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tourner en dérision — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.

Senses

tourner en dérision is used for these senses in English:

  • ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.

ridicule — full definition

  1. verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
  2. noun Mocking words or behaviour intended to make someone look foolish.

Related French words