English-Spanish translations for ridicule

• burla
  Pero estamos despertando algo peor que la burla. But we are inviting worse than ridicule.
  Incluso se ha convertido en objeto de alguna que otra burla en Turquía. This has even become the subject of occasional ridicule in Turkey.
  Durante años, han soportado burlas referidas a sus lagos de leche o a sus montañas de mantequilla. For years, they have been ridiculed about milk lakes and butter mountains.
• burlarse de
• ridiculizar
  En mi opinión, a pesar de los intentos de ridiculizar la propuesta, la misma establece un buen equilibrio entre el proteccionismo y la sobrerregulación. In my view despite attempts to ridicule the proposal it does strike a good balance between protectionism and over-regulation.
  El nuevo Tratado es demasiado fácil de ridiculizar y demasiado complejo y desconocido para explicarlo, y por eso es difícil que los partidarios del "sí" en cualquier país lo aprueben en un referéndum. The new Treaty was too easy to ridicule and too complex and obscure to explain, making it difficult for 'yes' campaigners in any country in a referendum.
  Creo que la resolución hace mucho para ridiculizar esta Cámara que, en un debate tan importante como el de Europa 2020, es capaz de no hacer nada a parte de declarar lo obvio. I believe that the resolution does much to ridicule this House which, in such an important debate as Europe 2020, is capable of doing nothing other than stating the obvious.

Definition of ridicule

• to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
• derision; mocking or humiliating words or behaviour
• An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock
• The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness
• ridiculous
• A small woman's handbag; a reticule.

Examples

• His older sibling constantly ridiculed him with sarcastic remarks.

Related words

• ridiculed
• expose oneself to ridicule
• object of ridicule
• scorn and ridicule