); über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of s.o.; spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff); jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description; es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it* * *das Spottenmockery* * *spọt|ten ['ʃpɔtn]vi1) (= sich lustig machen) to mock, to poke fun; (= höhnen) to mock, to ridicule, to be derisiveüber jdn/etw spotten — to mock sb/sth, to poke fun at sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth; (höhnisch auch) to deride sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth
du hast leicht spotten!, spotte (du) nur! — it's easy for you to mock or laugh!, it's all very well for you to mock
..., spottete er —..., he mocked
2) +gen old, liter = Hohn sprechen) to mock; (geh = missachten) der Gefahr to be contemptuous of, to scorn* * *1) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) jeer2) ((sometimes with at) to express scorn: She scoffed at my poem.) scoff* * *spot·ten[ˈʃpɔtn̩]vi1. (höhnen) to ridicule [or mock]▪ [über jdn/etw] \spotten to make fun [of sb/sth] [or tease sbeiner Gefahr/Warnung \spotten to scorn [or dismiss] a danger/warning; s.a. Beschreibung* * *intransitives Verb1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisiveüber jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something
2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorner spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger
* * *über +akk at);über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of sb;spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff);jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description;es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it* * *intransitives Verb1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisiveüber jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something
2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorner spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger
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4 definieren
II v/refl: sich durch oder über jemanden / etw. definieren define ( oder describe) o.s. through s.o. / in terms of s.th.; es lässt sich nicht ( gut) definieren it defies ( oder eludes) (easy) definition* * *to define* * *de|fi|nie|ren [defi'niːrən] ptp definiertvtto define* * *de·fi·nie·ren *[defiˈni:rən]vt1. (genau erklären)▪ [jdm] etw \definieren to define sth [for sb][jdm] etw kurz \definieren to give [sb] a brief definition of sth2. (beschreiben)▪ etw \definieren to define [or describe] sthnicht zu \definieren sein to defy [or evade] definition [or description]schwer zu \definieren sein to be difficult to define [or describe]; (subtil a.) to be elusive▪ etw \definieren to define sthetw neu \definieren to redefine sth* * *transitives Verb define* * *A. v/t define;neu definieren redefine;etwas genau(er) definieren define sth (more) preciselyB. v/r:über jemanden/etwas definieren define ( oder describe) o.s. through sb/in terms of sth;* * *transitives Verb define* * *v.to define v. -
5 definieren
de·fi·nie·ren * [defiʼni:rən]vt1) ( genau erklären)[jdm] etw \definieren to define sth [for sb];[jdm] etw kurz \definieren to give [sb] a brief definition of sth2) ( beschreiben)etw \definieren to define [or describe] sth;nicht zu \definieren sein to defy [or evade] definition [or description];schwer zu \definieren sein to be difficult to define [or describe]; (subtil a.) to be elusive
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