Mofar in english
Mock
pronunciation: mɑk part of speech: adjective, verb
pronunciation: mɑk part of speech: adjective, verb
In gestures
mofarse = mock ; sneer ; scoff ; jeer ; snicker ; snigger.
Example: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.Example: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Example: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching'.Example: 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.Example: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Example: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.more:
» mofarse de = make + a joke about ; ridicule ; make + a mockery of ; poke + fun at ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; make + fun of ; sneer at ; scoff at ; rag ; rib ; pull + Posesivo + leg ; laugh at [Generalmente con el sentido de "burlarse" [laugh down (at)] y no de "encontrar gracioso" [laugh about/down]] ; laugh down (at) [Generalmente con el sentido de "burlarse" [laugh at] y no de "encontrar gracioso" [laugh about/down]] .
Example: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested. Example: Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy. Example: This makes mockery of the idea of a 'family wage' earned by the man on which wage negotiations and the idea of keeping women out of work are founded. Example: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages. Example: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention. Example: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore. Example: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her. Example: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit. Example: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him. Example: Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me. Example: At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around. Example: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay. Example: The person she accused, and who was able to laugh her down, is now in trouble with several other women accusing him of the same thing.» mofarse de la idea de = scoff at + the idea of ; scoff at + the thought of ; sneer at + the thought of ; sneer at + the idea of .
Example: While critics have, for decades, scoffed at the idea of flying cars, that attitude is beginning to change. Example: Before you scoff at the thought of New Year's resolutions, let's all admit that we want to stay healthy and improve our quality of life. Example: They are the people who sneer at the thought of eating at a fast-food joint. Example: He sneered at the idea of global warming and said there are more significant issues that require governments' attention.» mofarse de la posibilidad de = scoff at + the idea of ; scoff at + the thought of ; scoff at + the possibility of ; sneer at + the possibility of ; sneer at + the thought of ; sneer at + the idea of .
Example: While critics have, for decades, scoffed at the idea of flying cars, that attitude is beginning to change. Example: Before you scoff at the thought of New Year's resolutions, let's all admit that we want to stay healthy and improve our quality of life. Example: Politicians who scoffed at the possibility of a Trump presidency and withheld their support are now singing a different tune. Example: While some sneer at the possibility of Michigan's red wines, others are convinced of their potential and are ready to prove it to the world. Example: They are the people who sneer at the thought of eating at a fast-food joint. Example: He sneered at the idea of global warming and said there are more significant issues that require governments' attention.» mofarse en + Posesivo + cara = sneer in + Posesivo + face .
Example: At the fast-food restaurant where Lily works, her co-workers laugh behind her back and sneer in her face.