Sneer
//snɪɚ̯//
Translations of "sneer" (19 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | μυκτηρίζω(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | muktērízō | |
| Catalan | somriure d'escarni(facial expression that indicates scorn), somriure de menyspreu(facial expression that indicates scorn) | — | |
| Czech | jízlivý úsměv(facial expression that indicates scorn), posměšek(facial expression that indicates scorn), úsměšek(facial expression that indicates scorn), úšklebek(facial expression that indicates scorn), pohrdavě se usmívat(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), posmívat se(to mock with a grimace), ušklíbat se(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), vysmívat se(to mock with a grimace) | — | |
| Dutch | gehoon(facial expression that indicates scorn), grijns(facial expression that indicates scorn), de neus optrekken/ophalen(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), grimlachen(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| Esperanto | rikani(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| Finnish | irvistys(facial expression that indicates scorn), ivahymy(facial expression that indicates scorn), hymähtää ivallisesti(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), irvistää(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| French | ricaner(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| German | Hohnlächeln(facial expression that indicates scorn), höhnisches Grinsen(facial expression that indicates scorn) | — | |
| Hebrew | סָנַט(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| Italian | ghigno(facial expression that indicates scorn), sogghigno(facial expression that indicates scorn), ghignare(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), sogghignare(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| Japanese | 冷笑(facial expression that indicates scorn), 嘲笑(facial expression that indicates scorn), 冷笑する(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), 嘲る(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | reishō, chōshō, reishō suru, azakeru | |
| Korean | 비웃음(facial expression that indicates scorn), 비웃다(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | biuseum, biutda | |
| Latin | sanna(facial expression that indicates scorn) | — | |
| Māori | whakahī(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), whakahīhī(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), whakarāwai(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), whakarāwai(to mock with a grimace) | — | |
| Norwegian | hånflire(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — | |
| Persian | دهنکجی(facial expression that indicates scorn), دهنکجی کردن(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | dahan-kaji, dahan-kaji kardan | |
| Polish | drwić(to mock with a grimace), kpić(to mock with a grimace), szydzić(to mock with a grimace) | — | |
| Russian | ухмылка(facial expression that indicates scorn) | uxmylka | |
| Swedish | hånleende(facial expression that indicates scorn), grina(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn), hånle(raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) | — |
somriure d'escarni, somriure de menyspreu
jízlivý úsměv, posměšek, úsměšek, úšklebek, pohrdavě se usmívat, posmívat se, ušklíbat se, vysmívat se
gehoon, grijns, de neus optrekken/ophalen, grimlachen
rikani
irvistys, ivahymy, hymähtää ivallisesti, irvistää
ricaner
Hohnlächeln, höhnisches Grinsen
סָנַט
ghigno, sogghigno, ghignare, sogghignare
sanna
whakahī, whakahīhī, whakarāwai, whakarāwai
hånflire
drwić, kpić, szydzić
hånleende, grina, hånle
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