flouting

ˈflaʊtɪŋ
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Translation of flouting from English into Dutch,

Noun

1.

behavior

open disregard or violation of rules or laws
openlijke schending openlijke overtreding regelovertreding
  • His flouting of the rules led to his suspension.Zijn openlijke schending van de regels leidde tot zijn schorsing.
2.

insult

act of mocking or insulting someone or something
  • His flouting of the mayor during the debate drew angry reactions.Zijn bespotting van de burgemeester tijdens het debat lokte boze reacties uit.

Adjective

behavior

openly disregarding rules or conventions
  • His flouting attitude got him into trouble.Zijn opstandige houding bracht hem in de problemen.
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Examples of flouting in a sentence

  • Repeated flouting of the data policy triggered a formal investigation.
  • His flouting of the memorial moment silenced the crowd.
  • The comedian’s flouting of the mayor sparked outrage on social media.
  • Her flouting behavior was evident at the meeting.
  • The flouting conduct of the players led to penalties.
flout
flaʊt
Verb
tr.
1.

legal

openly disregard rules or laws
  • He flouts the rules without any fear.Hij negeert de regels zonder enige angst.
2.

disrespect

show contempt for something or someone
  • She flouted convention by wearing jeans to the formal event.Ze minachtte de conventie door een spijkerbroek te dragen naar het formele evenement

Expressions with flout: examples in English and translations in Dutch

conventies negeren
traditionele regels negeren
He likes to flout convention by wearing casual clothes to formal events.

Translations of "flouting" in Context ordered by category and frequency

negeren

Too many companies are flouting international safety standards and escaping prosecution.

Te veel bedrijven negeren de internationale veiligheidsnormen zonder dat zij daarvoor worden vervolgd.

aantrokken

The flouting shop owners ignored curfew hours, staying open late against the rules.

Winkeliers die zich niets van de avondklok aantrokken, bleven tot laat open in strijd met de regels.

laars lappen

Keep flouting the rules and you'll see how serious I am.

Blijf de regels aan je laars lappen en je zult zien hoe serieus ik ben.

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flouting: Examples and translations in context

The randomness, the deliberate flouting of his profile.

De willekeur, het doelbewust negeren van zijn profiel.

The randomness, the deliberate flouting of his profile.

De willekeur, het doelbewust negeren van zijn profiel.

Unfortunately, your high-handed behavior, your flouting all rules and conventions...

Door je hooghartige gedrag en het negeren van alle regels en afspraken...

This becomes quite intolerable, however, once we discover that our principal ally is behaving towards us in an imperial fashion, ignoring or flouting our laws on our territory.

Dit wordt al slecht te verdragen, maar dan blijkt ook nog dat onze voornaamste bondgenoot zich imperialistisch opstelt ten opzichte van ons door onze wetten op ons grondgebied te negeren of te bespotten.

Keep flouting the rules and you'll see how serious I am.

Houd laars lappen van de regels en je zult zien hoe serieus ik ben.

He said more town hall staff would be tasked with going undercover to find cab drivers who were flouting the rules.

Hij zei dat meer personeel in het stadhuis zou worden belast met het undercover gaan om taxichauffeurs te vinden die de regels aan hun laars lappen.

The EU has an important role to play in promoting the rule of law and respect for human rights, but its habit of flouting its own rules does nothing to encourage reform among the worst regimes.

De EU dient een belangrijke rol te spelen bij de bevordering van de rechtsstaat en eerbieding voor mensenrechten, maar haar gewoonte om haar eigen regels te negeren is niet bevorderlijk om hervorming aan te moedigen bij de ergste regimes.

What we have seen is blatant flouting of the Stability and Growth Pact rules and engagement in what we would call, probably rather euphemistically, off-balance-sheet activities and financial engineering.

Wat we hebben gezien is een schaamteloos negeren van de regels van het stabiliteits- en groeipact en betrokkenheid bij wat we, waarschijnlijk behoorlijk eufemistisch, activiteiten buiten de balanstelling en financiële instrumentering zouden kunnen noemen.

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