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belittle [bɪ'lɪtəl]rabaisser, dénigrer;∎ he's always belittling her work il dénigre toujours son travail;∎ to belittle oneself (disparage) se déprécier; (demean) se déconsidérer (aux yeux de quelqu'un, auprès de quelqu'un);∎ a belittling remark une remarque désobligeante -
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belittle [bɪˊlɪtl] v1) умаля́ть, преуменьша́ть, принижа́ть2) уменьша́ть -
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belittle [bɪˈlɪtl]* * *[bɪ'lɪtl]transitive verb rabaisser [person, achievement]; déprécier [efforts] -
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belittle vtr rabaisser [person, achievement, action] ; déprécier [efforts] ; to feel belittled se sentir déprécié. -
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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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transitive verb* * *[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) herabsetzen* * *be·lit·tle[bɪˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]vt▪ to \belittle sth etw herabsetzen [o schlechtmachen]; one's successes, achievements etw schmälernshe tends to \belittle her own efforts sie neigt dazu, ihre eigenen Bemühungen runterzuspielen* * *[bI'lɪtl]vtherabsetzen, heruntermachen (inf); achievement also schmälernto belittle oneself — sich schlechter machen, als man ist
* * *belittle v/t1. a) verkleinernb) klein erscheinen lassen2. fig herabsetzen, schmälern:belittle o.s. sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen3. fig verharmlosen, bagatellisieren* * *transitive verb* * *v.erniedrigen v.herabsetzen v.niedermachen v.schmälern v.verniedlichen v. -
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be·lit·tle [bɪʼlɪtl̩, Am -t̬l̩] vtto \belittle sth etw herabsetzen [o schlechtmachen]; one's successes, achievements etw schmälern;she tends to \belittle her own efforts sie neigt dazu, ihre eigenen Bemühungen runterzuspielen;to \belittle oneself sich akk schlechter machen, als man ist -
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[bıʹlıtl] v1. умалять; преуменьшать; принижатьto belittle smb.'s accomplishments - умалять чьи-л. достоинства
to feel belittled in the presence of smb. - чувствовать себя приниженным /ничтожным/ в чьём-л. присутствии
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{bi'liti}
v подценявам, омаловажавам* * *{bi'liti} v подценявам, омаловажавам.* * *омаловажавам;* * *v подценявам, омаловажавам* * * -
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v. kleineren, bagatelliseren[ billitl]1 onbelangrijk(er) doen schijnen ⇒ kleineren, bagatelliseren -
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[English Word] belittle[Swahili Word] -rahisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[bi'litël] vt. nënvleftësoj, i ul vlerat● they belittled his great discoveries ata i ulën vlerat zbulimeve të tij të mëdha● belittle oneself nënçmoj veten -
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умалять, преуменьшать, принижать -
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vумалять, преуменьшать; принижать- belittle smb.'s strength -
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bɪˈlɪtl гл. занижать, недооценивать, преуменьшать, принижать, умалять Syn: deprecate, depreciate, detract, discredit, disparage, minimize, derogate, underestimate Ant: credit, encourage, enhance, exaggerateумалять;
преуменьшать;
принижать;
- to * smb.'s accomplishments умалять чьи-л. достоинства;
- to feel *d in the presence smb. чувствовать себя приниженным в чьем-л. присутствии (устаревшее) уменьшатьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > belittle
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[bɪ'lɪtl]1) Общая лексика: преуменьшать, преуменьшить, принижать, принизить, умалить, умалять, недооценивать2) Устаревшее слово: уменьшать -
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[bɪ`lɪtl]занижать, недооценивать, преуменьшать, принижать, умалятьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > belittle
См. также в других словарях:
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