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1 patronize, 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.) büyüklük/patronluk taslamak2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) müşterisi olmak -
2 patron
n. müşteri, sürekli müşteri, müdavim, patron, koruyucu, veli* * *hami* * *['peitrən]1) (a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc: He's a patron of the arts.) koruyucu2) (a (regular) customer of a shop etc: The manager said that he knew all his patrons.) devamlı müşteri•- patronize, patronise
- patronizing, patronising
- patronizingly, patronisingly
- patron saint
См. также в других словарях:
patronize — pat‧ron‧ize [ˈpætrənaɪz ǁ ˈpeɪ , ˈpæ ] also patronise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to use or visit a particular shop, restaurant, hotel etc: • Many homosexuals patronize gay owned companies simply because they feel more comfortable there … Financial and business terms
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
patronize — (Amer.) pa·tron·ize || peɪtrÉ™naɪz / pæt 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 patronise) … English contemporary dictionary
patronize — (also patronise) ► VERB 1) treat condescendingly. 2) be a patron of … English terms dictionary
patronise — verb 1. assume sponsorship of • Syn: ↑sponsor, ↑patronize • Derivationally related forms: ↑patron, ↑patron (for: ↑patronize), ↑sponsor ( … Useful english dictionary
patronize — [[t]pæ̱trənaɪz, AM pe͟ɪt [/t]] patronizes, patronizing, patronized (in BRIT, also use patronise) 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone patronizes you, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they … 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 — British variant of patronize … New Collegiate Dictionary
patronize — patronizable, adj. patronization, n. patronizer, n. /pay treuh nuyz , pa /, v.t., patronized, patronizing. 1. to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one s regular patronage; trade with. 2. to behave in an offensively condescending manner… … Universalium
patronise — pa|tron|ise [ peıtrənaız ] a British spelling of patronize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
