derision
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derision(
dih
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rih
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zhihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
b. el escarnio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Wally let loose a hoot of derision when his brother appeared as Snow White for the school play.Wally soltó una carcajada de escarnio cuando su hermano apareció de Blancanieves para la obra escolar.
c. la mofa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The president was greeted with jeers of derision when he returned from his disastrous trip abroad.El presidente fue recibido con abucheos de mofa cuando volvió de su desastroso viaje al extranjero.
d. la irrisión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That word was used as a term of derision and for that reason it is not acceptable anymore.Esa palabra se usaba como un término de irrisión y por eso ya no es aceptable.
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