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Definition of persiffleuse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

moquerie

Rare

femme qui se moque avec ironie et méchanceté

Rare

Cette persiffleuse critique toujours les autres avec un sourire faux.

moqueuse

railleuse

Adjective, feminine

taquinerie fine

Rare

qui se moque gentiment, d'un air poli, sur un ton léger

Rare

Cette remarque persiffleuse a fait rougir le président.

moqueuse

sarcastique

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Origin of persiffleuse

français, persiffler (railler) + -euse (agent)

Examples of persiffleuse in a sentence

Elle lui adressa une remarque persiffleuse sur son éternel retard.
Son sourire persiffleur et sa voix persiffleuse ont déstabilisé l'orateur.

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English:sarcastic woman, teasing, ...
German:Spötterin, spötterisch, ...
Italian:sbeffeggiatrice, canzonatoria e garbata, ...
Spanish:burlona, irónica, ...
Portuguese:trocista, zombeteiro, ...
Chinese:爱讽刺人的女人, 挖苦而委婉的, ...
Japanese:皮肉屋の女性, からかい気味の, ...
Arabic:ساخِرَة لاذِعَة, سَاخِرَة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲגָנִית, מְלַעֲגָה, ...
Russian:насмешница, поддразнивающая, ...
Ukrainian:пересмішниця, жартівливо-іронічна, ...
Catalan:burladora, sarcàstica de to suau, ...
Dutch:spotster, plagerig, ...
Greek:ειρωνεύτρια, παιγνιώδης, ...
Korean:빈정거리는 여자, 빈정거리는, ...
Polish:szyderczyni, prześmiewczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sarcasta, zombeteira, ...
Romanian:persiflantă, ironizator, ...
Thai:หญิงช่างเยาะเย้ย, เย้ยหยันอย่างอ่อนโยน, ...
Turkish:alaycı kadın, iğneleyici, ...
Vietnamese:người phụ nữ hay mỉa mai, châm biếm nhẹ nhàng, ...

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Definition of persiffleuse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Adjective, feminine

Origin of persiffleuse

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Examples of persiffleuse in a sentence

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