Meaning of spot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. mockery, ridicule
   common-gender, no-plural
2. spotlight
   common-gender, neuter
3. spot (short advertisement in radio or TV)
   common-gender, neuter

Examples

“Men at også den anden søn savnede alle mandlige dyder, var straks værre og gjorde spotten større.”

But that the other son, too, lacked all male virtues, was much worse and enlarged the mockery.

“Hun havde råd til at smile igen, så ligegyldig var deres spot hende.”

She could afford to smile back, that was how little she cared about their ridicule.

“I artiklen skrev kulturredaktør Flemming Rose bl.a., at muslimer måtte acceptere, at deres religiøse følelser blev udsat for hån, spot og latterliggørelse^([sic]):...”

In the article, editor of culture Flemming Rose wrote, among other things, that muslims had to accept their religious feelings being made the object of mockery, derision and ridicule:...

“Først sporede man hos alle en heftig forbitrelse, derefter en dyb nedslåethed, og endelig syntes al sindsbevægelse at vige pladsen for hoverende spot.”

At first, one saw with everyone a hefty bitterness, then a deep sadness, and finally, all emotion seemed to recede, making way for gloating mockery.

“1982, Lene H. Bagger, Idioterne, p. 179”

In the short moment when the light turned the spotlight on her unprepared face, it revealed her

“Lego meddeler, at deres juleomsætning overgik alle forventninger på grund af spottene i TV 2”

LEGO informs that their Christmas sale surpassed all expectations due to the spots on TV 2

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