tourner en ridicule — meaning in English

English meaning

• ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
• scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.

Senses

tourner en ridicule is used for these senses in English:

• ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
• scoff (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

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.

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.

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