Results for spottenden translation from Dutch to English

"welke, mijnheer?" vroeg hij op spottenden toon.
"whatever could that be, sir?" he replied sarcastically.

--„en wanneer?” vroeg de garde op denzelfden spottenden toon.
"and when?" asked the guardsman, with the same jeering air.

"en om welke reden?" zeide mijn oom op een bijzonder spottenden toon.
"now for your reason?" said my uncle ironically.

"ik wil u gelooven, kapitein," hernam ik op eenigszins spottenden toon.
"i'd like to believe you, captain," i went on in a tone of some sarcasm.

--‚zoo, zoo,’ zeide mijn vijand op spottenden toon, ‚dat is iets anders....
"’ah!’ said my enemy, in a jeering tone, ’that’s quite another thing.

--‚ha! nu herinner ik mij,’ zeide de officier op spottenden toon, ‚wat wilt gij?’
i do not know you.’ ’i am,’ said i, ’the little abbe who reads lives of the saints, and translates judith into verse.’ ’ah, ah!

"o, mijnheer de professor," antwoordde kapitein nemo op spottenden toon, "gij verandert nooit!
"oh, professor," captain nemo replied in an ironic tone, "you never change!

"welnu, mijnheer de natuurkenner," vroeg de amerikaan op spottenden toon, "waar is nu de middellandsche zee?"
"well, mr. naturalist," the canadian asked in a gently mocking tone, "and how about that mediterranean?"

de voordracht van minister mccreevy als ierse commissaris ontlokte mij gisteren slechts een spottende glimlach.
indeed, the nomination yesterday of minister mccreevy as our irish commissioner here brings a wry smile to my face.