mofa

f.

mockery.

hacer mofa de to mock

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mofar.

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mofa

► nombre femenino

1 mockery, derision

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody

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SF (=burla) mockery, ridicule

hacer mofa de algo/algn — to scoff at sth/sb, make fun of sth/sb

exponer a algn a la mofa pública — to hold sb up to public ridicule

es una mofa de nuestras creencias — it makes a mockery of our beliefs

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femenino mockery

hacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone

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= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.

Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.

Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.

Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.

Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.

Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.

Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.

Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.

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* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.

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femenino mockery

hacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody

en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone

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= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.

Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.

Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.

Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.

Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.

Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.

Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.

Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.

Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.

* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.

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mofa

feminine

mockery hacer mofa DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb

lo dijo en tono de mofa she said it mockingly o in a mocking tone

la obra es una mofa de los símbolos cristianos the play makes fun of o mocks the symbols of the Christian faith

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Del verbo mofarse: (conjugate mofarse)

se mofa es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

mofa sustantivo femenino mockery: hacen mofa de todo, they make fun of everything
'mofa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burla
- burlón
English:
jeer

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mofa nf

mockery;

hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;

su metedura de pata fue motivo de mofa everyone made fun of o laughed at his blunder

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mofa

f mockery;

hacer mofa de make fun of

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mofa nf

1) : mockery, ridicule

2)

hacer mofa de : to make fun of, to ridicule