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1 belittle
bi'litl(to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) minimizar, subestimartr[bɪ'lɪtəl]1 menospreciar, despreciar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto belittle oneself rebajarse1) disparage: menospreciar, denigrar, rebajar2) minimize: minimizar, quitar importancia av.• achicar v.• apocar v.• deprimir v.• despreciar v.• empequeñecer v.bɪ'lɪtḷtransitive verb \<\<achievements\>\> menospreciar; \<\<person\>\> denigrar, rebajarto belittle oneself — menospreciarse, tenerse* en menos
[bɪ'lɪtl]VT (=demean) menospreciar; (=minimize) quitar importancia a, minimizar* * *[bɪ'lɪtḷ]transitive verb \<\<achievements\>\> menospreciar; \<\<person\>\> denigrar, rebajarto belittle oneself — menospreciarse, tenerse* en menos
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2 minimize
1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) reducir al mínimo, minimizar2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimizar, quitar importanciatr['mɪnɪmaɪz]1 (reduce) minimizar, reducir al mínimo2 (play down) minimizar, quitar importancia aminimize (US/UK)v.• atenuar v.• empequeñecer v.• menospreciar v.• minimar (Matemática) v.• minimizar (Matemática) v.• reducir al mínimo v.'mɪnəmaɪztransitive verb \<\<risk/cost\>\> minimizar*['mɪnɪmaɪz]VT1) (=reduce) reducir al mínimo, minimizar2) (=belittle) menospreciar* * *['mɪnəmaɪz]transitive verb \<\<risk/cost\>\> minimizar* -
3 deprecate
tr['deprɪkeɪt]1 formal use (deplore) censurar, condenar, criticar, reprobar2 formal use (belittle) menospreciar, despreciarv.• desaprobar v.'deprɪkeɪttransitive verb (frml)a) ( express disapproval of) reprobar*, criticar*b) ( belittle) menospreciar, despreciar['deprɪkeɪt]VT frm (=censure) desaprobar, lamentar; (=disparage) menospreciar* * *['deprɪkeɪt]transitive verb (frml)a) ( express disapproval of) reprobar*, criticar*b) ( belittle) menospreciar, despreciar -
4 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) pequeño, ligero2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) delicado•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest
slight adj ligero / pequeñotr[slaɪt]1 (small in degree) pequeño,-a, ligero,-a; (not serious, unimportant) leve, insignificante1 (affront) desaire nombre masculino, desprecio1 (scorn) despreciar, menospreciar2 (snub, insult) desairar, ofender, insultar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot in the slightest en absolutoslight ['slaɪt] vt: desairar, despreciarslight adj1) slender: esbelto, delgado2) flimsy: endeble3) trifling: leve, insignificantea slight pain: un leve dolor4) small: pequeño, ligeronot in the slightest: en absolutoslight nsnub: desaire madj.• baladí adj.• corto, -a adj.• delgado, -a adj.• desaire adj.• insignificante adj.• leve adj.• ligero, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.n.• desaire s.m.• desatención s.f.• descuerno s.m.• feo s.m.v.• desairar v.• desatender v.• despreciar v.• menospreciar v.
I slaɪtadjective -er, -est1)a) <improvement/accent> ligero, levehe gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad
I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea
do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada
he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto
b) ( minimal) escaso2) ( slim) delgado, menudo
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transitive verb (frml)a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio ab) ( belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de
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noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m[slaɪt]1. ADJ(compar slighter) (superl slightest)1) (=small, minor)a) [difference, change, increase, improvement] ligero, pequeño; [injury, problem, exaggeration] pequeño; [accent, movement] ligero; [breeze] suave; [smile, pain] leveafter a slight hesitation, he agreed — después de vacilar ligeramente, accedió
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to have a slight cold — tener un pequeño resfriado, estar un poco resfriadob)• the slightest: it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference — no importa en lo más mínimo
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not in the slightest — en absoluto2) (=slim) [figure, person] delgado, menudo2.N frm desaire m3.he felt that he had been slighted — sintió que le habían desairado, sintió que le habían hecho un desaire
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I [slaɪt]adjective -er, -est1)a) <improvement/accent> ligero, levehe gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad
I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea
do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada
he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto
b) ( minimal) escaso2) ( slim) delgado, menudo
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transitive verb (frml)a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio ab) ( belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de
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noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m -
5 diminish
di'miniʃ(to make or become less: Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.) disminuirdiminish vb disminuirtr[dɪ'mɪnɪʃ]1 (reduce - size, cost) disminuir, reducir; (- enthusiasm) disminuir, apagar; (- resolve) disminuir; (- horror) hacer perder■ nothing could ever diminish the horror of that place nada podría hacer olvidar los horrores de aquel sitio2 (belittle - person) denigrar, rebajar; (- achievements, work) menospreciar1 (cost, number, amount) disminuir, reducirse; (enthusiasm) disminuir, apagarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdiminishing returns rendimientos nombre masculino plural decrecientesdiminish [də'mɪnɪʃ] vtlessen: disminuir, reducir, amainardiminish vidwindle, wane: menguar, reducirsev.• achicar v.• aminorar v.• circuncidar v.• decrecer v.• deshacer v.(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-pp: -hechofut/c: -har-•)• disminuir v.• empequeñecer v.• menguar v.• mermar v.• minorar v.• rebajar v.də'mɪnɪʃ, dɪ'mɪnɪʃ
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a) \<\<cost/number\>\> disminuir*, reducirse*; \<\<enthusiasm\>\> disminuir*, apagarse*to diminish in value — disminuir* de valor, depreciarse
b) diminishing pres p <amount/importance> cada vez menorthe law of diminishing returns — ( Econ) la ley de los rendimientos decrecientes
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vt \<\<size/cost\>\> reducir*, disminuir*; \<\<enthusiasm\>\> disminuir*[dɪ'mɪnɪʃ]1.VT (gen) disminuir; [+ numbers, speed, strength] disminuir, reducir2.VI (gen) disminuir* * *[də'mɪnɪʃ, dɪ'mɪnɪʃ]
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a) \<\<cost/number\>\> disminuir*, reducirse*; \<\<enthusiasm\>\> disminuir*, apagarse*to diminish in value — disminuir* de valor, depreciarse
b) diminishing pres p <amount/importance> cada vez menorthe law of diminishing returns — ( Econ) la ley de los rendimientos decrecientes
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vt \<\<size/cost\>\> reducir*, disminuir*; \<\<enthusiasm\>\> disminuir* -
6 depreciate
tr[dɪ'priːʃɪeɪt]1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL depreciarse1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL depreciar, amortizar2 formal use (denigrate) menospreciar1) devalue: depreciar, devaluar2) disparage: menospreciar, despreciardepreciate vi: depreciarse, devaluarsev.• depreciar v.• desapreciar v.• despreciar v.• devaluar v.dɪ'priːʃieɪt
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transitive verb ( Fin) depreciar
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vi ( Fin) depreciarse[dɪ'priːʃɪeɪt]1.VI [currency, shares] depreciarse2. VT1) (Econ) [+ value] depreciar; [+ assets] depreciar, amortizar2) (=belittle) menospreciar, desdeñar* * *[dɪ'priːʃieɪt]
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transitive verb ( Fin) depreciar
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7 decry
tr[dɪ'kraɪ]1 (condemn, criticize) censurar, criticar, condenar; (disparage) menospreciar, despreciarv.• desacreditar v.• rebajar v.dɪ'kraɪ[dɪ'kraɪ]VT (=strongly criticize) criticar, censurar; (=belittle) menospreciar* * *[dɪ'kraɪ]
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