flout
Englanti
[muokkaa]Verbi
[muokkaa]| Taivutus | |
|---|---|
| ind. prees. y. 3. p. | flouts |
| part. prees. | flouting |
| imp. & part. perf. | flouted |
flout
- uhmata t. halveksia (lakia, sääntöjä, tapoja jms.), olla noudattamatta
- He is an impenitent criminal who has flouted the law since his teens.
- The punk movement flouted all conventions of behaviour.
- It has come as a shock to many citizens that the authority of the police is openly flouted in some of the suburbs.