ridiculiser

to make a fool of oneself, to ridicule, make fun of

ʁ i . d i . k y . l i . z e
ridicul ridicule; mockery + iser to make or render
verb Rare #28,775
to make a fool of oneself Usually used reflexively as se ridiculiser.
FR: Il a peur de se ridiculiser devant ses amis.
EN: He's afraid of making a fool of himself in front of his friends.
to ridicule, make fun of
FR: Il ne faut pas ridiculiser son frère devant tout le monde.
EN: You shouldn't make fun of your brother in front of everyone.
Conjugation of ridiculiser
ridiculiser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ridiculise —
Third ridiculise —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ridiculise —
Third ridiculise —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ridiculise —

Vous commencez à nous ridiculiser.

You're starting to make us look ridiculous.

— Independence Day (1996)

Occupe-toi de les ridiculiser et de montrer que ce ne sont que des clowns.

Take care of ridiculing them and showing that they’re nothing but clowns.

— No (2012)

Tu vas te ridiculiser si tu fais ça.

You'll make a fool of yourself if you do that.

Je suis en train de me ridiculiser.

I'm making a fool of myself.

Tu n'as pas besoin de te ridiculiser si ?

You don't need to make a fool of yourself, do you?

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Est-ce que tu veux me ridiculiser ?

Are you trying to ridicule me?

Vous osez nous ridiculiser.

You dare to ridicule us.

— La Vague (2008)

Je vais me ridiculiser, Dottie.

I'm going to embarrass myself, Dottie.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Je voudrais pas encore me ridiculiser.

I wouldn't want to make a fool of myself again.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Il a beaucoup bu à la fête et a fini par se ridiculiser.

He drank a lot at the party and ended up making a fool of himself.

Laissez-les, s'ils veulent se ridiculiser.

Let them, if they want to make fools of themselves.

— Independence Day (1996)

Arrête de te ridiculiser.

Stop making a fool of yourself.

Cesse de te ridiculiser !

Stop making a fool of yourself!

Me ridiculiser ?

Make a fool of me?

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)