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1 contemptuous
[kən'temptjʊəs]aggettivo sprezzante, sdegnosoto be contemptuous of sth., sb. — disprezzare qcs., qcn
* * *[- uəs]adjective (showing contempt: a contemptuous sneer.) sdegnoso* * *contemptuous /kənˈtɛmptʃʊəs/a.sprezzante; sdegnoso● (leg.) contemptuous damages, risarcimento irrisoriocontemptuously avv. contemptuousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - contemptible o contemptuous?-.* * *[kən'temptjʊəs]aggettivo sprezzante, sdegnosoto be contemptuous of sth., sb. — disprezzare qcs., qcn
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2 contemptuous con·temp·tu·ous adj
[kən'tɛmptjʊəs]contemptuous (of) — sprezzante (di), (manner, gesture) sprezzante, altezzoso (-a), sdegnoso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary > contemptuous con·temp·tu·ous adj
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3 -contemptible o contemptuous?-
Nota d'usoL'aggettivo contemptible si usa in riferimento a qualcosa che suscita disprezzo: This shirking of responsibility is contemptible, questo sottrarsi alle responsabilità è spregevole; l'aggettivo contemptuous indica qualcuno che prova disprezzo, o qualcosa che ne è dimostrazione, e quindi significa “sprezzante, sdegnoso”: to be openly contemptuous of any authority, disprezzare apertamente ogni autorità; to give a contemptuous little laugh, fare una risatina sprezzante. -
4 contempt
[kən'tempt]nome disprezzo m.to feel contempt for sb., to hold sb. in contempt — provare disprezzo per qcn., disprezzare qcn.
contempt of court — dir. oltraggio alla corte
* * *[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) disprezzo2) (disregard for the law.) oltraggio•- contemptibly
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- contemptuously* * *contempt /kənˈtɛmpt/n. [u]1 disprezzo; sprezzo; dispregio (lett.): to hold in contempt, disprezzare; spregiare; avere in dispregio; in contempt of danger, con sprezzo del pericolo; open contempt, evidente disprezzo2 (leg., = contempt of court) oltraggio alla corte; disobbedienza a un ordine della corte ( reato non esistente in Italia): to be found in contempt, essere giudicato colpevole di oltraggio alla corte NOTE DI CULTURA: contempt of court: l'«oltraggio alla corte» può costituire sia illecito civile ( civil contempt), sia penale ( criminal contempt): il primo è ad es. il rifiuto di obbedire alla corte o di far parte di una giuria, il secondo consiste in reati come la corruzione della giuria, ma anche ogni forma turbativa del procedimento giudiziario● beneath contempt, ignobile; inqualificabile; indegno.* * *[kən'tempt]nome disprezzo m.to feel contempt for sb., to hold sb. in contempt — provare disprezzo per qcn., disprezzare qcn.
contempt of court — dir. oltraggio alla corte
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5 contemptible
[kən'temptəbl]aggettivo spregevole, disprezzabile* * *adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) disprezzabile* * *contemptible /kənˈtɛmptəbl/a.spregevole; disprezzabilecontemptibly avv. NOTA D'USO: - contemptible o contemptuous?-* * *[kən'temptəbl]aggettivo spregevole, disprezzabile -
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7 contemptuousness
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8 insulting
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9 supercilious
[ˌsuːpə'sɪlɪəs, ˌsjuː-]aggettivo sdegnoso, altezzoso* * *[su:pə'siliəs](contemptuous or disdainful: a supercilious look.) altezzoso- superciliousness* * *supercilious /su:pəˈsɪlɪəs/a.altezzoso; altero; arrogante; borioso; sdegnoso; sprezzantesuperciliously avv. superciliousness n. [u].* * *[ˌsuːpə'sɪlɪəs, ˌsjuː-]aggettivo sdegnoso, altezzoso -
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1. [taɪm]n (gen)1) tempoI'm sorry, I haven't got time — scusa, non ho tempo
I've no time for them — (too busy) non ho tempo da perdere con loro, (contemptuous) non li posso soffrire
it takes time to... — ci vuole tempo per...
time is money — (Proverb) il tempo è denaro
he'll do it in his own (good) time — (without being hurried) lo farà quando ha (un minuto di) tempo
he'll do it in his own time — (out of working hours) lo farà nel suo tempo libero
2) (period of time) tempoat that time — allora, a quel tempo
at the present time — al momento, adesso
at the same time — (simultaneously) contemporaneamente
but at the same time, I have to admit... — tuttavia devo ammettere...
at all times — in ogni momento, sempre
now is the time to go to Venice — questo è il periodo or momento giusto per andare a Venezia
the time has come to leave — è arrivato il momento or l'ora di partire
this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — non è né il luogo né il momento adatto per discuterne
4) (by clock) orawhat's the time?; what time is it? — che ora è?, che ore sono?
it was two o'clock, Italian time — erano le due, ora italiana
in time — (soon enough) in tempo, (after some time) col tempo
it's time for the news — (on radio) c'è il giornale radio, (on television) c'è il telegiornale
to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time — avere 30 minuti di ritardo/anticipo
5) (era: often pl) era, (period) periodo, epoca6)to have a good time — divertirsito have a bad or rough time (of it) — passarsela male
7) (occasion) voltathis/next time — questa/la prossima volta
time after time; time and again — mille volte
many's the time... — più di una volta...
I remember the time when... — ricordo ancora quando...
8) Mus Mil tempoto play/march in time — suonare/marciare a tempo
to be out of time — essere or andare fuori tempo
9) Math4 times 3 is 12 — 4 per or volte 3 fa 12
3 times as fast (as); 3 times faster (than) — 3 volte più veloce (di)
2. vt1) (schedule) programmare, (measure duration of) calcolare la durata di(choose time of: joke, request)
to time sth well/badly — scegliere il momento più/meno opportuno per qc, fare qc al momento giusto/sbagliatothe bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later — la bomba era stata regolata in modo da esplodere 5 minuti più tardi
2) (with stopwatch) cronometrareto time o.s. — prendere i propri tempi
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11 superior
[suː'pɪərɪə(r), sjuː-, sʊ-] 1.nome superiore m. (anche relig.)2.1) (better than average) superiore; [ product] di qualità superiore; (better than another) migliore2) (condescending) [person, look] sussiegoso; [smile, air] di sufficienza* * *[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) superiore2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) superiore3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) superiore2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) superiore* * *[suː'pɪərɪə(r), sjuː-, sʊ-] 1.nome superiore m. (anche relig.)2.1) (better than average) superiore; [ product] di qualità superiore; (better than another) migliore2) (condescending) [person, look] sussiegoso; [smile, air] di sufficienza
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contemptuous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ Her voice sounded almost contemptuous. ADVERB ▪ utterly ▪ almost ▪ … Collocations dictionary
contemptuous — con|temp|tu|ous [kənˈtemptʃuəs] adj showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect ▪ Benedict threw her a contemptuous glance. contemptuous of ▪ He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother. >contemptuously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English