despectivo

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despectivo, -a
adjective
1scornful, contemptuous (despreciativo)
  • hablar de algo/alguien en tono despectivo, -a -> to speak scornfully o contemptuously about something/somebody
2pejorative (grammar)

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despectivo [des-pec-tee’-vo, vah]
adjective
1Depreciatory; denoting contempt.

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despectivo
adjetivo
1 (despreciativo) contemptuous; scornful
hablar de algn en términos despectivos to speak disparagingly of sb
2 (Lingüística) pejorative

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