mock

scimmiottare

Imitare la voce o i gesti di qualcuno per renderlo ridicolo.

In inglese semplice: To copy someone’s voice or actions in a way that makes them look foolish.

• The boys mocked his accent.
• She mocked the teacher by copying his gestures.
• Stop mocking the way I walk.

Sinonimi: mimic, imitate

Espressioni comuni: mock someone’s accent, mock someone’s voice, mock someone for, openly mock someone

vanificare, frustrare

Impedire il successo, rendendo inutili le speranze o gli sforzi di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To make someone’s hopes or efforts seem useless by preventing success.

• The wind mocked our efforts to light a fire.
• Each setback mocked her hopes of escape.
• The empty well mocked their desperate search for water.

Sinonimi: frustrate, defeat

Espressioni comuni: mock someone’s hopes, mock someone’s efforts

simulato, finto

Realizzato per sembrare vero, spesso per esercitarsi o divertirsi.

In inglese semplice: Made or done to seem real, often for practice or fun.

• We held a mock election.
• She gasped in mock horror.
• The course includes mock interviews with employers.

Sinonimi: imitation, simulated, pretend, fake

Contrari: real, genuine

Espressioni comuni: mock trial, mock interview, mock surprise, mock leather

simulazione d’esame

Prova svolta per esercitarsi prima di un esame importante.

In inglese semplice: A test taken for practice before an important exam.

• My maths mock is tomorrow.
• She did well in her mocks.
• Have you revised for the history mock?

Sinonimi: practice exam

Espressioni comuni: history mock, mock results, sit a mock

imitazione

Copia che sembra un oggetto autentico, ma spesso è di qualità inferiore.

In inglese semplice: A copy that looks like something real but is often poorer in quality.

• The crown was only a mock.
• They sold a cheap mock of the original.
• This mock lacks the quality of the real thing.

Sinonimi: imitation, copy, fake

Contrari: original

Espressioni comuni: cheap mock, poor mock

scherno, derisione

Il ridere di qualcuno o trattarlo come se fosse stupido.

In inglese semplice: The act of laughing at someone or treating them as foolish.

• There was mock in his voice.
• They made mock of the stranger.
• Her proud speech became the subject of cruel mock.

Come si usa: make mock of someone/something (The crowd made mock of his grand promises.)

Sinonimi: mockery, ridicule

Espressioni comuni: make mock, cruel mock