jeer

jeer
‹iə
1. verb
1) (to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly: He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.) abuchear
2) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) burlarse, mofarse

2. noun
(a rude or mocking shout: the jeers and boos of the audience.) abucheo
- jeeringly
jeer vb abuchear
the crowd jeered at the politician el público abucheó al político
jeer
tr[ʤɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
intransitive verb
1 (mock) burlarse (at, de), mofarse (at, de)
transitive verb
1 (boo) abuchear
intransitive verb
1 (boo) abuchear
plural noun jeers
1 (booing) abucheos nombre masculino plural; (mocking) burlas nombre femenino plural, mofas nombre femenino plural, befas nombre femenino plural
jeer ['ʤɪr] vi
1) boo: abuchear
2) scoff: mofarse, burlarse
jeer vt
ridicule: mofarse de, burlarse de
jeer n
1) : abucheo m
2) taunt: mofa f, burla f
jeer
n.
• befa s.f.
• burla s.f.
• grito de sarcasmo s.m.
• mofa s.f.
v.
• burlarse v.
• cachondearse v.
• chotearse v.
• matraquear v.
• mofar v.
• pitorrearse v.
dʒɪr, dʒɪə(r)
intransitive verb (boo) abuchear; (mock) burlarse, mofarse

to jeer AT something/somebody — burlarse or mofarse de algo/alguien; \<\<crowd\>\> abuchear algo/a alguien

[dʒɪǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (from crowd) abucheo m ; (from individual) grito m de protesta
2) (=insult) insulto m
2. VI
1) (=mock) burlarse (at de)
2) (=boo) abuchear (at a)
3. VT
1) (=mock) burlarse de
2) (=boo) abuchear
* * *
[dʒɪr, dʒɪə(r)]
intransitive verb (boo) abuchear; (mock) burlarse, mofarse

to jeer AT something/somebody — burlarse or mofarse de algo/alguien; \<\<crowd\>\> abuchear algo/a alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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