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1 despise
[dɪ'spaɪz]* * *1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) disprezzare2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) disdegnare•- despicably* * *[dɪ'spaɪz] -
2 despise des·pise vt
[dɪs'paɪz](person) disprezzare, sdegnare, (sb's attentions, offer) disdegnare -
3 (to) despise
(to) despise /dɪˈspaɪz/v. t.disprezzare: She despised him for giving in so easily, lo disprezzava per aver ceduto così facilmente NOTA D'USO: -- ise o -ize?-. -
4 (to) despise
(to) despise /dɪˈspaɪz/v. t.disprezzare: She despised him for giving in so easily, lo disprezzava per aver ceduto così facilmente NOTA D'USO: -- ise o -ize?-. -
5 scorn
I [skɔːn]nome disprezzo m., disdegno m.to be held up to scorn by sb. — essere oggetto di scherno da parte di qcn.
II [skɔːn]to pour o heap scorn on — trattare con disprezzo [ person]; denigrare [attempt, argument, organization]
1) (despise) disprezzare [person, action]; disdegnare, disprezzare [fashion, make-up]2) (reject) rifiutare con sdegno [advice, invitation]; accogliere sdegnosamente [claim, suggestion]3) form.* * *[sko:n] 1. noun(contempt or disgust: He looked at my drawing with scorn.) disprezzo2. verb(to show contempt for; to despise: They scorned my suggestion.) disprezzare, respingere (sdegnosamente)- scornful- scornfully
- scornfulness* * *['skɔːn]1. ndisprezzo, schernoto pour scorn on sb/sth — deridere qn/qc
2. vt* * *scorn /skɔ:n/n.1 [u] disprezzo; disdegno; sprezzo; spregio2 oggetto di disprezzo; ludibrio3 oggetto di dileggio; zimbello● to laugh to scorn, deridere; dileggiare; schernire □ (lett.) to pour scorn on sb. [on st.], trattare q. in modo sprezzante [respingere sdegnosamente qc.].(to) scorn /skɔ:n/v. t.1 disprezzare; disdegnare; sprezzare; spregiare; sdegnare: I would scorn to do it, sdegnerei di farloscornern.spregiatore; schernitore.* * *I [skɔːn]nome disprezzo m., disdegno m.to be held up to scorn by sb. — essere oggetto di scherno da parte di qcn.
II [skɔːn]to pour o heap scorn on — trattare con disprezzo [ person]; denigrare [attempt, argument, organization]
1) (despise) disprezzare [person, action]; disdegnare, disprezzare [fashion, make-up]2) (reject) rifiutare con sdegno [advice, invitation]; accogliere sdegnosamente [claim, suggestion]3) form. -
6 look down
look down (with modesty, shame) abbassare lo sguardo; (from a height) guardare in basso; look down on [sb., sth.]2) (dominate) [ fortress] dominare [ valley]* * *vi + advabbassare gli occhi or lo sguardo, (from height) guardare giùto look down at sb/sth — guardare giù verso qn/qc
* * *look down (with modesty, shame) abbassare lo sguardo; (from a height) guardare in basso; look down on [sb., sth.]2) (dominate) [ fortress] dominare [ valley] -
7 --ise o -ize?-
Nota d'usoI verbi che finiscono in - ize si possono quasi sempre scrivere anche con la desinenza - ise: criticize/criticise; realize/realise; recognize/recognise; organize/organise; ecc. Nell'inglese britannico si preferisce - ise, mentre nell'inglese americano e internazionale si usa quasi esclusivamente - ize. A prescindere dal modo in cui si scrivono questi verbi e i loro derivati (- ization, - izable, - izing), è essenziale essere coerenti e usare una sola grafia all'interno di uno scritto. Ci sono tuttavia delle eccezioni. To capsize è l'unico verbo, oltre a quelli monosillabici, che termina esclusivamente in - ize; cioè che non si può mai scrivere con - ise. Inoltre, ci sono diversi verbi in - ise che non si possono scrivere in - ize; i più comuni sono to advertise, to advise, to chastise, to circumcise, to comprise, to compromise, to despise, to devise, to enfranchise, to excise, to exercise, to franchise, to improvise, to merchandise, to supervise, to surmise, to surprise e to televise. -
8 have no use for
(to despise: I have no use for such silliness / silly people.) (non avere a che fare) -
9 suck up to
((slang) to do or say things to please one's boss etc for one's own benefit: They despise him because he's always sucking up to the boss.) adulare
См. также в других словарях:
Despise — De*spise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis , in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Despicable},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
despise — despise, contemn, scorn, disdain, scout mean to regard a person or thing as beneath one s notice or as unworthy of one s attention or interest. The same differences in implications and connotations are observable in the corresponding nouns… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
despise — [di spīz′] vt. despised, despising [ME despisen < OFr despis , stem of despirer < L despicere, to look down upon, despise < de, down, from + specere, to look at: see SPECTACLE] 1. to look down on with contempt and scorn 2. to regard with … English World dictionary
despise — c.1300, from O.Fr. despis , prp. stem of despire to despise, from L. despicere look down on, scorn, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + spicere/specere look at (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). Related … Etymology dictionary
despise — index contemn, decry, disdain, disfavor, dishonor (deprive of honor), flout, misprize, rebuff, reject … Law dictionary
despise — must be spelt ise, not ize. See ise … Modern English usage
despise — [v] look down on abhor, abominate, allergic to*, contemn, deride, detest, disdain, disregard, eschew, execrate, feel contempt for, flout, hate, have no use for*, loathe, look down nose at*, misprize, neglect, put down*, reject, renounce,… … New thesaurus
despise — ► VERB ▪ feel contempt or repugnance for. DERIVATIVES despiser noun. ORIGIN Latin despicere look down … English terms dictionary
despise — v. 1) to despise utterly 2) (D; tr.) to despise for (I despised him for his cowardice) 3) (K) I despise his refusing to accept responsibility * * * [dɪs paɪz] (K) I despise his refusing to accept responsibility to despiseutterly (D;tr.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
Despise — Despicable and Dispicable redirect here. Despise means to regard with contempt or scorn. It may also refer to: Music Despised Icon, an extreme metal band Despise the Sun, an album A song by metal band, Slipknot on the digipak version of their… … Wikipedia
despise — verb he despised weakness Syn: detest, hate, loathe, abhor, execrate, deplore, dislike; scorn, disdain, look down on, deride, sneer at, revile; spurn, shun; formal abominate; archaic, or literary contemn Ant … Thesaurus of popular words