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contemptible adj [cowardice, person] méprisable ; it was a really contemptible thing to do c'était en-dessous de tout que de faire cela. -
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adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) méprisable -
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adj.méprisable; vil; honteux; abjectEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > contemptible
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base [beɪs]1. nounbase f3. adjective4. compounds* * *[beɪs] 1.1) gen, Military ( centre of operations) base fto return to base — Military rentrer à sa base
2) ( bottom part) (of object, spine, mountain, structure) base f; (of tree, cliff, lamp) pied m; ( of tail) point m d'attache; (of sculpture, statue) socle m; fig (for assumption, theory) base f3) Chemistry, Culinary base f4) Mathematics base f5) Sport base f2.adjective ( contemptible) [act, motive, emotion] ignoble3.transitive verb1) ( take as foundation) fonder [calculation, assumption, decision, research, character] (on sur)2) ( have as operations centre) (gén au passif) baser4.to be based in London/Paris — [person, company] être basé à Londres/Paris
- based combining formcomputer/pupil-based — [method, policy] basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves
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8 pathetic
pathetic [pəˈθetɪk]a. ( = very sad) [sight, grief] pitoyable* * *[pə'θetɪk]1) ( full of pathos) pathétique2) péj ( inadequate) misérable3) (colloq) péj ( contemptible) lamentable -
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[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) mépris2) (disregard for the law.) outrage•- contemptibly - contemptuous - contemptuously -
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[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) dégrader -
12 despicable
[di'spikəbl]adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) méprisable -
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adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) méprisable -
14 prick
[prik] 1. verb(to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into: She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.) piquer, percer2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) piqûre2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) trou (d'épingle)3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.)4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!)•- prick up one's ears- prick one's ears -
15 shoddy
['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) de camelote2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) minable•- shoddily- shoddiness -
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A n1 gen, Mil ( centre of operations) base f ; military/naval base base f militaire/navale ; to return to base Mil rentrer à sa base ;2 ( bottom part) (of object, spine, mountain, structure) base f ; (of tree, cliff) pied m ; ( of tail) point m d'attache ; (of sculpture, statue) socle m ; ( of lamp) pied m ; bed base bois m de lit ;3 fig ( basis) (for assumption, theory) base f ; ( for research) point m de départ ; to have a broad base avoir une base solide ;C vtr1 ( take as foundation) fonder [calculation, assumption, decision, policy, research, character] (on sur) ; to be based on être fondé sur [theory, policy etc] ; the film is based on the novel by Henry James/a true story le film est tiré du roman de Henry James/d'une histoire vraie ;2 ( have as operations centre) ( gén au passif) baser ; to be based in ou at London/Paris [person, company] être basé à Londres/Paris.D - based (dans composés) basé sur ; computer/pupil-based [method, policy] basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves ; London-/Paris-based [person, company] basé à Londres/Paris ; home-based basé à la maison.to be off base ○ US dérailler ; to catch sb off base ○ US prendre qn au dépourvu ; to steal a base on sb ○ US devancer qn ; to touch all the bases US penser à tous les détails ; to touch base (with sb) prendre contact (avec qn). -
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A n2 ( contemptible person) sale type ○ m.■ fink out ◑ se défiler ○ ; to fink out on sb laisser qn en plan ○. -
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1 ( full of pathos) pathétique ;2 pej ( inadequate) misérable ;3 ○ pej ( contemptible) lamentable. -
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heel [hi:l]1 noun∎ she spun or turned on her heel and walked away elle a tourné les talons;∎ figurative under the heel of Fascism sous le joug ou la botte du fascisme;∎ we followed hard on her heels (walked) nous lui emboîtâmes le pas; (tracked) nous étions sur ses talons;∎ famine followed hard on the heels of drought la sécheresse fut suivie de près par la famine;∎ he brought the dog to heel il a fait venir le chien à ses pieds;∎ figurative to bring sb to heel mettre qn au pas;∎ familiar to take to one's heels, to show a clean pair of heels se sauver à toutes jambes, prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ he's showing the other runners a clean pair of heels il a pris une belle avance sur les autres concurrents(b) (of boot, shoe) talon m;∎ she was wearing heels (high-heeled shoes) elle portait des talons;(c) (of glove, golf club, hand, knife, sock, tool) talon m(a) (boot, shoe) refaire le talon de;∎ to get one's shoes heeled (faire) refaire le talon de ses chaussures(b) (in rugby) talonner∎ heel! au pied!►► heel bar talon-minute m, réparations-minute fpl
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contemptible — adj Contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby are comparable when they mean arousing or deserving scorn or disdain. Contemptible applies to whatever inspires such scorn or disdain for any reason however great or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Contemptible — Con*tempt i*ble, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Despised; scorned; neglected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptible — ⇒CONTEMPTIBLE, adj. Rare. Qui mérite le mépris, méprisable. Une offrande si contemptible (GIDE, Si le grain ne meurt, 1924, p. 611). Rem. Attesté ds Ac. 1798 1878 et, au XXe s., par Nouv. Lar. ill., Lar. 20e, QUILLET 1965. Prononc. et Orth.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
contemptible — contemptible, contemptuous Contemptible in current use means ‘deserving contempt’ • (His defiant and sulky defence of his right to pat bottoms and hump secretaries, or pin women to the wall in sexual passes, is contemptible Independent, 2006)… … Modern English usage
contemptible — CONTEMPTIBLE. adj. v. Vil & mesprisable. Il s est rendu contemptible, c est un homme vil & contemptible. Il vieillit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
contemptible — I adjective abhorrent, abiectus, abject, abominable, atrocious, base, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, condemnatory, contemned, contemnendus, contemptus, contumelious, corrupt, culpable, damnable, deplorable, depraved, despicable, despised,… … Law dictionary
contemptible — CONTEMPTIBLE. adj. des 2 gen. Vil et méprisable. Il s est rendu contemptible. C est un homme vil etcontemptible. Il vieillit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
contemptible — (del lat. «contemptibĭlis»; ant.) adj. Despreciable … Enciclopedia Universal
contemptible — late 14c., from L. contemptibilis worthy of scorn, from contempt , pp. stem of contemnere (see CONTEMPT (Cf. contempt)). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly … Etymology dictionary
contemptible — [adj] despicable, shameful abhorrent, abject, abominable, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, crass, currish, degenerate, despisable, detestable, dirty, disgusting, hateful, heel, ignoble, ignominious, inferior, low, lowdown*, lowest, mean, odious,… … New thesaurus
contemptible — Contemptible, Contemnendus … Thresor de la langue françoyse