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to be patronizing towards sb

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  • patronizing — (BrE also ising) adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ become ▪ find sb/sth ▪ I found his tone rather patronizing. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • patronizing — [[t]pæ̱trənaɪzɪŋ, AM pe͟ɪt [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave towards you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you. The tone of the interview was… …   English dictionary

  • patron — 01. The Bronfman family is an important [patron] of the arts in this country. 02. Princess Diana was the [patron] of a number of important charities in England. 03. Many of the [patrons] of this fine establishment are famous celebrities. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

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  • Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …   Wikipedia

  • attitude — n. 1) to assume, strike, take an attitude 2) a belligerent, defiant, surly; casual; cavalier; condescending, patronizing; hands off; holier than thou; irreverent; liberal; negative; positive; reverent; scornful attitude 3) an attitude about; of;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • List of Infinite Ryvius characters — The following is a list of fictional characters from the anime Infinite Ryvius. In this article, seiyū refers to the voice actors of original Japanese, while VA refers to those of American adaptation. Contents 1 Kouji Aiba 2 Aoi Housen 3 Yuki… …   Wikipedia

  • Baby talk — This article is about speech directed at babies. For speech like sounds produced by babies, see babbling. For other uses, see Baby talk (disambiguation). Whoopsie daisy redirects here. For the song by Terri Walker, see L.O.V.E (album). Baby talk …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… …   Wikipedia

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