Parler de quelque chose avec mépris ou dédain.
To speak about something with scorn or contempt.
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Il a tendance à railler les idées nouvelles. — He tends to scoff at new ideas.
Ils raillent toujours mes idées en réunion. — They always scoff at my ideas in meetings.
Elle a englouti son déjeuner en cinq minutes. — She scoffed down her lunch in five minutes.
Son ricanement montrait clairement qu'il ne la croyait pas. — His scoff made it clear he didn't believe her.
A-t-elle vraiment raillé sa proposition ? — Did she really scoff at his suggestion?
Pourquoi railles-tu ses propositions ? — Why do you scoff at his suggestions?
Peux-tu engloutir ce repas avant la réunion ? — Can you scoff this meal before the meeting?
Je n'ai pas pu prendre son ricanement au sérieux. — I couldn't take his scoff seriously at all.
Il est impoli de railler pendant une réunion. — It's rude to scoff during a meeting.
Ne raille pas, laisse-lui une chance. — Please don’t scoff; give it a chance.
Il adore engloutir tout ce qu'il trouve au buffet le week-end. — He loves to scoff at the buffet on weekends.
Elle a répondu par un ricanement quand il a proposé cela. — She responded with a scoff when he suggested that.
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