se moqua de

made fun of; didn’t care about

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made fun of; didn’t care about The form “se moqua de” is the literary past tense of “se moquer de.” It can mean “to make fun of” someone or “not to care about” something, depending on context.

FR: Il se moqua de son frère devant tout le monde.

EN: He made fun of his brother in front of everyone.

Tout le monde se moqua de Tom.

Everyone laughed at Tom.

Il se moqua de mon accent.

He made fun of my accent.

Il se moqua de notre ignorance.

He mocked our ignorance.

Elle se moqua de mon acné.

She made fun of my acne.

Lorsque Dan se plaignit de la musique forte, Linda se moqua de lui.

When Dan complained about the loud music, Linda laughed at him.