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1 patronise
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) (trattare con aria di superiorità)2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) frequentare -
2 patron
['peɪtrən]1) (supporter) (of artist) mecenate m. e f.; (of person) protettore m. (-trice); (of charity) patrono m. (-essa), benefattore m. (-trice)3) (anche patron saint) patrono m. (-a)* * *['peitrən]1) (a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc: He's a patron of the arts.) patrocinatore, mecenate2) (a (regular) customer of a shop etc: The manager said that he knew all his patrons.) cliente•- patronize
- patronise
- patronizing
- patronising
- patronizingly
- patronisingly
- patron saint* * *patron /ˈpeɪtrən/n.2 patrono, patrona3 (form.) cliente abituale ( di un negozio, albergo, ecc.); frequentatore, frequentatrice abituale ( di un teatro)● (relig.) patron saint, (santo) patrono, (santa) patrona.* * *['peɪtrən]1) (supporter) (of artist) mecenate m. e f.; (of person) protettore m. (-trice); (of charity) patrono m. (-essa), benefattore m. (-trice)3) (anche patron saint) patrono m. (-a)
См. также в других словарях:
patronise — (v.) British English spelling of PATRONIZE (Cf. patronize) (q.v.); for suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize) … Etymology dictionary
patronise — (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) … English contemporary dictionary
patronise — British variant of patronize … New Collegiate Dictionary
patronise — verb /ˈpætrənaɪz,ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ a) To make a patron b) To treat as inferior unduly, talk down to, treat condescendingly … Wiktionary
patronise — pa|tron|ise [ peıtrənaız ] a British spelling of patronize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patronise — UK [ˈpætrənaɪz] / US [ˈpeɪtrənaɪz] patronize … English dictionary
patronise — /ˈpætrənaɪz / (say patruhnuyz), /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ (say paytruhnuyz) verb (t) (patronised, patronising) 1. to favour (a shop, restaurant, etc.) with one s patronage; to trade with. 2. to treat in a condescending way: * Don t patronize me! she said… …
patronise — / pætrənaɪz/, patronize verb to be a regular customer ● I stopped patronising that restaurant when their prices went up … Marketing dictionary in english
patronise — verb 1. assume sponsorship of • Syn: ↑sponsor, ↑patronize • Derivationally related forms: ↑patron, ↑patron (for: ↑patronize), ↑sponsor ( … Useful english dictionary
patronised — patronise (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) … English contemporary dictionary
patronises — patronise (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) … English contemporary dictionary