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1 contemptible
adjective (deserving contempt: His behaviour was contemptible.) opovrhnutiahodný* * *• opovrhnutiahodný -
2 cheap
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3 contempt
[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) opovrhnutie2) (disregard for the law.) pohŕdanie (čím)•- contemptibly
- contemptuous
- contemptuously* * *• opovrhnutie• pohrdanie -
4 degrade
[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) ponížiť* * *• zbavit úradu• zvrhnút sa• znížit• zosadit• degradovat -
5 shoddy
['ʃodi]1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) nekvalitný, podradný2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) nečestný•- shoddily- shoddiness* * *• utahaný• vlna z odpadu• vulgárny• zhotovený z odpadovej vln• zlá látka• strojová vlna• súkno z odpadovej vlny• gýcovitý• falšovaný• falošný• druhoradý tovar• gýc• imitácia• brak• regenerovaná guma• povýšenec• povýšenectvo• náhrada• odfláknutý• odpad• odpadový -
6 despicable
[di'spikəbl]adjective (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) opovrhnutiahodný -
7 low-down
adjective (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) podlý -
8 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.) pichnúť (sa), pripichnúť2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) bodnutie2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) dierka3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.) penis4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!) blbec, otravný človek•- prick one's ears
См. также в других словарях:
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
Contemptible — Con*tempt i*ble, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Despised; scorned; neglected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
