disdain [dɪsˈdeɪn]
disdain(
dihs
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deyn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (contempt)
b. el desprecio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bobby was off on a tirade again about his disdain for fast food.Bobby armó de nuevo una diatriba sobre su desprecio por la comida rápida.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to refuse)
a. desdeñar
Harold grabbed his cane and disdained his son's efforts to help him walk.Harold agarró su bastón y desdeñó los esfuerzos de su hijo por ayudarlo a caminar.
3. (to show contempt for)
a. despreciar
Several members of the scientific community disdained Maria's work at first.Algunos miembros de la comunidad científica despreciaron inicialmente el trabajo de María.
4. (to refuse; followed by a verb)
a. no dignarse a
Hector disdained to drink champagne from a Burgundy glass.Hector no se dignó a tomar champán en una copa para vino de Borgoña.
disdainNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el desdén m, desprecio(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. desdeñar, despreciar
to disdain to do somethingno dignarse a hacer algo
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