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1 mockery
(a) (derision) moquerie f, raillerie f;∎ to hold sth up to mockery tourner qch en ridicule ou en dérision;∎ he soldiered on despite the mockery of his colleagues il persévéra en dépit des railleries de ses collègues(b) (person, thing)∎ to make a mockery of sb ridiculiser qn;∎ to make a mockery of oneself se ridiculiser;∎ to make a mockery of sth faire perdre toute crédibilité à qch∎ the trial was a mockery le procès n'a été qu'un simulacre -
2 mockery
mockery [ˈmɒkərɪ]a. ( = mocking) moquerie f• to make a mockery of sb/sth tourner qn/qch en dérisionb. ( = travesty) it is a mockery of justice c'est une parodie de justice* * *['mɒkərɪ]1) ( ridicule) moquerie fto make a mockery of — tourner [quelqu'un/quelque chose] en dérision [person, process, report, work]; bafouer [law, rule]
2) ( travesty) parodie f
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