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1 contemptible
[kən'tɛmptəbl]adj* * *adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) zasługujący na pogardę -
2 cheap
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3 contempt
[kən'tɛmpt]npogarda fcontempt of court — ( disobedience) niezastosowanie się do nakazu sądu; ( disrespect) obraza sądu
to have contempt for sb/sth, to hold sb/sth in contempt — gardzić or pogardzać kimś/czymś
* * *[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) pogarda2) (disregard for the law.) lekceważenie•- contemptibly
- contemptuous
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4 degrade
[dɪ'greɪd]vt* * *[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) poniżyć -
5 despicable
[dɪs'pɪkəbl]adjnikczemny, podły* * *[di'spikəbl]adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) nikczemny -
6 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) podły -
7 miserable
['mɪzərəbl]adj( unhappy) nieszczęśliwy; ( unpleasant) weather ponury; person nieprzyjemny; ( wretched) conditions nędzny; ( contemptible) donation etc nędzny, marny; failure sromotny* * *['mizərəbl]1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) nieszczęśliwy2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) marny, nędzny• -
8 prick
[prɪk] 1. nukłucie nt; (inf!) kutas m (inf!)2. vt* * *[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.) ukłuć, przekłuć2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) ukłucie2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) dziurka, nakłucie3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.) kutas, chuj4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!) kutas, chujek•- prick up one's ears- prick one's ears -
9 shoddy
['ʃɔdɪ]adj* * *['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) tandetny2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) ohydny•- shoddily- shoddiness
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contemptible — adj Contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby are comparable when they mean arousing or deserving scorn or disdain. Contemptible applies to whatever inspires such scorn or disdain for any reason however great or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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contemptible — ⇒CONTEMPTIBLE, adj. Rare. Qui mérite le mépris, méprisable. Une offrande si contemptible (GIDE, Si le grain ne meurt, 1924, p. 611). Rem. Attesté ds Ac. 1798 1878 et, au XXe s., par Nouv. Lar. ill., Lar. 20e, QUILLET 1965. Prononc. et Orth.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
contemptible — contemptible, contemptuous Contemptible in current use means ‘deserving contempt’ • (His defiant and sulky defence of his right to pat bottoms and hump secretaries, or pin women to the wall in sexual passes, is contemptible Independent, 2006)… … Modern English usage
contemptible — CONTEMPTIBLE. adj. v. Vil & mesprisable. Il s est rendu contemptible, c est un homme vil & contemptible. Il vieillit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
contemptible — I adjective abhorrent, abiectus, abject, abominable, atrocious, base, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, condemnatory, contemned, contemnendus, contemptus, contumelious, corrupt, culpable, damnable, deplorable, depraved, despicable, despised,… … Law dictionary
contemptible — CONTEMPTIBLE. adj. des 2 gen. Vil et méprisable. Il s est rendu contemptible. C est un homme vil etcontemptible. Il vieillit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
contemptible — (del lat. «contemptibĭlis»; ant.) adj. Despreciable … Enciclopedia Universal
contemptible — late 14c., from L. contemptibilis worthy of scorn, from contempt , pp. stem of contemnere (see CONTEMPT (Cf. contempt)). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly … Etymology dictionary
contemptible — [adj] despicable, shameful abhorrent, abject, abominable, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, crass, currish, degenerate, despisable, detestable, dirty, disgusting, hateful, heel, ignoble, ignominious, inferior, low, lowdown*, lowest, mean, odious,… … New thesaurus
contemptible — Contemptible, Contemnendus … Thresor de la langue françoyse