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1 mockery
noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) latterliggjøring, hånhånsubst. \/ˈmɒkərɪ\/1) hån, forhånelse, latterliggjøring, spott2) gjenstand for spott3) parodi, vrengebilde4) komedie, narrespill, spillfekteribecome the mockery of bli gjenstand for spottgiven to mockery spotsk, spottendehold up somebody to mockery latterliggjøre noenin mockery spottmake a mockery of håne, gjøre narr av, gjøre til en parodi, gjøre til lattera (mere) mockery rene parodien, rene farsenmockery of parodi på -
2 suggestion
- ən1) (the act of suggesting.) det å komme med et forslag2) (something that is suggested; a proposal or idea: Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion!) forslag3) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) antydningforslag--------suggesjonsubst. \/səˈdʒestʃ(ə)n\/, amer.: \/səɡˈdʒestʃ(ə)n\/1) forslag2) henstilling, anmodning3) antydning, vink4) foranledning5) vink, råd6) ide, forestilling7) assosiering, påminnelse8) (idé)assosiasjon, minne9) anelse, snev, antydning10) suggesjon, suggererende påvirkningat\/on the suggestion of etter forslag avmake a suggestion komme med et forslag, foreslå noenot a suggestion of ikke en antydning til, ikke spor avsuggestion of påminnelse om antydning tilsuggestions for forslag om -
3 ridiculous
rə'dikjuləs 1. adjective(very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) latterlig, meningsløs- ridiculousness
- ridicule 2. noun(laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) latterliggjøringabsurd--------latterligadj. \/rɪˈdɪkjʊləs\/tåpelig, latterlig, tullete, meningsløsmake oneself ridiculous gjøre seg til latter
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