se moquer — meaning in English

English meaning

• scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
• wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

se moquer is used for these senses in English:

• scoff (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
• wind up (British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.

scoff — full definition

1. verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
2. noun A mocking remark or expression of contempt.
3. verb British informal: to eat food quickly or greedily.

wind-up — full definition

1. noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
2. noun The final stage or conclusion of something, especially a meeting, a business or a season.
3. noun In baseball, the swinging arm movement a pitcher makes before releasing the ball.
4. noun A joke or trick played on somebody to make them believe something untrue; usually written wind-up.
5. verb To turn a key or handle to tighten the spring of a clock or toy, or to raise something by cranking it.

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