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1 snide
[snaɪd]aggettivo [person, remark] maligno* * *(sneering or critical in a sly, not open, manner: He made a snide remark about her relationship with the boss.) sarcastico* * *snide /snaɪd/A a.1 contraffatto; falso; fasullo3 sprezzante; beffardo; sarcasticoB n. ( slang)2 [u] gioielli falsi; monete false3 [u] malignità; ipocrisia; maldicenza; pettegolezzi cattivi.* * *[snaɪd]aggettivo [person, remark] maligno -
2 snide adj
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3 ♦ remark
♦ remark /rɪˈmɑ:k/n.osservazione; commento: I have written my remarks in pencil in the margins of the book, ho scritto a matita le mie osservazioni nei margini del libro; an interesting remark, un'osservazione interessante; a hurtful remark, un'osservazione che ferisce (o che urta); a derogatory remark, un'osservazione che getta discredito; an insensitive remark, un'osservazione priva di tatto; a pointed remark, un'osservazione pungente; introductory remarks, osservazioni preliminari; scathing remarks, osservazioni aspre (o mordaci); a facetious remark, una spiritosaggine; a snide remark, un'osservazione maliziosa; to make a remark about (o on) fare un commento su; He made a rude remark about her dress, ha fatto un commento poco educato sul suo vestito● worthy of remark, degno di nota: Nothing worthy of remark occurred during our stay here, non è successo niente degno di nota durante il nostro soggiorno qui.(to) remark /rɪˈmɑ:k/v. t. e i.1 osservare; commentare: «I don't see any problem with that» she remarked, «Non ci vedo nessun problema» osservò; Oscar Wilde once remarked that there is no such thing as a moral or immoral book, una volta Oscar Wilde ha osservato che non esistono libri morali o immorali; to remark on (o upon) esprimersi su; fare commenti su; This point has been already remarked upon, ci si è già espressi su questo punto; Everyone remarked on how good the food was, hanno fatto tutti commenti positivi sul cibo; to remark loudly on st., fare osservazioni ad alta voce su qc.2 (form.) notare: I didn't remark anything strange about his behaviour, non ho notato niente di strano nel suo comportamento.
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Snide — Snide, a. 1. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang, archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. derogatory in an insinuating manner; as, a snide remark. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snide — [snaıd] adj informal if you say something snide, you say something unkind, often in a clever, indirect way snide remarks/comments ▪ a snide remark about her clothes >snidely adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
snide´ly — snide «snyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. mean or spiteful in a sly way; slyly insinuating; derogatory: »a snide remark. SYNONYM(S): disparaging. 2. dishonest: »a snide trickster. –n. 1. a dishonest person; … Useful english dictionary
snide — [ snaıd ] adjective deliberately unkind in an indirect way ╾ snide|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snide — ► ADJECTIVE 1) derogatory or mocking in an indirect way. 2) chiefly N. Amer. devious and underhand. 3) informal counterfeit or inferior. ► NOUN ▪ a snide person or remark. DERIVATIVES snidely adverb snidey … English terms dictionary
snide — [snīd] adj. [orig., counterfeit, bogus < thieves slang, prob. of Du dial. or Ger orig. < base of Ger schneiden, to cut, with reference to coin clipping and, later, to cutting remarks] slyly malicious or derisive [a snide remark] snidely adv … English World dictionary
snide — 1859, thieves slang counterfeit, sham, of unknown origin. Of persons, cunning, sharp, from 1883. Sense of sneering is first attested 1933 … Etymology dictionary
snide — [adj] hateful, nasty base, cynical, disparaging, hurtful, insinuating, malicious, mean, sarcastic, scornful, sneering, spiteful, unkind; concept 401 Ant. gentle, kind, lovable, loving, nice … New thesaurus
snide — [[t]sna͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A snide comment or remark is one which criticizes someone in an unkind and often indirect way. He made a snide comment about her weight... They kept making snide remarks about each other... She couldn t tell… … English dictionary
snide — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1859 1. a. false, counterfeit b. practicing deception ; dishonest < a snide merchant > 2. unworthy of esteem ; low < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
snide — [[t]snaɪd[/t]] adj. snid•er, snid•est derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; orig. uncert. snide′ly, adv. snide′ness, n … From formal English to slang
