contemptuous
- Examples
Chandler has always been critical (if not contemptuous) of financiers. | Chandler ha sido siempre crítico (si no desdeñoso) de los financistas. |
I think I'd be too contemptuous to play that game. | Creo que sería demasiado desdeñoso para jugar ese juego. |
Mahathir Mohamad is openly contemptuous of press freedom. | Mahathir Mohamad es abiertamente hostil a la libertad de prensa. |
Stalin's first qualification was a contemptuous attitude toward ideas. | La primera cualidad de Stalin era una actitud despectiva hacia las ideas. |
For us, Moscow was irrational, aggressive and totally contemptuous of human life. | Para nosotros Moscú era irracional, agresivo y totalmente menospreciador de la vida humana. |
Hence their contemptuous attitude toward revolutionary struggle. | De ahí su actitud despectiva hacia la lucha revolucionaria. |
Williams and 50 have had a contemptuous relationship over the years. | Williams y 50 han tenido un desprecio relación a lo largo de los años. |
Those who are described as being 'despiteful' are contemptuous and usually insulting. | Los que se describen como 'injuriosos' son generalmente insultantes y despectivos. |
Enron had faced severe criticism over their contemptuous way of doing business. | Enron haba recibido crticas severas sobre su modo despreciativo de hacer negocios. |
For no reason at all, you... you're rude and contemptuous. | Sin ningún motivo, eres maleducado y despectivo. |
Europe turned mean, contemptuous and greedy. | Europa se tornó mezquina, despectiva y avara. |
It is equally tempting for us to be prideful, self-righteous, and contemptuous. | Es igualmente tentador para nosotros ser orgullosos, confiar en nosotros mismos y menospreciar. |
Guevara was contemptuous of workers democracy. | Guevara era despectivo con respecto a la democracia obrera. |
Or to face contemptuous strangers. | O para hacer frente a los extraños despectivos. |
Others preferred to maintain a contemptuous silence. | Otros prefirieron guardar desdeñoso silencio. |
Why are you so contemptuous? | ¿Por qué es tan despectivo? |
At the end he sends him away with a contemptuous gesture of his hand. | Al final lo manda a retirarse con un gesto de desprecio de su mano. |
She said "contemptuous, " can you believe that? | Ella dijo: "despectiva", puede usted creer eso? |
You seem quite contemptuous of me all of a sudden. | De pronto parece que me desprecias. |
Aren't you a tad contemptuous? | ¿No eres un poco despectiva? |
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