scoff

[US]/skɒf/
[UK]/skɑːf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. latterliggelse; hån; genstand for latter
vt. latterliggøre; håne; spise grådigt
vi. latterliggøre; håne; spise frådseragtigt
Word Forms
Past Tensescoffed
Past Participlescoffed
Third Person Singularscoffs
Present Participlescoffing
Pluralscoffs

Phrases & Collocations

scoff at

grine af

scoffing tone

nedladende tone

scoff in disbelief

grine af vantro

Example Sentences

be the scoff of the town

vær byens latterliggørelse

his army was the scoff of all Europe.

hans hær var latterliggørelsen for hele Europa.

Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films.

Patrick gav udtryk for at håne sentimentale kærlighedsscener i film.

he can scoff a cannelloni faster than you can drink a pint.

Han kan spise en cannelloni hurtigere end du kan drikke en pint.

A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea.

For hundrede år siden lo folk af ideen.

I bet he has scoffed them all, greedy pig.

Jeg er sikker på, at han har latterliggjort dem alle, grådige svin.

Despite the fact that skeletons seem mischievous or imbecilic, they are nothing to scoff at.

Trods det faktum at skeletter virker skødesløse eller dumme, er der intet at latterliggøre ved dem.

a scoffer, a debauched person, and, in brief, a man of Belial

en hånere, en fordærvet person og kort sagt en mand af Belial

Real-world Examples

That's fine, go ahead and scoff.

Det er fint, gå efter og fnys.

Source: Friends Season 2

No, Rob. He scoffed only 7 in one minute.

Nej, Rob. Han fnyste kun 7 på et minut.

Source: 6 Minute English

He scoffed only 7 in one minute.

Han fnyste kun 7 på et minut.

Source: 6 Minute English

" Oh, come on, " scoffed Ron. " His school? "

" Åh, kom nu, " fnyste Ron. " Hans skole?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Yet it is tempting to scoff.

Det er dog fristende at fnysse.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Oh, as if you care about that! " scoffed Hermione.

" Åh, som om du bekymrer dig om det! " fnyste Hermione.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He was ridiculed and scoffed at, just as we have been ridiculed.

Han blev latterliggjort og fnyst over, ligesom vi er blevet latterliggjort.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Some of them fought naked, scoffing at their enemies' armor.

Nogle af dem kæmpede nøgne og fnyste af deres fjenders rustninger.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

4 Den, der sidder på himmeltronen, ler; Herren fnyser over dem.

Source: Bible (original version)

Prince Charles scoffed at these ideas, asking why it was really necessary.

Prins Charles fnyste af disse ideer og spurgte, hvorfor det virkelig var nødvendigt.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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