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1 belittle
[bɪ'lɪtl]verbo transitivo sminuire [person, achievement]* * *[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) sminuire* * *[bɪ'lɪtl]verbo transitivo sminuire [person, achievement] -
2 belittle be·lit·tle vt
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3 (to) belittle
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4 (to) belittle
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5 little ***** lit·tle
I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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6 short *****
[ʃɔːt]it was a great holiday, but too short — è stata una bella vacanza, ma troppo breve
to be short in the leg — (person) avere le gambe corte, (trousers) essere corti di gamba
to win by a short head Racing — vincere di mezza testa or incollatura
to make short work of sth — (job) sbrigare qc, (cake, drink) far fuori qc
2)I'm £30 short — mi mancano 30 sterlineto give short weight or short measure to sb — imbrogliare qn sul peso or sulla misura
to be short of sth — (money) essere a corto di qc
short of breath — senza fiato, con il fiatone
3) (concise) breve"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Pat" è il diminutivo di "Patricia"
in short — in breve, a farla breve
in short, the answer is no — per farla breve, la risposta è no
4) (reply, manner) secco (-a), brusco (-a)2. adv1)(suddenly, abruptly)
to stop short — fermarsi di colpo2)to run short of sth — rimanere senza qcto come or fall short of — (expectations) venire meno a, (needs) non soddisfare
to sell sb short — (fig: belittle) sminuire qn, buttar giù qn
to be taken or caught short fam — avere un bisognino urgente
3)short of selling the house, what can we do? — non vedo cos'altro potremmo fare, a parte vendere la casaI'll do anything short of... — farò tutto tranne che...
3. n1) ElecSee:2) (fam: drink) superalcolico3) (also: short film) cortometraggioSee:4. vt, viSee:
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belittle — (v.) 1781, to make small, from BE (Cf. be ) + LITTLE (Cf. little) (v.); first recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson (and probably coined by him), who was roundly execrated for it in England: Belittle! What an expression! It may be an elegant… … Etymology dictionary
belittle — is, to the surprise of many, an Americanism, disapproved of by Fowler (1926) as an ‘undesirable alien’, at least in its meaning ‘decry, depreciate’. • (Never belittle anything that your patients earnestly believe Oxford Companion to US History,… … Modern English usage
Belittle — Be*lit tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belittling}.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belittle — index cavil, condescend (patronize), contemn, decry, defame, demean (make lower), demote, denigrate … Law dictionary
belittle — depreciate, disparage, derogate, detract, minimize, *decry Analogous words: underestimate, undervalue, underrate (see base words at ESTIMATE): diminish, reduce, lessen, *decrease Antonyms: aggrandize, magnify Contrasted words: *exalt: heighten,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
belittle — [v] detract bad mouth, blister, criticize, cut down to size*, cut to the quick*, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, dispraise, downgrade, downplay, dump on*, knock*, lower, minimize, pan,… … New thesaurus
belittle — ► VERB ▪ dismiss as unimportant … English terms dictionary
belittle — ☆ belittle [bē lit′ l, bilit′ l ] vt. belittled, belittling [coined ( c. 1780) by JEFFERSON Thomas] to make seem little, less important, etc.; speak slightingly of; depreciate SYN. DISPARAGE belittlement n. belittler n … English World dictionary
belittle — [[t]bɪlɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] belittles, belittling, belittled VERB If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good. [V n] We mustn t belittle her outstanding achievement... [V n] It makes no sense to… … English dictionary
belittle — UK [bɪˈlɪt(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms belittle : present tense I/you/we/they belittle he/she/it belittles present participle belittling past tense belittled past participle belittled to say or think that someone or something is… … English dictionary
belittle — See belittle, disparage … Dictionary of problem words and expressions