sbeffeggiare

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Keith

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the transitive verb, sbeffeggiare, which means to taunt or to jeer.  The past participle is sbeffeggiato.  Avere is used in compound tenses.  See the verb used in its context below:

La madre di Antonella è preoccupata per sua figlia: i suoi compagni di classe la sbeffeggiano da mesi per via della sua obesità.

Antonella’s mom is worried about her daughter: her classmates have been teasing her for months because of her obesity.

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