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1 mockery
['mɒkərɪ]1) (ridicule) derisione f., scherno m.to make a mockery of — mettere in ridicolo [person, work]; vanificare [law, rule]
2) (travesty) parodia f.* * *noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) presa in giro* * *mockery /ˈmɒkərɪ/n.1 [u] derisione; dileggio; irrisione; scherno2 [u] imitazione; il fare il verso (a q.); scimmiottatura3 zimbello; ludibrio5 fallimento; fiasco● to hold sb. [st.] up to mockery, esporre q. al ridicolo [gettare il ridicolo su qc.] □ to make a mockery of st., mettere qc. in burla; svuotare qc. d'ogni valore (o significato).* * *['mɒkərɪ]1) (ridicule) derisione f., scherno m.to make a mockery of — mettere in ridicolo [person, work]; vanificare [law, rule]
2) (travesty) parodia f.
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