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ridicule

French → English

adj//ʁi.di.kyl//

(quality) Ridiculous: deserving mockery or being absurdly out of place

Il porte un chapeau ridicule qui fait rire tous les passants.

(English) He is wearing a ridiculous hat that makes all the passers-by laugh.

C'est une situation ridicule qui aurait pu être facilement évitée.

(English) It is a ridiculous situation that could have been easily avoided.

noun//ʁi.di.kyl//

(social) Mockery: the state of being an object of laughter or derision

Il craint le ridicule par-dessus tout lors de ses présentations.

(English) He fears ridicule above all during his presentations.

Il ne faut pas avoir peur d'affronter le ridicule pour réussir.

(English) One must not be afraid of facing mockery to succeed.

Entry ID: fr:en:ridicule · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary