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I bring forward these quixotic uses of television to ridicule the hope harbored by some that television can be used to support the literate tradition.Ich erwähne diese verwegenen Varianten der Fernsehnutzung, um die von manchen gehegte Hoffnung ad absurdum zu führen, das Fernsehen könne durchaus zur Stützung der traditionellen Formen von Bildung gebraucht werden.Postman, Neil / Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil / Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustrieWir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustriePostman, Neil© by Neil Postman, 1985© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil© Neil Postman, 1985
Dirk tried to think this through before he said anything that might expose him to ridicule.Dirk versuchte das gründlich zu Ende zu denken, ehe er etwas sagte, das ihn der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben würde.Adams, Douglas / The Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas / Lachs im ZweifelLachs im ZweifelAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Rogner & Bernhard GmbH & Co. Verlags KG, Hamburg© 2003 dieser Ausgabe by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGThe Salmon of DoubtAdams, Douglas© Completely Unexpected Productions, LTD. 2002 Introduction© Stephen Fry 2002© 1998, 2002 by Matt Newsome© 1995 by Serious Productions Ltd.
It requires great skill to take good photographs of flowers, as the resulting images can frequently appear trite, decorative and kitsch, thus becoming objects of ridicule.Es ist nicht einfach, gute Blumenbilder zu machen: Die Fotos sind häufig trivial, dekorativ, kitschig – und werden belächelt.©2006 Gruppe Deutsche Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 29.05.2011©2006 Gruppe Deutsche Börsehttp://deutsche-boerse.com 29.05.2011
Book production for the bibliophile is ridiculed as antiquated and obsolete.Die Bibliophilie wird als überholte, antiquierte Daseinsform des Buches belächelt.Ruder, Emil / Typography. A Manual of DesignRuder, Emil / Typographie. Ein GestaltungslehrbuchTypographie. Ein GestaltungslehrbuchRuder, Emil© Copyright 1967 by Arthur Niggli Ltd., Teufen AR, SwitzerlandTypography. A Manual of DesignRuder, Emil© Copyright 1967 by Arthur Niggli Ltd., Teufen AR, Switzerland
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expose oneself to ridicule
sich bloßstellen
expose oneself to ridicule
sich lächerlich machen
Word forms
ridicule
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ridiculed |
Imperative | ridicule |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ridiculing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ridiculed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ridicule | we ridicule |
you ridicule | you ridicule |
he/she/it ridicules | they ridicule |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ridiculing | we are ridiculing |
you are ridiculing | you are ridiculing |
he/she/it is ridiculing | they are ridiculing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ridiculed | we have ridiculed |
you have ridiculed | you have ridiculed |
he/she/it has ridiculed | they have ridiculed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ridiculing | we have been ridiculing |
you have been ridiculing | you have been ridiculing |
he/she/it has been ridiculing | they have been ridiculing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ridiculed | we ridiculed |
you ridiculed | you ridiculed |
he/she/it ridiculed | they ridiculed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ridiculing | we were ridiculing |
you were ridiculing | you were ridiculing |
he/she/it was ridiculing | they were ridiculing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ridiculed | we had ridiculed |
you had ridiculed | you had ridiculed |
he/she/it had ridiculed | they had ridiculed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ridiculing | we had been ridiculing |
you had been ridiculing | you had been ridiculing |
he/she/it had been ridiculing | they had been ridiculing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ridicule | we shall/will ridicule |
you will ridicule | you will ridicule |
he/she/it will ridicule | they will ridicule |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ridiculing | we shall/will be ridiculing |
you will be ridiculing | you will be ridiculing |
he/she/it will be ridiculing | they will be ridiculing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ridiculed | we shall/will have ridiculed |
you will have ridiculed | you will have ridiculed |
he/she/it will have ridiculed | they will have ridiculed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ridiculing | we shall/will have been ridiculing |
you will have been ridiculing | you will have been ridiculing |
he/she/it will have been ridiculing | they will have been ridiculing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ridicule | we should/would ridicule |
you would ridicule | you would ridicule |
he/she/it would ridicule | they would ridicule |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ridiculing | we should/would be ridiculing |
you would be ridiculing | you would be ridiculing |
he/she/it would be ridiculing | they would be ridiculing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ridiculed | we should/would have ridiculed |
you would have ridiculed | you would have ridiculed |
he/she/it would have ridiculed | they would have ridiculed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ridiculing | we should/would have been ridiculing |
you would have been ridiculing | you would have been ridiculing |
he/she/it would have been ridiculing | they would have been ridiculing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ridiculed | we are ridiculed |
you are ridiculed | you are ridiculed |
he/she/it is ridiculed | they are ridiculed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ridiculed | we are being ridiculed |
you are being ridiculed | you are being ridiculed |
he/she/it is being ridiculed | they are being ridiculed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ridiculed | we have been ridiculed |
you have been ridiculed | you have been ridiculed |
he/she/it has been ridiculed | they have been ridiculed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ridiculed | we were ridiculed |
you were ridiculed | you were ridiculed |
he/she/it was ridiculed | they were ridiculed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ridiculed | we were being ridiculed |
you were being ridiculed | you were being ridiculed |
he/she/it was being ridiculed | they were being ridiculed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ridiculed | we had been ridiculed |
you had been ridiculed | you had been ridiculed |
he/she/it had been ridiculed | they had been ridiculed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ridiculed | we shall/will be ridiculed |
you will be ridiculed | you will be ridiculed |
he/she/it will be ridiculed | they will be ridiculed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ridiculed | we shall/will have been ridiculed |
you will have been ridiculed | you will have been ridiculed |
he/she/it will have been ridiculed | they will have been ridiculed |
ridicule
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ridicule | ridicules |
Possessive case | ridicule's | ridicules' |