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1 contemptible
adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) desprezível* * *con.tempt.i.ble[kənt'emptəbəl] adj contemptível, desprezível. -
2 contemptible
adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) desprezível -
3 contemptible
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4 cheap
[ i:p]1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) barato2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) ordinário•- cheaply- cheapness* * *[tʃi:p] adj 1 barato, de preço baixo. 2 a preço reduzido (passagem, etc.). 3 oferecendo preços baixos (mercado ou casa). 4 fácil de adquirir, fazer, etc. 5 de pouco valor, comum, inferior, desprezível. I hold him cheap / desprezo-o ou menosprezo-o. 6 desconcertado, atônito. • adv a preço baixo, barato. cheap and nasty barato e ruim. dirt cheap a preço de banana, de preço vil. on the cheap coll barato, por uma ninharia. to feel cheap sl 1 sentir-se mal. 2 sentir-se desconcertado. to get off cheap(ly) sair-se bem, safar-se sem prejuízo. -
5 contempt
[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) desprezo2) (disregard for the law.) desacato•- contemptibly
- contemptuous
- contemptuously* * *con.tempt[kənt'empt] n 1 desprezo, desdém. he brings me into contempt / ele me despreza. I hold him in contempt / menosprezo-o. 2 Jur desrespeito, desobediência. beneath contempt abaixo de qualquer crítica. in contempt of apesar de. it deserves contempt merece desprezo. to feel contempt for desprezar. -
6 degrade
[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) rebaixar* * *de.grade[digr'eid] vt+vi 1 degradar, privar de graus, dignidades ou empregos. 2 rebaixar, aviltar. 3 Geol desintegrar, desagregar-se. 4 Biol reduzir a um tipo inferior. 5 afrouxar a luz, as cores, degradar cores. 6 degenerar-se, piorar. -
7 despicable
[di'spikəbl]adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) desprezível* * *des.pi.ca.ble[disp'ikəbəl] adj vil, desprezível, baixo, mesquinho. -
8 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) ruim* * *low-down[l'ou daun] n sl 1 fatos concretos. 2 informações confidenciais. -
9 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.) picar2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) picadela2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) furo3) ((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* * *[prik] n 1 ponto, punctura. 2 picada, ferroada. 3 ferrão. 4 remorso, escrúpulo. 5 vulg caralho, pau, cacete. 6 sl pessoa metida a besta. • vt+vi 1 picar, pungir, furar. 2 aferroar, aguilhoar. 3 afligir, atormentar, causar remorsos a. his conscience pricks him / ele tem remorsos. 4 espicaçar, incitar. 5 marcar com pontos de agulha. 6 granir (desenho). 7 formigar, sentir comichão. it pricked my hand / senti comichão na mão. to kick against the pricks dar murro em ponta de faca, remar contra a maré. to prick down registrar, marcar. to prick out 1 picotar um molde. 2 escolher, selecionar. 3 transplantar. to prick up the ears aguçar os ouvidos. -
10 shoddy
['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) ruim2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) baixo•- shoddily- shoddiness* * *shod.dy[ʃ'ɔdi] n 1 lã inferior. 2 coisa de segunda qualidade, traste. • adj inferior, ordinário. -
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12 contempt
[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) desprezo2) (disregard for the law.) desacato•- contemptibly - contemptuous - contemptuously -
13 degrade
[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) degradar -
14 despicable
[di'spikəbl]adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) desprezível -
15 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) vil -
16 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.) picar2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) picada2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) furinho, picada3) ((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 -
17 shoddy
['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) ordinário2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) baixo•- shoddily- shoddiness
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