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1 contemptible
contemptible adj [cowardice, person] méprisable ; it was a really contemptible thing to do c'était en-dessous de tout que de faire cela. -
2 contemptible
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3 heel
heel [hi:l]1 noun∎ she spun or turned on her heel and walked away elle a tourné les talons;∎ figurative under the heel of Fascism sous le joug ou la botte du fascisme;∎ we followed hard on her heels (walked) nous lui emboîtâmes le pas; (tracked) nous étions sur ses talons;∎ famine followed hard on the heels of drought la sécheresse fut suivie de près par la famine;∎ he brought the dog to heel il a fait venir le chien à ses pieds;∎ figurative to bring sb to heel mettre qn au pas;∎ familiar to take to one's heels, to show a clean pair of heels se sauver à toutes jambes, prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ he's showing the other runners a clean pair of heels il a pris une belle avance sur les autres concurrents(b) (of boot, shoe) talon m;∎ she was wearing heels (high-heeled shoes) elle portait des talons;(c) (of glove, golf club, hand, knife, sock, tool) talon m(a) (boot, shoe) refaire le talon de;∎ to get one's shoes heeled (faire) refaire le talon de ses chaussures(b) (in rugby) talonner∎ heel! au pied!►► heel bar talon-minute m, réparations-minute fpl -
4 prick
[prik] 1. verb(to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into: She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.) piquer, percer2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) piqûre2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) trou (d'épingle)3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.)4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!)•- prick up one's ears- prick one's ears -
5 crud
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6 fink
A n2 ( contemptible person) sale type ○ m.■ fink out ◑ se défiler ○ ; to fink out on sb laisser qn en plan ○. -
7 base
base [beɪs]1. nounbase f3. adjective4. compounds* * *[beɪs] 1.1) gen, Military ( centre of operations) base fto return to base — Military rentrer à sa base
2) ( bottom part) (of object, spine, mountain, structure) base f; (of tree, cliff, lamp) pied m; ( of tail) point m d'attache; (of sculpture, statue) socle m; fig (for assumption, theory) base f3) Chemistry, Culinary base f4) Mathematics base f5) Sport base f2.adjective ( contemptible) [act, motive, emotion] ignoble3.transitive verb1) ( take as foundation) fonder [calculation, assumption, decision, research, character] (on sur)2) ( have as operations centre) (gén au passif) baser4.to be based in London/Paris — [person, company] être basé à Londres/Paris
- based combining formcomputer/pupil-based — [method, policy] basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves
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8 base
A n1 gen, Mil ( centre of operations) base f ; military/naval base base f militaire/navale ; to return to base Mil rentrer à sa base ;2 ( bottom part) (of object, spine, mountain, structure) base f ; (of tree, cliff) pied m ; ( of tail) point m d'attache ; (of sculpture, statue) socle m ; ( of lamp) pied m ; bed base bois m de lit ;3 fig ( basis) (for assumption, theory) base f ; ( for research) point m de départ ; to have a broad base avoir une base solide ;C vtr1 ( take as foundation) fonder [calculation, assumption, decision, policy, research, character] (on sur) ; to be based on être fondé sur [theory, policy etc] ; the film is based on the novel by Henry James/a true story le film est tiré du roman de Henry James/d'une histoire vraie ;2 ( have as operations centre) ( gén au passif) baser ; to be based in ou at London/Paris [person, company] être basé à Londres/Paris.D - based (dans composés) basé sur ; computer/pupil-based [method, policy] basé sur les ordinateurs/les élèves ; London-/Paris-based [person, company] basé à Londres/Paris ; home-based basé à la maison.to be off base ○ US dérailler ; to catch sb off base ○ US prendre qn au dépourvu ; to steal a base on sb ○ US devancer qn ; to touch all the bases US penser à tous les détails ; to touch base (with sb) prendre contact (avec qn). -
9 pathetic
pathetic [pəˈθetɪk]a. ( = very sad) [sight, grief] pitoyable* * *[pə'θetɪk]1) ( full of pathos) pathétique2) péj ( inadequate) misérable3) (colloq) péj ( contemptible) lamentable
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contemptible person — despicable person, person who is deserving of scorn … English contemporary dictionary
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turd* — Contemptible person … A concise dictionary of English slang
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dipshit — [dip′shit΄] n. [Vulgar Slang] a person thought of as being contemptible, weak, stupid, worthless, etc.; jerk * * * dip·shit (dĭpʹshĭt ) Vulgar Slang n. A foolish or contemptible person. adj. Foolish or contemptible. * * * … Universalium
lowlife — noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible only a rotter would do that kill the rat throw the bum out you cowardly little pukes! the British call a contemptible person a git • Syn: ↑rotter, ↑ … Useful english dictionary