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101 belittle
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102 menospreciar
v.1 to scorn, to despise.2 to underestimate, to belittle, to cold-shoulder, to cry down.* * *1 (despreciar) to despise, scorn2 (no valorar) to undervalue, underrate* * *VT1) (=despreciar) to scorn, despise2) (=ofender) to slight3) (=subestimar) to underrate, underestimate* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.----* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *menospreciar [A1 ]vt1 (despreciar) ‹persona/obra› to despise, scorn, look down on2 (subestimar) to underestimatemenospreciar el valor de algo to underestimate the value of sthno lo menosprecies don't underestimate o underrate him* * *
menospreciar ( conjugate menospreciar) verbo transitivo
menospreciar verbo transitivo
1 (despreciar) to scorn, disdain
2 (infravalorar) to underestimate
' menospreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
- desdeñar
English:
demean
- despise
- devalue
- disparage
- put down
- belittle
- denigrate
* * *menospreciar vt1. [despreciar] to scorn, to despise2. [infravalorar] to undervalue* * *v/t1 ( subestimar) underestimate2 ( desdeñar) look down on* * *menospreciar vt1) despreciar: to scorn, to look down on2) : to underestimate, to undervalue -
103 nedvurdere
verb. downgrade verb. cry down, devalue (f.eks.cry down their achievement or devalue his work
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104 κατακεκραγότα
κατακεκρᾱγότα, κατακράζωcry down: perf part act neut nom /voc /acc plκατακεκρᾱγότα, κατακράζωcry down: perf part act masc acc sg -
105 κατακράζειν
κατακράζωcry down: pres inf act (attic epic)κατακράζωcry down: pres inf act (attic epic) -
106 κατακράζεις
κατακράζωcry down: pres ind act 2nd sgκατακράζωcry down: pres ind act 2nd sg -
107 κατακράζοντες
κατακράζωcry down: pres part act masc nom /voc plκατακράζωcry down: pres part act masc nom /voc pl -
108 κατακράζων
κατακράζωcry down: pres part act masc nom sgκατακράζωcry down: pres part act masc nom sg -
109 κατακράξαντος
κατακράζωcry down: aor part act masc /neut gen sgκατακράζωcry down: aor part act masc /neut gen sg -
110 κατακέκραγε
κατακέκρᾱγε, κατακράζωcry down: perf imperat act 2nd sgκατακέκρᾱγε, κατακράζωcry down: perf ind act 3rd sg -
111 κατακέκραγεν
κατακέκρᾱγεν, κατακράζωcry down: perf ind act 3rd sgκατακέκρᾱγεν, κατακράζωcry down: plup ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic) -
112 κατέκραγον
κατακράζωcry down: aor ind act 3rd plκατακράζωcry down: aor ind act 1st sg -
113 κατέκραζον
κατακράζωcry down: imperf ind act 3rd plκατακράζωcry down: imperf ind act 1st sg -
114 kuditi
censure, cry down, upbraid* * *• roast• cry down• objurgate• reprobate• reprehend -
115 detract
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116 принижать
1) General subject: belittle, decry (чего-либо), detract, disparage, down-grade, humble, micrify, minish, sully, vilipend (значение), make light of, debase, understate, denigrate2) Colloquial: diminish (it's not right to diminish his efforts), talk down to3) Rare: vilify4) Australian slang: throw off at6) Jargon: knock down7) Makarov: make light of (smth.) (заслуги и т.п.), cry down, make light of (заслуги и т. п.)8) Phraseological unit: cut down -
117 depreciate
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118 decry
1. v открыто осуждать; порицать; поносить; хулитьto decry the pressures of the entrance examinations — открыто критиковать напряжённую обстановку вступительных экзаменов
2. v обесцениватьСинонимический ряд:1. abuse (verb) abuse; detract from; diminish; dispraise; downcry; minimize; opprobriate; run down; take away; take from2. blame (verb) berate; blame; castigate; censure; chide; inculpate; rebuke; upbraid3. depreciate (verb) cheapen; depreciate; devalorize; devaluate; devalue; lower; mark down; soften; underprize; underrate; undervalue; write down; write off4. discount (verb) belittle; derogate; detract; discount; disparage; downgrade; minimise; talk down5. discredit (verb) condemn; criticize; cry down; denounce; discredit; inveigh; traduce; vilifyАнтонимический ряд:commend; exalt; extol; praise -
119 depreciate
1. v обесценивать; уменьшать ценность2. v обесцениваться, падать в цене3. v недооценивать, умалять; приуменьшать; уничижатьto depreciate oneself — уничижаться, заниматься самоуничижением
Синонимический ряд:1. belittle (verb) belittle; denigrate; denounce; deprecate; discredit; ridicule; traduce; vilify2. cheapen (verb) cheapen; decline; decrease; deflate; devalorize; devaluate; devalue; downgrade; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; soften; underprize; underrate; undervalue; write down; write off3. decry (verb) abuse; cry down; decry; derogate; detract; detract from; diminish; discount; disparage; dispraise; downcry; minimise; minimize; opprobriate; run down; take away; take from; talk downАнтонимический ряд:approve; commend; exalt; extol; increase; magnify; praise; raise; recommend -
120 write off
1. phr v писать с лёгкостью2. phr v бухг. списывать3. phr v считать пришедшим в негодность, устарелым, бесполезным, потерянным, полностью использованным; сбрасывать со счетов, не принимать во вниманиеto read, write and cipher — читать, писать и считать
4. phr v сл. уничтожить, ликвидировать, убитьСинонимический ряд:1. decry (verb) abuse; belittle; cry down; decry; derogate; detract from; diminish; discount; disparage; dispraise; downcry; minimize; opprobriate; run down; take away; take from2. depreciate (verb) cheapen; depreciate; devalorize; devaluate; devalue; downgrade; lower; mark down; soften; underprize; underrate; undervalue; write down
См. также в других словарях:
cry down — index decry, denounce (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cry down — transitive verb : dispraise, disparage, depreciate I no longer feel obliged to cry down Great Britain in order to exalt the U.S. Hamlin Garland * * * cry down To decry, disparage • • • Main Entry: ↑cry … Useful english dictionary
To cry down — Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cry down — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cry down — transitive verb Date: 1598 disparage, depreciate … New Collegiate Dictionary
cry down — v. disparage; prohibit as not lawful … English contemporary dictionary
cry down — Decry, depreciate, condemn … New dictionary of synonyms
Cry — Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Down — Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Down helm — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Down on — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English