Translations for „laughing stock“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈlaugh·ing stock N

to be a laughing stock

die Zielscheibe des Spotts sein

the team is the laughing stock of the league

das Team ist zum Gespött der Liga geworden

to make oneself a laughing stock

sich acc lächerlich machen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make oneself a laughing stock

sich acc lächerlich machen

the team is the laughing stock of the league

das Team ist zum Gespött der Liga geworden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Previous editions almost never managed to become national laughing stocks.

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Born out of that most incendiary of literary laughing stocks, fan fiction, it is the oft-criticized scribe who is now giggling, all the way to the bank.

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