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1 condescend
intransitive verbcondescend to do something — sich dazu herablassen, etwas zu tun
* * *[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) sich herablassen- academic.ru/15092/condescending">condescending- condescendingly
- condescension* * *con·de·scend[ˌkɒndɪˈsend, AM ˌkɑ:n-]vi▪ to \condescend to sb jdn herablassend behandeln* * *["kɒndɪ'send]vi1) (= stoop) sich herab- or herbeilassento condescend to do sth — sich herab- or herbeilassen, etw zu tun, geruhen (geh, iro) or so gnädig sein, etw zu tun
2)he doesn't like being condescended to — er lässt sich nicht gerne von oben herab behandeln
* * *to do sth etwas zu tun):condescend to sth sich zu etwas herablassen* * *intransitive verbcondescend to do something — sich dazu herablassen, etwas zu tun
* * *v.geruhen v. -
2 condescend
con·de·scend [ˌkɒndɪʼsend, Am ˌkɑ:n-] vito \condescend to sb jdn herablassend behandeln; -
3 patronize
transitive verb1) (frequent) besuchen2) (support) fördern; unterstützen3) (condescend to)patronize somebody — jemanden von oben herab od. herablassend behandeln
* * *['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) gönnerhaft behandeln2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) regelmäßig besuchen* * *pat·ron·izevtwe always \patronize Beaumont's wir gehen immer zu Beaumont's▪ to \patronize sb jdn herablassend [o von oben herab] behandeln3. (support)▪ to \patronize sth etw unterstützen* * *['ptrənaɪz]vt1) pub, cinema etc besuchenI hope you will continue to patronize our store — ich hoffe, dass Sie uns weiterhin beehren
it's not a shop I patronize — in dem Geschäft kaufe ich nicht
the shop is well patronized — das Geschäft hat viel Kundschaft
2) (= treat condescendingly) gönnerhaft or herablassend behandeln, von oben herab behandeln3) (= support) the arts etc unterstützen, fördern* * *1. beschirmen, beschützen2. fördern, unterstützen4. gönnerhaft oder herablassend behandeln* * *transitive verb1) (frequent) besuchen2) (support) fördern; unterstützenpatronize somebody — jemanden von oben herab od. herablassend behandeln
* * *(US) v.beschützen v.bevormunden v.fördern v.
См. также в других словарях:
Condescend — Con de*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con + descendere. See {Descend}.] 1. To stoop or descend; to let one s self down; to submit; to waive the privilege… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
condescend — [kän΄di send′] vi. [ME condescenden < OFr condescendre < LL(Ec) condescendere, to let oneself down, condescend < L com , together + descendere,DESCEND] 1. to descend voluntarily to the level, regarded as lower, of the person one is… … English World dictionary
condescend — I (deign) verb accommodate oneself, accord, be courteous, be gracious, descend, descendere, disregard prestige, grant, humble oneself, lower oneself, sacrifice pride, se submittere, stoop, tolerate, unbend, vouchsafe, waive privilege, yield II… … Law dictionary
condescend — mid 14c., to yield deferentially, from O.Fr. condescendere (14c.) to agree, consent, give in, yield, from L.L. condescendere to let oneself down, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + descendere descend (see DESCEND (Cf. descend)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
condescend — *stoop, deign Analogous words: favor, accommodate, *oblige: vouchsafe, concede, *grant Antonyms: presume … New Dictionary of Synonyms
condescend — [v] stoop, humble oneself accommodate, accord, acquiesce, agree, be courteous, bend, come down off high horse*, comply, concede, degrade oneself, deign, demean oneself, descend, favor, grant, high hat*, lower oneself, oblige, see fit, submit,… … New thesaurus
condescend — ► VERB 1) show that one feels superior. 2) do something despite regarding it as below one s dignity: he condescended to see me at my hotel. DERIVATIVES condescension noun. ORIGIN Latin condescendere, from descendere descend … English terms dictionary
condescend — v. (formal) 1) (d; intr.) to condescend to (to condescend to cheating) 2) (E) to condescend to mingle with the workers * * * [ˌkɒndɪ send] (E) to condescend to mingle with the workers (formal) (d; intr.) to condescend to (to condescend to… … Combinatory dictionary
condescend — UK [ˌkɒndɪˈsend] / US [ˌkɑndəˈsend] verb [intransitive] Word forms condescend : present tense I/you/we/they condescend he/she/it condescends present participle condescending past tense condescended past participle condescended to behave in a way… … English dictionary
condescend — con|de|scend [ˌkɔndıˈsend US ˌka:n ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: condescendre, from [i]Late Latin condescendere, from Latin com ( COM ) + descendere to go down ] 1.) to behave as if you think you are better, more intelligent, or more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
condescend — con|de|scend [ ,kandə send ] verb intransitive to behave in a way that shows that you think you are more important or more intelligent than other people: condescend to: Try not to condescend to the children. condescend to do something: We waited… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English