persiffler

pɛʁsifle

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Definition of persiffler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

moquerie déguisée

tr.

Dated

tourner en ridicule avec une fausse bienveillance

tr.

Dated

Il persifflait ses collègues lors des réunions.

railler

se moquer

ton ironique

intr.

Dated

parler avec ironie et moquerie

intr.

Dated

Elle persifflait sans cesse sur tout.

ironiser

se gausser

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Examples of persiffler in a sentence

Les chroniqueurs persifflent le nouveau spectacle sans pitié.
Il aime persiffler ses collègues pendant les réunions.
Cesser de persiffler et réponds sérieusement à la question.

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English:mock, sneer, ...
German:verspotten, ironisch spotten, ...
Italian:persifflare, sbeffeggiare, ...
Spanish:persiflar, burlarse, ...
Portuguese:troçar com falsa benevolência, troçar, ...
Chinese:冷嘲热讽, 嘲讽, ...
Japanese:皮肉を言う, 嘲る, ...
Arabic:سَخِرَ منه بمودة زائفة, سَخِرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְלַגְלֵג בְּהִתְחַזּוּת לְטוּב לֵב, לְדַבֵּר בְּלַעַג, ...
Russian:пересмеивать, насмехаться, ...
Ukrainian:пересміювати, насміхатися, ...
Catalan:persiflar, ironitzar, ...
Danish:håne, gøre nar af, ...
Dutch:schamperen, persifleren, ...
Greek:σαρκάζω, ειρωνεύομαι, ...
Khmer:ចំអកលាក់លៀម, ចំអក, ...
Korean:빈정거리다, ...
Polish:drwić, ironizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):zombar, ...
Romanian:a persifla, a lua în derâdere, ...
Swedish:driva med, hånle, ...
Thai:เหน็บแนม, พูดเหน็บแนม, ...
Turkish:iğnelemek, alay etmek, ...
Vietnamese:châm biếm ngầm, châm biếm, ...

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