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dédaigner [dedeɲe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = mépriser) to scorn• il ne dédaigne pas un verre de vin de temps à autre he's not averse to the occasional glass of wineb. ( = négliger) [+ offre] to spurn* * *dedeɲeverbe transitif gén to despise [personne, gloire, richesse]ce n'est pas à dédaigner — (somme, titre) it's not to be sneezed at ou despised
dédaigné de ses contemporains — spurned by his/her contemporaries
* * *dedeɲe vt1) (= mépriser) to despise, to scorn2) (= refuser)Elle ne boit pas d'alcool mais ne dédaigne un bon bordeaux de temps en temps. — She doesn't drink spirits, but she's not averse to a good claret from time to time.
une héroïne qui ne dédaigne pas de porter le vêtement masculin — a heroine who's not averse to donning men's clothes
3) (= négliger) to disregard* * *dédaigner verb table: aimer vtr ( mépriser) to despise [personne, gloire, richesse]; to scorn [danger]; to spurn [conseil, office]; ( ne pas faire cas de) to disregard, to ignore [insulte, interruption, danger]; ce n'est pas à dédaigner (somme, titre) it's not to be sneezed at ou despised; ( danger) it shouldn't be ignored; dédaigné de ses contemporains spurned by his/her contemporaries; il ne dédaigne pas la bonne chère he's not averse to good food; elle dédaigna de se lever she did not deign to get up; il ne dédaigne pas de les aider he doesn't consider it beneath him to help them out.[dedeɲe] verbe transitif1. [mépriser - personne] to look down on (separable), to despise, to scorn ; [ - compliment, richesse] to despise, to disdainune augmentation, ce n'est pas à dédaigner a salary increase is not to be sniffed at————————dédaigner de verbe plus préposition -
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not to be sniffed at — Not to be despised • • • Main Entry: ↑sniff * * * not to be sniffed at british informal phrase very good, or good enough to consider having A £50,000 a year salary is not to be sniffed at! Thesaurus: very good … Useful english dictionary
not to be sniffed at — British informal very good, or good enough to consider having A £50,000 a year salary is not to be sniffed at! … English dictionary
not to be sniffed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
not to be sniffed at — informal worth having or considering. → sniff … English new terms dictionary
not to be sneezed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
(to) be sniffed at — (not) to be sneezed/sniffed at informal 1. if something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, it is large enough to be worth having. And there s the increase in salary to be considered. Ј3000 extra a year is not to be sneezed… … New idioms dictionary
sniff — [[t]snɪ̱f[/t]] sniffs, sniffing, sniffed 1) VERB When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval. She wiped her face and sniffed loudly … English dictionary
sniff — sniff1 [snıf] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] 1.) to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold ▪ Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded. ▪ Stop sniffing and blow your nose. 2.) [I and T] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sniff — I UK [snɪf] / US verb Word forms sniff : present tense I/you/we/they sniff he/she/it sniffs present participle sniffing past tense sniffed past participle sniffed * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example … English dictionary
sniff — sniff1 [ snıf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have been crying: Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose. It wasn t my fault! he sniffed. a ) to smell something: sniff at: Henry… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sniff — 1 verb 1 BREATHE NOISILY (I) to breathe air into your nose noisily, especially in short breaths: Stop sniffing why can t you blow your nose? 2 SMELL (I, T) to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English