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1 sneer
sniə
1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) sonreír burlonamente/con socarronería2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) desdeñar, despreciar, burlarse3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) decir con desprecio
2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) sonrisa burlona/socarrona/sarcásticasneer vb hacer una mueca de despreciotr[snɪəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (remark) comentario desdeñoso, comentario despreciativosneer ['snɪr] vi: sonreír con despreciosneer n: sonrisa f de desprecion.• expresión de burla y desprecio s.f.• rictus s.m.v.• chufletear v.• hacer un gesto de burla y desprecio v.
I snɪr, snɪə(r)intransitive verb adoptar un aire despectivoto sneer AT somebody/something: he sneered at his challengers miró desdeñosamente a sus contrincantes; she sneered at my attempts — se burló de mis intentos
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a) ( expression) expresión f desdeñosab) ( remark) comentario m desdeñoso or despectivo, burla f[snɪǝ(r)]1.N (=expression) cara f de desprecio; (=remark) comentario m desdeñosothe book is full of sneers about... — el libro se mofa constantemente de...
2.VI hablar con desprecio, hablar con desdénto sneer at sb/sth — (=laugh) mofarse de algn/algo; (=scorn) despreciar a algn/algo
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I [snɪr, snɪə(r)]intransitive verb adoptar un aire despectivoto sneer AT somebody/something: he sneered at his challengers miró desdeñosamente a sus contrincantes; she sneered at my attempts — se burló de mis intentos
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a) ( expression) expresión f desdeñosab) ( remark) comentario m desdeñoso or despectivo, burla f -
2 sneer
s.1 mofa, chifla, escarnio, risa de escarnio.2 sonrisa de desprecio, risa sardónica, cara de desprecio, expresión facial burlesca y desdeñosa.v.1 burlarse, mofarse, chancearse, chotearse, fisgarse.2 decir con desprecio, decir con burla y desdeño.3 reír burlonamente, sonreír burlonamente, reír sarcásticamente, reírse burlonamente.(pt & pp sneered) -
3 sneer at
v.desdeñar con sarcasmo, despreciar. -
4 sneer remark
s.comentario desdeñoso. -
5 inexpressive sneer
s.sonrisa inexpresiva. -
6 mueca
mueca sustantivo femenino:◊ hacerle muecas a algn to make o (BrE) pull faces at sb;sus graciosísimas muecas her funny faces; una mueca burlona a sneer
mueca sustantivo femenino
1 (gesto de burla) mocking face
hacer muecas, to make o pull faces
2 (gesto de dolor, reprobación) grimace ' mueca' also found in these entries: Spanish: cómico - grotesco - puchero English: grimace - pull - wince - sneer -
7 contemptuous
- uəsadjective (showing contempt: a contemptuous sneer.) despreciativo, despectivotr[kən'temptjʊəs]1 (attitude) despreciativo,-a, despectivo,-a; (person) desdeñoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be contemptuous of something/somebody despreciar algo/a alguien, desdeñar algo/a alguiencontemptuous [kən'tɛmpʧʊəs] adj: despectivo, despreciativo, desdeñosoadj.• desdeñoso, -a adj.• despectivo, -a adj.• despreciativo, -a adj.• menospreciativo, -a adj.kən'temptʃuəs, kən'temptjʊəsadjective despectivo, desdeñosoto be contemptuous OF something/somebody — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
[kǝn'temptjʊǝs]ADJ [person] desdeñoso (of con); [manner] despreciativo, desdeñoso; [gesture] despectivoto be contemptuous of — desdeñar, menospreciar
* * *[kən'temptʃuəs, kən'temptjʊəs]adjective despectivo, desdeñosoto be contemptuous OF something/somebody — despreciar or desdeñar algo/a alguien
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8 facial
adjective (of the face: facial expressions.) facial
facial adjetivo facial ' facial' also found in these entries: Spanish: lifting - liposoma - máscara English: face cream - facial - face - sneertr['feɪʃəl]1 facial1 masaje nombre masculino facial, tratamiento facialfacial ['feɪʃəl] adj: de la cara, facialfacial n: tratamiento m facial, limpieza f de cutisadj.• facial adj.n.• masaje facial s.m.
I 'feɪʃəladjective facial, de la cara
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noun limpieza f de cutis['feɪʃǝl]1.ADJ de la cara, facial2.N tratamiento m facial3.CPDfacial hair N — vello m facial
facial scrub N — exfoliante m facial
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I ['feɪʃəl]adjective facial, de la cara
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noun limpieza f de cutis -
9 rictus
rictus m (gesto, expresión) con un rictus de dolor, grimacing with pain
había en su rostro un rictus de desprecio, she had a sneer on her facetr['rɪktəs]1 rictus nombre masculinon.• rictus s.m.['rɪktǝs]N (pl rictus or rictuses) rictus m -
10 adoptar
adoptar ( conjugate adoptar) verbo transitivo ‹decisión/medida/posición› to take
adoptar verbo transitivo to adopt ' adoptar' also found in these entries: Spanish: disuasión - tomar - actitud - asumir - gestión - posición - postura English: adopt - assume - borrow - embrace - foster - posture - stand - line - put - sneer - strike - take -
11 burlarse
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12 desdeñosa
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13 despectivo
despectivo
◊ -va adjetivo ‹trato/gesto/actitud› contemptuous;‹ tono› disparaging; ‹ término› pejorative, derogatory
despectivo,-a adjetivo derogatory, disparaging ' despectivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: despectiva - matiz - tono English: contemptuous - derogatory - disparaging - sneer - disdainful -
14 desprecio
Del verbo despreciar: ( conjugate despreciar) \ \
desprecio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
despreció es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: despreciar desprecio
despreciar ( conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo ( profundamente) to despise
desprecio sustantivo masculino ( más intenso) contempt;◊ me miró con desprecio she gave me a disdainful o scornful look◊ hacerle un desprecio a algn to snub o slight sb
despreciar verbo transitivo
1 (odiar) to despise
2 (menospreciar) to look down on, to scorn
3 (desdeñar) to reject, spurn
desprecio sustantivo masculino
1 (menosprecio, falta de estima) contempt, scorn, disdain: no puede disimular el desprecio que siente hacia esa familia, she can't hide the contempt she has for that family
2 (descortesía, desaire) slight, snub: para ella sería un desprecio que no aceptases la invitación, she would feel slighted should you not accept the invitation ' desprecio' also found in these entries: Spanish: bofetada - cara - caro - disfraz - larvada - larvado - pequeña - pequeño - rechazo - rictus - vilipendio - bah - profundo English: beneath - contempt - curl - disdain - doormat - nose - scornfully - sneer - deprecating - put -
15 expresión
expresión sustantivo femenino expression
expresión sustantivo femenino expression ' expresión' also found in these entries: Spanish: acuñar - cara - ciudad - corporal - denotar - facilidad - florida - florido - giro - grosería - que - rictus - tecnicismo - telefonear - vulgarismo - ademán - adusto - ausente - cliché - crispar - descompuesto - en - familiar - fluidez - fórmula - gesto - gracia - grave - impenetrable - libertad - manifestación - permitir - risueño - sereno - sonar - sonriente - tópico - triste - vacilante - vaguedad English: aback - bear - blank - colloquialism - expression - face - freedom - injured - intent - resist - set off - speech - stony-faced - turn - delivery - endearment - free - injure - sneer -
16 sarcástica
sarcástico,-a adjetivo sarcastic: se dirigió a mí en tono sarcástico, her voice was heavy with sarcasm when she spoke to me ' sarcástica' also found in these entries: English: sneer -
17 sonrisa
sonrisa sustantivo femenino smile
sonrisa sustantivo femenino smile ' sonrisa' also found in these entries: Spanish: agradecer - amagar - elocuente - embrujar - evocar - inconfundible - vislumbrar - amplio - arrebatador - artificial - coqueto - delator - dulce - empalagoso - falso - forzar - franco - fugaz - hechicero - imperturbable - infantil - irresistible - leve - pícaro - significativo - tenue - triunfal English: artificial - beaming - boyish - bright - crooked - delighted - forced - grin - icy - lopsided - mischievous - muster - set - smile - smirk - sneer - stiff - manage -
18 ha! ha!
(an expression of laughter, sometimes used as a sneer: Ha! ha! That's a good joke!) ja, ja -
19 sneering
adj.burlón(ona).ger.gerundio del verbo SNEER.
См. также в других словарях:
Sneer — Sneer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneering}.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to sneer at. See {Snore}, v. i.] 1. To show contempt by turning up the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneer — sneer·er; sneer·ful; sneer·ing·ly; sneer·less; sneer; … English syllables
Sneer — Sneer, v. t. 1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person. Congreve. [1913 Webster] A ship of fools, he sneered. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneer´er — sneer «snihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to show scorn or contempt by looks or words: »The mean girls sneered at the poor girl s cheap clothes. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer (Alexander Pope) … Useful english dictionary
Sneer — Sneer, n. 1. The act of sneering. [1913 Webster] 2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. Who can refute a sneer? Raley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneer — [snir] vi. [ME sneren, akin to Fris sneere, to scorn, Dan snaere, to grin like a dog: see SNARL1] 1. to smile derisively; show scorn or contempt as by curling the upper lip 2. to express derision, scorn, or contempt in speech or writing vt. 1. to … English World dictionary
sneer — index disdain, disparage, disrespect, flout, humiliate, jeer, mock (deride), ridicule … Law dictionary
sneer at — index denigrate, derogate, discommend, disdain, minimize, misprize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sneer — vb *scoff, jeer, gird, flout, gibe, fleer Analogous words: deride, taunt, mock, *ridicule: scout, *despise, scorn, disdain … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sneer — [v] mock, condemn affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one’s lip at*, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt*, hold up to ridicule*, insult, jeer, jest … New thesaurus
sneer — ► NOUN ▪ a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone. ► VERB ▪ smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner. ORIGIN probably imitative … English terms dictionary