moquer

moquer

To mock or make fun of.

In this sentence, 'moquer' is used reflexively ('se moquer') to indicate the act of making fun of or mocking something.

Il aime se moquer des situations absurdes.

He likes to mock absurd situations.

Here, 'moquer' is again reflexive and used to express mocking someone directly, showing a personal situation.

Elle s'est moquée de mon accent.

She made fun of my accent.

In this case, 'moquer' is employed in a reflexive, prescriptive sense to imply the importance of refraining from mocking behaviors in social contexts.

Pour que cela reste amical, il ne faut pas se moquer des autres.

To keep it friendly, one must not mock others.