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taunt Englisch:

1. mock


are you mocking me?
Of course. Now that you say that, certainly Ms Tanaka wasn't shot even once in the mock battles.
Was your mock exam score this time within the pass range for your preferred school?
But on the day of the mock exams, there are no club activities, so that means I can walk back home with Haruka. And I'm grateful for that.
One should be respectful of other's beliefs rather than mock them.
Try a 50 minute mock examination, and know just how good you really are.
Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser's testimony
I don't want to go back to school, mum. The other children mock me there just because I'm ginger.
Then she said with mock-horror: "She's going to bring me some of her wigs if you can believe it" (A Monster Calls)
She was angry with him, thinking he mocked.
opposition MPs mocked the government’s decision
Blaine gives a mock gasp, pulling away and pressing a hand to his chest.
He mocked European frontier controlls.
mock exam
Having failed my mock examinations any number of times, when I actually tried taking it the result was nothing I'd imagined.

2. to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them



Englisch Wort "taunt"(to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them) tritt in Sätzen auf:

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3. an insulting or unkind remark that is intended to make sb angry or upset



4. make fun of


It's arrogant to make fun of other people.
I agree that Bob looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings.

Englisch Wort "taunt"(make fun of) tritt in Sätzen auf:

CAE End of year vocab list

5. tease


dont tease the annimals
Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.
He doesn't want to go to school because other children tease him.
Once, at a party, I overheard a rude man tease Gerald about his taste in women.
"Why do you tease her every time you see her?" "He teased the dog and it bit him." "This woman is clearly teasing you."
Mark: Yeah, you know, whereas girls aren’t going to tease each other about their names.
She's a tease.

Englisch Wort "taunt"(tease) tritt in Sätzen auf:

synonnimy C&S

6. remark


His remark hit home.
You shouldn't have made such a remark even if you had been angry.
We're deeply sorry for the inappropriate remark earlier.
She seems to have taken my remark as an insult.
He has a pithy remark for every occasion.
The remark you made at the party about Lisa's weight was totally uncalled for.
The prime minister's remark sparked the opposition movement.
Athena remarked taht she had travelled for nearly five hours
'This is quite delicious,' she remarked to her host.
He remarked that she was ​looking ​thin.
President Donald Trump called out Iran in his remarks to the General Assembly
My second remark concerns the temptation to copy what the national parliaments do.
My second remark would be that this year's report is indeed very balanced.
I cannot let the remark pass by in silence.

7. mocking or insulting remark



8. make unkind remarks to annoy and upset sb



9. provoke someone with insulting remarks