scoff in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scoff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scoff¹ [Am skɔf, skɑf, Brit skɒf] VB intr

scoff

burlarse

scoff

mofarse

to scoff at sb/sth

burlarse or mofarse de alguien/algo

you may scoff

búrlate todo lo que quieras

you may scoff

puedes burlarte or reírte si quieres

II.scoff¹ [Am skɔf, skɑf, Brit skɒf] N

scoff

burla f

scoff

mofa f

his remarks were greeted with scoffs and jeers

sus comentarios fueron recibidos con burlas y abucheos

scoff² [Am skɔf, skɑf, Brit skɒf] VB trans

scoff (eat greedily) Brit:

scoff inf

engullirse

scoff inf

zamparse

scoff inf

morfarse RioPl sl

he's scoffed the lot!

¡se lo ha engullido or zampado todo!

Translations for scoff in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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paparse

to scoff inf

ludibrio

scoff

manducarse

to scoff inf

jalarse (enfático) (comerse)

to scoff inf

scoff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scoff in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

scoff

burlarse

to scoff at sth/sb

reírse de algo/alguien

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

scoff

engullir

Translations for scoff in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mofarse de algo/alguien

to scoff at sth/sb

hacer mofa de algo

to scoff at sth

zampar

to scoff Brit

zamparse

to scoff

scoff Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scoff at sth/sb

reírse de algo/alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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Then, he tries to woo another woman who also leaves him, scoffing at him for ignoring her as she passes.

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

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She also later explained that she thought it was a horrid song, and scoffed at the notion of being a backing singer.

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Vane, however, scoffed at the notion of retirement from piracy and soon became the leader of those who refused the pardon.

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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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