taunts in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for taunts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.taunt [Am tɔnt, Brit tɔːnt] VB trans

taunt (provoke)

hostigar

taunt (provoke)

provocar

taunt (mock)

burlarse de

taunt (mock)

mofarse de

taunt (mock)

zaherir

to taunt sb with/for sth

burlarse or mofarse de alguien por algo

she taunted him with his clumsiness

se burlaba or se mofaba de él por su torpeza

they taunted her for not being able to do it

se burlaban or se mofaban de ella porque no lo podía hacer

II.taunt [Am tɔnt, Brit tɔːnt] N

taunt (insult)

insulto m

taunt (jibe)

pulla f

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rise to taunt/insult

reaccionar frente a

swallow insult/taunts

tragarse

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apóstrofe

taunt

las provocaciones de los manifestantes

the demonstrators' taunts o provocative remarks

rehilete

taunt

taunts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for taunts in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.taunt [tɔ:nt, Am tɑ:nt] VB trans

taunt

burlarse de

II.taunt [tɔ:nt, Am tɑ:nt] N

taunt

insulto m

Translations for taunts in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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burla

taunt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It kept up the taunts in successive tweets, each one more gleeful and grandiloquent than the last.

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She was widely criticized by the society and become the source of jeers and taunts of the society.

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Kay taunts her the entire time, daring her to stand and fight.

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His athletic dominance elicited racial taunts which he ignored.

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She rightly taunts the world around her, sounding utterly defiant.

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The vampires merely whisper meaningless taunts and never act like merciless monsters.

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And you live with the constant taunts you're just not as clever as the flea-bitten wolf that keeps eating your kin.

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She taunts him and then hits him again, with a fatal blow.

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I imagine winning by shvitzing confreres over with amiable taunts that speak to my macho ability to withstand the heat.

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He taunts the mistress of the house, who proceeds to chase him about the tabletop with a dishcloth seeking to strike or catch him like an insect.

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