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1 menospreciar
v.1 to scorn, to despise.2 to underestimate, to belittle, to cold-shoulder, to cry down.* * *1 (despreciar) to despise, scorn2 (no valorar) to undervalue, underrate* * *VT1) (=despreciar) to scorn, despise2) (=ofender) to slight3) (=subestimar) to underrate, underestimate* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.----* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *menospreciar [A1 ]vt1 (despreciar) ‹persona/obra› to despise, scorn, look down on2 (subestimar) to underestimatemenospreciar el valor de algo to underestimate the value of sthno lo menosprecies don't underestimate o underrate him* * *
menospreciar ( conjugate menospreciar) verbo transitivo
menospreciar verbo transitivo
1 (despreciar) to scorn, disdain
2 (infravalorar) to underestimate
' menospreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
- desdeñar
English:
demean
- despise
- devalue
- disparage
- put down
- belittle
- denigrate
* * *menospreciar vt1. [despreciar] to scorn, to despise2. [infravalorar] to undervalue* * *v/t1 ( subestimar) underestimate2 ( desdeñar) look down on* * *menospreciar vt1) despreciar: to scorn, to look down on2) : to underestimate, to undervalue -
2 despreciar
v.1 to scorn.2 to spurn.3 to despise, to disdain, to flout, to hold in contempt.Ricardo desprecia a los avaros Richard despises cheapskates.4 to turn down, to snub.La chica despreció su ayuda The girl turned down his help.* * *1 (desdeñar) to despise, scorn, look down on2 (desestimar) to reject; (ignorar) to disregard, ignore* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to despise, scorn2) (=rechazar) [+ oferta, regalo] to spurn, reject2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex. Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *despreciar [A1 ]vt1 (menospreciar) ‹persona› to look down onla despreciaban por su humilde origen people looked down on her because of her humble backgroundlo desprecio profundamente I despise him2 (rechazar) ‹oferta/ayuda› to spurn ( liter), to rejectle despreció el regalo he spurned her giftes un trabajo que todos desprecian it's a job which everyone feels is beneath them3 (ser indiferente a) ‹peligro/muerte› to disregard, scorn ( liter)4 (no tener en cuenta) ‹posibilidad/consejo› to disregard, discount* * *
despreciar ( conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo
( profundamente) to despise
despreciar verbo transitivo
1 (odiar) to despise
2 (menospreciar) to look down on, to scorn
3 (desdeñar) to reject, spurn
' despreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menospreciar
English:
despise
- disdain
- flout
- look down on
- disregard
- nose
* * *despreciar vt1. [desdeñar] to look down on, to scorn;lo desprecian por su egoísmo they look down on him because of his selfishness;no sabes cómo te desprecio you can't imagine how much I despise you2. [rechazar] to spurn;ha despreciado muchas ofertas he has rejected many offers;tómeselo, no me lo desprecie take it, don't turn it down3. [ignorar] to scorn, to disregard;despreció el mal tiempo y se fue a esquiar scorning o disregarding the poor weather, he went skiing* * *v/t1 look down on, despise2 propuesta reject* * *despreciar vtdesdeñar, menospreciar: to despise, to scorn, to disdain* * *despreciar vb1. (menospreciar) to look down on / to despise2. (rechazar) to reject -
3 denigrar
v.to denigrate, to vilify.Sus acusaciones falsas enlodan a María His false accusations denigrate Mary.* * *1 to denigrate, disparage, run down2 (insultar) to insult, revile* * *VT (=difamar) to denigrate, run down; (=injuriar) to insult* * *verbo transitivoa) ( hablar mal de) to denigrateb) ( degradar) to degrade* * *= denigrate.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( hablar mal de) to denigrateb) ( degradar) to degrade* * *= denigrate.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
* * *denigrar [A1 ]vt1 (hablar mal de) to denigrate2 (degradar) to degradeimágenes que denigran a la mujer pictures that are degrading to women* * *
denigrar ( conjugate denigrar) verbo transitivo
denigrar verbo transitivo to denigrate, insult
' denigrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
humillar
English:
denigrate
- belittle
* * *denigrar vt1. [humillar] to denigrate, to vilify2. [insultar] to insult* * *v/t1 degrade2 ( criticar) denigrate* * *denigrar vt1) difamar: to denigrate, to disparage2) : to degrade, to humiliate -
4 esencia
f.1 essence.quinta esencia quintessence2 extract, essence.3 ens.* * *1 essence2 (perfume) essence, perfume, scent\quinta esencia quintessence* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=base) [de teoría] essence; [de asunto, problema] hearten esencia — essentially, in essence
2) [de perfume] essence* * *1) (fondo, base) essenceen esencia — essentially, in essence
2) (Coc, Quím, Fil) essence•* * *= essence, nature, substance, flavour [flavor, -USA], marrow, quid, crux.Ex. In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.Ex. The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.Ex. The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.Ex. The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.----* aceite de esencias = essential oil.* en esencia = in essence, essentially.* en su esencia = in substance.* esencia de eucalipto = eucalyptus oil.* esencia de, la = pith and marrow of, the.* esencia irlandesa = Irishness.* * *1) (fondo, base) essenceen esencia — essentially, in essence
2) (Coc, Quím, Fil) essence•* * *= essence, nature, substance, flavour [flavor, -USA], marrow, quid, crux.Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.* aceite de esencias = essential oil.* en esencia = in essence, essentially.* en su esencia = in substance.* esencia de eucalipto = eucalyptus oil.* esencia de, la = pith and marrow of, the.* esencia irlandesa = Irishness.* * *A1 (fondo, base) essencela esencia de su teoría the essence of his theoryen esencia essentially, in essencese trata, en esencia, de un problema político the problem is essentially a political one, the problem is, in essence, a political one2 ( Fil) essenceesencia divina divine essenceCompuestos:coffee essenceturpentine, turps ( BrE)vanilla essence* * *
esencia sustantivo femenino
essence
esencia sustantivo femenino essence
♦ Locuciones: quinta esencia, quintessence
' esencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ser
- extracto
English:
essence
* * *esencia nf1. [lo principal, lo básico] essence;en esencia in essence, essentially;en esencia sus opiniones apenas difieren at bottom there's little difference between their views2. [extracto, concentrado] essence;esencia de lavanda lavender water;esencia de café/vainilla coffee/vanilla essenceesencia mineral mineral oil;esencia de trementina oil of turpentine* * *f essence;en esencia essentially, in essence* * *esencia nf: essence -
5 indisponer contra
v.to set against, to turn against.Indispusieron a María contra el vecino They set Mary against her neighbor.* * *(v.) = prejudice + Nombre + againstEx. Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.* * *(v.) = prejudice + Nombre + againstEx: Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.
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6 por alguna razón
= for some reason, for whatever reasonEx. The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.* * *= for some reason, for whatever reasonEx: The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas. -
7 por algún motivo
Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.* * *Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
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8 por cualquier motivo
Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.* * *Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
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9 por cualquier razón
Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.* * *Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
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10 predisponer en contra de
(v.) = prejudice + Nombre + againstEx. Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.* * *(v.) = prejudice + Nombre + againstEx: Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.
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11 detraer
v.1 to detract, to remove, to take away, to withdraw.Ricardo detrajo su comentario Richard withdrew his comment.2 to detract, to slander to vilify.3 to disparage, to defame, to revile, to denigrate.Ella detrajo su reputación She disparaged his reputation.* * *1 (substraer) to withdraw1 figurado (denigrar) to denigrate* * *VT1) (=quitar) to remove, separate, take away2) (=desviar) to turn aside3) (=denigrar) to disparage; (Pol) to knock *** * *vtto deductdetraer fondos/un porcentaje to deduct funds/a percentage -
12 desacreditar
v.to discredit.Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent* * *1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *desacreditar [A1 ]vtesos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputationla oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *
desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descalificar
English:
discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- debunk
- disrepute
* * *♦ vtto discredit;hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar vtdesprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace -
13 desprestigiar
v.1 to discredit.María desprestigió el producto Mary discredited the product.2 to slander, to bring into disrepute, to discredit, to disrepute.María desprestigió al alcalde Mary slandered the mayor.* * *1 to discredit, ruin the reputation of1 to lose one's prestige, lose one's good reputation* * *1. VT1) (=criticar) to disparage, run down2) (=desacreditar) to discredittus meteduras de pata desprestigian a toda la profesión — your faux pas tarnish the reputation of our whole profession
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.----* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *1.verbo transitivo to discredit2.desprestigiarse v pron persona/producto/empresa to lose prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado — his reputation o prestige as a lawyer has been damaged
* * *= vilify, smear.Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.* desprestigiarse = lose + face.* * *desprestigiar [A1 ]vtto discreditlas luchas internas han desprestigiado al partido internal disputes have discredited the party o damaged the party's prestige«persona/producto/empresa» to lose prestigela compañía se desprestigió con ese producto that product gave the company a bad name o damaged the company's prestigese ha desprestigiado como abogado his reputation o prestige o good name as a lawyer has been damaged o has suffered* * *
desprestigiar ( conjugate desprestigiar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desprestigiarse verbo pronominal [persona/producto/empresa] to lose prestige
desprestigiar verbo transitivo to discredit, run down
' desprestigiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacreditar
- sambenito
- señalar
English:
smear
* * *♦ vtto discredit;aquello lo desprestigió ante la opinión pública that discredited him in the eyes of the public* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar: to discredit, to disgrace -
14 ajar
m.garlic field, garlic patch.v.1 to wither, to cause to fade (flores).2 to wrinkle, to crumple, to rumple.* * *1 (deslucir) to spoil, wear out1 (persona) to become worn out, wear oneself out2 (piel) to become wrinkled, wrinkle* * *ISM garlic field, garlic patchII1. VT1) (=arrugar) to crumple, crush2) (=despreciar) to abuse, disparage2.See:* * *1. 2.* * *1. 2.* * *ajar [A1 ]vt1(estropear): el tiempo había ajado la pintura time had taken its toll on the paintworkaja las manos it makes your hands rough, it's rough on the hands■ ajarse1(estropearse): la chaqueta se había ajado the jacket had wornse le ajaron las manos his hands became roughlas flores se han ajado the flowers have withered* * *♦ vt[flores] to wither, to cause to fade; [piel] to wrinkle; [colores] to cause to fade; [ropa] to wear out* * *v/t1 flores wither2 ( desgastar) wear* * *ajar vt: to wear out, to spoil -
15 demeritar
verbo transitivo (AmL frml)a) < persona> to discreditb) <esfuerzos/trabajo> to detract from* * *verbo transitivo (AmL frml)a) < persona> to discreditb) <esfuerzos/trabajo> to detract from* * *demeritar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to discredit2 ‹esfuerzos/trabajo› to detract from, take away from* * *demeritar vtAm to belittle, to disparage* * *demeritar vt1) : to detract from2) : to discredit -
16 criticar
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17 hablar
vbspeak vb, talk vbhablar mal de (disparage) knockhablar de negocios talk businesshablar en serio talk businesshablar del trabajo (informal) talk shop -
18 apocar
• belittle• decry• deflate• deprecate• depreciate• derogate• disparage• dispraise• humble• make life difficult for oneself• make light of• make lighter• make limber• make little of• make little or no difference• run down• underrate -
19 denigrar
• defame• denigrate• disparage• maliciously-minded person• malignance• offend• reviewal• revilement• throw mud on• vilify -
20 desacreditar
• bring into disrepute• disparage
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См. также в других словарях:
disparage — I verb affront, asperse, be insolent, be rude, belittle, bemock, besmear, bespatter, blacken, blot, bring reproach upon, calumniate, cavil, censure, cheapen, condemn, contemn, criticize, debase, decry, defame, deflate, degrade, denigrate,… … Law dictionary
Disparage — Dis*par age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disparaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparaging}.] [OF. desparagier, F. d[ e]parager, to marry unequally; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal, peer. See {Peer}.] 1. To match… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disparage — Dis pa*rage , n. Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Dissuaded her from such a disparage. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disparage — [di spar′ij] vt. disparaged, disparaging [ME disparagen < OFr desparagier, to marry one of inferior rank < des (see DIS ) + parage, rank < per, PEER1] 1. to lower in esteem; discredit 2. to speak slightingly of; show disrespect for;… … English World dictionary
disparage — early 14c., degrade socially, from O.Fr. desparagier (Mod.Fr. déparager) reduce in rank, degrade, devalue, depreciate, originally to marry unequally, and thus by extension the disgrace or dishonor involved in this, from des away (see DIS (Cf. dis … Etymology dictionary
disparage — *decry, depreciate, derogate, detract, belittle, minimize Analogous words: asperse, *malign, traduce, defame, slander, libel: deprecate, *disapprove Antonyms: applaud Contrasted words: *praise, laud, extol, eulogize, acclaim: *commend, compliment … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disparage — [v] criticize; detract from abuse, belittle, chill*, cry down, decry, defame, degrade, deject, demoralize, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, dis*, discourage, discredit, disdain, dishearten, dismiss, dispirit, dispraise, downcry … New thesaurus
disparage — ► VERB ▪ regard or represent as being of little worth; scorn. DERIVATIVES disparagement noun disparaging adjective. ORIGIN Old French desparagier marry someone of unequal rank , from Latin par equal … English terms dictionary
disparage — disparager, n. /di spar ij/, v.t., disparaged, disparaging. 1. to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. 2. to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of: Your behavior will disparage… … Universalium
disparage — [[t]dɪ̱spæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] disparages, disparaging, disparaged VERB If you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. [FORMAL] [V n] ...Larkin s tendency to disparage literature … English dictionary
disparage — UK [dɪˈspærɪdʒ] / US [dɪˈsperɪdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms disparage : present tense I/you/we/they disparage he/she/it disparages present participle disparaging past tense disparaged past participle disparaged to say unpleasant things about… … English dictionary