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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 Unterhaltungsindustrie
Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
Postman, Neil
© by Neil Postman, 1985
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Postman, 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 Zweifel
Lachs im Zweifel
Adams, 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. KG
The Salmon of Doubt
Adams, 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 Börse
©2006 Gruppe Deutsche Börse
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 Gestaltungslehrbuch
Typographie. Ein Gestaltungslehrbuch
Ruder, Emil
© Copyright 1967 by Arthur Niggli Ltd., Teufen AR, Switzerland
Typography. A Manual of Design
Ruder, 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
Pastridiculed
Imperativeridicule
Present Participle (Participle I)ridiculing
Past Participle (Participle II)ridiculed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ridiculewe ridicule
you ridiculeyou ridicule
he/she/it ridiculesthey ridicule
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ridiculingwe are ridiculing
you are ridiculingyou are ridiculing
he/she/it is ridiculingthey are ridiculing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ridiculedwe have ridiculed
you have ridiculedyou have ridiculed
he/she/it has ridiculedthey have ridiculed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ridiculingwe have been ridiculing
you have been ridiculingyou have been ridiculing
he/she/it has been ridiculingthey have been ridiculing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ridiculedwe ridiculed
you ridiculedyou ridiculed
he/she/it ridiculedthey ridiculed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ridiculingwe were ridiculing
you were ridiculingyou were ridiculing
he/she/it was ridiculingthey were ridiculing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ridiculedwe had ridiculed
you had ridiculedyou had ridiculed
he/she/it had ridiculedthey had ridiculed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ridiculingwe had been ridiculing
you had been ridiculingyou had been ridiculing
he/she/it had been ridiculingthey had been ridiculing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ridiculewe shall/will ridicule
you will ridiculeyou will ridicule
he/she/it will ridiculethey will ridicule
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ridiculingwe shall/will be ridiculing
you will be ridiculingyou will be ridiculing
he/she/it will be ridiculingthey will be ridiculing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ridiculedwe shall/will have ridiculed
you will have ridiculedyou will have ridiculed
he/she/it will have ridiculedthey will have ridiculed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ridiculingwe shall/will have been ridiculing
you will have been ridiculingyou will have been ridiculing
he/she/it will have been ridiculingthey will have been ridiculing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ridiculewe should/would ridicule
you would ridiculeyou would ridicule
he/she/it would ridiculethey would ridicule
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ridiculingwe should/would be ridiculing
you would be ridiculingyou would be ridiculing
he/she/it would be ridiculingthey would be ridiculing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ridiculedwe should/would have ridiculed
you would have ridiculedyou would have ridiculed
he/she/it would have ridiculedthey would have ridiculed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ridiculingwe should/would have been ridiculing
you would have been ridiculingyou would have been ridiculing
he/she/it would have been ridiculingthey would have been ridiculing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ridiculedwe are ridiculed
you are ridiculedyou are ridiculed
he/she/it is ridiculedthey are ridiculed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ridiculedwe are being ridiculed
you are being ridiculedyou are being ridiculed
he/she/it is being ridiculedthey are being ridiculed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ridiculedwe have been ridiculed
you have been ridiculedyou have been ridiculed
he/she/it has been ridiculedthey have been ridiculed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ridiculedwe were ridiculed
you were ridiculedyou were ridiculed
he/she/it was ridiculedthey were ridiculed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ridiculedwe were being ridiculed
you were being ridiculedyou were being ridiculed
he/she/it was being ridiculedthey were being ridiculed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ridiculedwe had been ridiculed
you had been ridiculedyou had been ridiculed
he/she/it had been ridiculedthey had been ridiculed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ridiculedwe shall/will be ridiculed
you will be ridiculedyou will be ridiculed
he/she/it will be ridiculedthey will be ridiculed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ridiculedwe shall/will have been ridiculed
you will have been ridiculedyou will have been ridiculed
he/she/it will have been ridiculedthey will have been ridiculed

ridicule

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseridiculeridicules
Possessive caseridicule'sridicules'