desprecio

m.

1 scorn, contempt.

una mirada/un gesto de desprecio a scornful o contemptuous look/gesture

con desprecio contemptuously, with contempt

2 snub (acto despreciativo).

hacer un desprecio a alguien to snub somebody

3 disregard.

muestran un desprecio olímpico por los derechos humanos they show complete disregard for human rights

4 disdain, scorn, contempt, sneer.

5 brush-off.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: despreciar.

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desprecio

► nombre masculino

1 (desestima) contempt, scorn, disdain

2 (desaire) slight, snub

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noun m.

disdain, contempt

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SM

1) (=desdén) scorn, contempt

lo miró con desprecio — she looked at him contemptuously

2) (=desaire) slight, snub

le hicieron el desprecio de no acudir — they snubbed him by not coming

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masculino

a) (menosprecio) disdain

un gesto de desprecio — a disdainful gesture

me miró con desprecio — she gave me a disdainful o scornful look

sentía un desprecio infinito por él — she felt profound contempt for him

b) (indiferencia) disregard

sienten un profundo desprecio por la autoridad — they have a deep-seated contempt for authority

c) (desaire) snub, slight

hacerle un desprecio a alguien — to snub o slight somebody

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= scorn, disdain, contempt, put-down, deprecation, snub, sneer.

Ex. I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.

Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex. Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.

Ex. Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.

Ex. It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

Ex. This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.

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* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* desprecio por envidia = sour grapes.

* gesto de desprecio = gesture of disdain.

* hacer un desprecio = slight.

* manifestar desprecio = profess + disdain.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

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masculino

a) (menosprecio) disdain

un gesto de desprecio — a disdainful gesture

me miró con desprecio — she gave me a disdainful o scornful look

sentía un desprecio infinito por él — she felt profound contempt for him

b) (indiferencia) disregard

sienten un profundo desprecio por la autoridad — they have a deep-seated contempt for authority

c) (desaire) snub, slight

hacerle un desprecio a alguien — to snub o slight somebody

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= scorn, disdain, contempt, put-down, deprecation, snub, sneer.

Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.

Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.

Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.

Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.

* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* desprecio por envidia = sour grapes.

* gesto de desprecio = gesture of disdain.

* hacer un desprecio = slight.

* manifestar desprecio = profess + disdain.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

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desprecio

masculine

1 (menosprecio) disdain

con un gesto de desprecio salió de la habitación with a disdainful gesture, he left the room

me miró con desprecio she gave me a disdainful o scornful look

sentía un desprecio infinito por él she felt profound contempt for him

—no tiene donde caerse muerto —dijo con desprecio he doesn't have a penny to his name, she said contemptuously o disdainfully o scornfully

2 (indiferencia) disregard

conducen con total desprecio por la vida de los demás they drive with complete disregard for the lives of others

sienten un profundo desprecio por la autoridad they have a deep-seated contempt for authority

3 (desaire) snub, slight

si no vas, será interpretado como un desprecio if you don't go, they'll take it as a snub o slight

está harto de que le hagan desprecios he's fed up with being snubbed o slighted

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Del verbo despreciar: (conjugate despreciar)

desprecio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

despreció es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
despreciar    
desprecio
despreciar (conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo

a) (menospreciar) ‹persona› to look down on;

(profundamente) to despise

b) (rechazar) ‹oferta/ayuda› to reject

desprecio sustantivo masculino

a) (menosprecio) disdain;

(más intenso) contempt;

◊ me miró con desprecio she gave me a disdainful o scornful look

b) (indiferencia por el peligro, la vida) disregard

c) (desaire) snub, slight;

◊ 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

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desprecio nm

1. [desdén] scorn, contempt;

siente un desprecio especial por los grandes estudios cinematográficos he feels particular contempt for the big movie studios;

con desprecio scornfully, contemptuously;

habla con desprecio de todo el mundo she speaks contemptuously o scornfully of everyone, she speaks of everyone with contempt;

una mirada/un gesto de desprecio a scornful o contemptuous look/gesture

2. [acto despreciativo] snub;

hacer un desprecio a alguien to snub sb

3. [desinterés] disregard;

muestran un desprecio olímpico por los derechos humanos they show complete disregard for human rights

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desprecio

m

1 (desdén) contempt

2 acto slight

3 (indiferencia) disregard

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desprecio nm

desdén, menosprecio: disdain, contempt, scorn

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desprecio n contempt / scorn