persifler

pɛʁsifle

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Definition of persifler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

moquerie subtile

tr.

Dated

se moquer de quelqu'un de façon subtile et apparemment aimable

tr.

Dated

Il persiflait ses collègues avec un sourire charmant.

railler

se gausser

ironie

intr.

Dated

parler avec ironie et moquerie de manière générale

intr.

Dated

Elle persiflait sans cesse lors des réunions.

ironiser

railler

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Origin of persifler

français, persifler (percer + sifler)

Examples of persifler in a sentence

Ils n'ont pas apprécié qu'on les persifle en public.
Il persifle ses collègues dès qu’il en a l’occasion.
Les critiques persiflaient le nouveau film.

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English:mock, deride, ...
German:persiflieren, ironisch reden, ...
Italian:prendere in giro con sottile ironia, sbeffeggiare, ...
Spanish:burlarse sutilmente, burlarse irónicamente, ...
Portuguese:zombar subtilmente, troçar, ...
Chinese:揶揄, 挖苦, ...
Japanese:皮肉を言う, ...
Arabic:سخر, استهزأ, ...
Hebrew:לְלַגְלֵג, לְהִתְלוֹצֵץ בְּצִינָּה, ...
Russian:пересмеивать, подшучивать, ...
Ukrainian:іронізувати, ...
Catalan:burlar-se subtilment d'algú, ironitzar, ...
Danish:persiflere, håne, ...
Dutch:subtiel bespotten, spottend spreken, ...
Greek:περιγελώ, χλευάζω, ...
Khmer:ចំអក, ប្រមាថ, ...
Korean:비꼬다, 풍자하다, ...
Polish:drwić, kpić, ...
Portuguese (BR):zombar de forma sutil, zombar, ...
Romanian:a persifla, a lua în derâdere, ...
Swedish:driva med, gyckla med, ...
Thai:เหน็บแนม, ประชดประชัน, ...
Turkish:iğnelemek, alay etmek, ...
Vietnamese:châm biếm nhẹ nhàng, châm biếm, ...

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