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1 beneath contempt
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2 to be beneath contempt
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3 contempt
kən'tempt1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) desprecio, desdén2) (disregard for the law.) desacato•- contemptibly
- contemptuous
- contemptuously
contempt n despreciotr[kən'tempt]1 desprecio, desdén nombre masculino, menosprecio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be beneath contempt ser despreciablecontempt of court SMALLLAW/SMALL desacato al tribunalto hold something/somebody in contempt despreciar algo/a alguiencontempt [kən'tɛmpt] n1) disdain: desprecio m, desdén mto hold in contempt: despreciar2) : desacato m (ante un tribunal)n.• desacato s.m.• desdén s.m.• desecho s.m.• desprecio s.m.• higa s.f.• menosprecio s.m.• vilipendio s.m.kən'temptmass noun1) ( scorn) desprecio m, desdén mto hold something/somebody in contempt — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
to be beneath contempt — ser* despreciable or deleznable
2) contempt (of court) ( Law) desacato m al tribunal[kǝn'tempt]N desprecio m, desdén mto hold sth/sb in contempt — despreciar algo/a algn
to bring into contempt — desprestigiar, envilecer
to hold in contempt — despreciar; (Jur) declarar en rebeldía
contempt of court — (Jur) desacato m (a los tribunales)
* * *[kən'tempt]mass noun1) ( scorn) desprecio m, desdén mto hold something/somebody in contempt — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
to be beneath contempt — ser* despreciable or deleznable
2) contempt (of court) ( Law) desacato m al tribunal -
4 beneath
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1. preposition1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) bajo, debajo (de)2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) no valer la pena
2. adverb(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) de abajobeneath1 adv abajobeneath2 prep bajo / debajo de / por debajo detr[bɪ'niːɵ]1 bajo, debajo de2 por debajo de3 figurative use indigno,-a de, no digno,-a de1 de abajo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto marry beneath oneself casarse con alguien de clase inferiorbeneath [bɪ'ni:ɵ] adv: bajo, abajo, debajobeneath prep: bajo de, abajo de, por debajo deadv.• abajo adv.• debajo adv.prep.• debajo de prep.
I bɪ'niːθ1) ( under) bajo2)a) ( inferior to)those beneath him — los que están (or estaban etc) por debajo de él
b) ( unworthy of)
II
[bɪ'niːθ]1. PREP1) (=below) debajo de, bajo2) (fig) inferior a, por debajo de2.ADV abajo, debajo* * *
I [bɪ'niːθ]1) ( under) bajo2)a) ( inferior to)those beneath him — los que están (or estaban etc) por debajo de él
b) ( unworthy of)
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5 beneath
adv.1 abajo.2 debajo, abajo, por debajo.adv. & prep.bajo o en paraje más bajo, debajo, abajo; del centro, de lo más hondo (under).prep.1 debajo de, bajo (physically)to marry beneath one casarse con alguien de clase social inferiorshe thinks it's beneath her to work cree que trabajar supondría rebajarsebeneath contempt (completamente) despreciable -
6 desprecio
Del verbo despreciar: ( conjugate despreciar) \ \
desprecio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
despreció es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: despreciar desprecio
despreciar ( conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo ( profundamente) to despise
desprecio sustantivo masculino ( más intenso) contempt;◊ me miró con desprecio she gave me a disdainful o scornful look◊ hacerle un desprecio a algn to snub o slight sb
despreciar verbo transitivo
1 (odiar) to despise
2 (menospreciar) to look down on, to scorn
3 (desdeñar) to reject, spurn
desprecio sustantivo masculino
1 (menosprecio, falta de estima) contempt, scorn, disdain: no puede disimular el desprecio que siente hacia esa familia, she can't hide the contempt she has for that family
2 (descortesía, desaire) slight, snub: para ella sería un desprecio que no aceptases la invitación, she would feel slighted should you not accept the invitation ' desprecio' also found in these entries: Spanish: bofetada - cara - caro - disfraz - larvada - larvado - pequeña - pequeño - rechazo - rictus - vilipendio - bah - profundo English: beneath - contempt - curl - disdain - doormat - nose - scornfully - sneer - deprecating - put
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beneath contempt — Utterly despicable • • • Main Entry: ↑contempt * * * beneath contempt phrase if someone or something is beneath contempt, they are so bad or so unimportant that they do not deserve any attention Thesaurus: unimportantsynonym bad or of a low… … Useful english dictionary
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beneath contempt — so low as to be unworthy even of contempt; disdainful … English contemporary dictionary
beneath contempt — utterly worthless or despicable. → contempt … English new terms dictionary
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contempt — con|tempt [kənˈtempt] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: contemptus, from contemnere to think of with contempt , from com ( COM ) + temnere to despise ] 1.) a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contempt — n. scorn 1) to demonstrate, display, show contempt for 2) bitter, deep, profound, total, unmitigated, utter contempt 3) contempt for 4) beneath contempt disrespect (legal) 5) to hold in contempt (to hold smb. in contempt of court) ( to accuse smb … Combinatory dictionary