What does draga dár in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word draga dár in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use draga dár in Icelandic.

The word draga dár in Icelandic means scoff. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word draga dár

scoff

verb (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision)

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Eða eitu að draga dár að mér elsku systir mín?

Or are you mocking me, beloved sister?”

Hann viðurkenndi fyrir Jeremía: „Ég óttast þá Júdamenn, sem þegar hafa hlaupist yfir til Kaldea, að menn kynnu að selja mig þeim á vald og þeir draga dár að mér!“ — Jeremía 38:19.

He confessed to Jeremiah: “I am in fright of the Jews that have fallen away to the Chaldeans, for fear that they might give me into their hand and they might actually deal abusively with me.” —Jeremiah 38:19.

Sumir femínistar líta með algjörri fyrirlitningu á heimilishaldið, segja það vansæmandi fyrir konur og að þær linnulausu kröfur sem fylgja barnauppeldi séu ein mynd þrælkunar.8 Slíkir draga dár að því sem þeir kalla „mömmubrautina.“

Some view homemaking with outright contempt, arguing it demeans women and that the relentless demands of raising children are a form of exploitation.8 They ridicule what they call “the mommy track” as a career.

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