flout

[US]/flaʊt/
[UK]/flaʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hån; förakt; hånfullhet
vt. håna; håna; visa förakt för
vi. håna; visa förakt
Word Forms
Past Tenseflouted
Third Person Singularflouts
Present Participleflouting
Past Participleflouted

Phrases & Collocations

flout the rules

bryta mot reglerna

flout authority

bryta mot auktoriteten

flout the law

bryta mot lagen

flout social norms

bryta mot sociala normer

Example Sentences

She flouted the proprieties.

Hon åsidosatte konventionerna.

flouting the law was too much of a risk.

Att åsidosätta lagen var en alltför stor risk.

flout a law; behavior that flouted convention.See Usage Note at flaunt

bryta en lag; beteende som trotsade konventionen.Se Användningsanmärkning vid flaunt

the women pointed and flouted at her.

Kvinnorna pekade och hånade henne.

He flouted his mother's advice.

Han åsidosatte sin mammas råd.

They flouted all our offers of help and friendship.

De åsidosatte alla våra erbjudanden om hjälp och vänskap.

No one can flout the rules and get away with it.

Ingen kan åsidosätta reglerna och komma undan med det.

The young soldier flouted his officer's orders.

Den unga soldaten åsidosatte sin officers order.

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