scoff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scoff in the English»French Dictionary

I.scoff [Brit skɒf, Am skɔf, skɑf] N inf Brit (food)

scoff

bouffe f inf

II.scoffs N

scoffs npl:

scoffs

moqueries fpl

III.scoff [Brit skɒf, Am skɔf, skɑf] VB trans

1. scoff (mock):

‘love!’ she scoffed

‘l'amour!’ dit-elle avec dédain

2. scoff Brit (eat):

scoff inf

engloutir inf

scoff inf

bouffer inf

IV.scoff [Brit skɒf, Am skɔf, skɑf] VB intr

scoff

se moquer (at de)

the play was scoffed at by the critics

la pièce a été la risée des critiques

Translations for scoff in the French»English Dictionary

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faire du mauvais esprit

to scoff

scoff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scoff in the English»French Dictionary

I.scoff¹ [skɒf, Am skɑ:f] VB intr (mock)

to scoff at sb/sth

se moquer de qn/qc

II.scoff¹ [skɒf, Am skɑ:f] N

scoff

dédain m

scoff² [skɒf, Am skɑ:f] VB trans Brit inf (eat greedily)

scoff

bouffer

Translations for scoff in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

se jouer des lois

to scoff at the law

scoff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scoff at sb/sth

se moquer de qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Smith looks to see that no one is there and scoffs at what happens and assumes it was all just a bad nightmare.

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Buck dismisses his concerns and is convinced of their freedom to which the bank-robber scoffs.

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Others scoffed that it was unlikely that all of the injustices depicted could have happened to one woman.

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He had initially scoffed at the script based on its title alone, but his agent persuaded him to actually read it, and he reconsidered.

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He went from scoffing beggars to believing that truthfulness still exists in the world; he changed from a cold-blooded boss to a real human being.

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They scoff at goodness while they ponder with befuddled minds the phantasmagoria of materiality.

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The band mates initially scoff at the idea of having a kid in the band, for fear of losing their cool, edgy appeal.

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Critics scoffed at it, citing poor broadband adoption at the turn of the century.

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Reviewers scoffed at the dated graphics, lack of plot, and missing feeling of progression.

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The phrase is often used for humorous effect, to scoff at over-ambition.

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