Spanish-English translations for burla

mock
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Freedom does not insult, it does not despise anyone, it does not mock, it does not demean and it does not make fun of what is holy. La libertad no insulta, no desprecia a nadie, no se mofa, no degrada y no se burla de lo sagrado. The attempt to reintroduce the European Constitution under another name shows disdain for the grassroots verdict and mocks the people. El intento de reintroducir la Constitución Europea con otro nombre es señal de desprecio por el veredicto del pueblo y se burla de los ciudadanos. No, the Soviet Führer, Stalin, is praised, his own and his gang's crimes denied or marginalised and the victims humiliated and mocked. Al contrario: el führer soviético, Stalin, es alabado, y los delitos de éste o de sus secuaces, se niegan o se marginalizan, mientras que las víctimas son objeto de humillaciones y burlas.
ridicule
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But we are inviting worse than ridicule. Pero estamos despertando algo peor que la burla. This has even become the subject of occasional ridicule in Turkey. Incluso se ha convertido en objeto de alguna que otra burla en Turquía. For years, they have been ridiculed about milk lakes and butter mountains. Durante años, han soportado burlas referidas a sus lagos de leche o a sus montañas de mantequilla.

sport
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The fine words about the values promoted by sport, the fight against doping, etc. seem a mockery when the desire to emulate is replaced by ruthless competition. Las palabras bonitas acerca de los valores que promueve el deporte, la lucha contra el dopaje, etc., parecen una burla, cuando el deseo de emular se ve sustituido por una competición implacable. Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sportJen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser