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Translation of desprecio in English:

desprecio

disdain, n.

Definition of disdain in English

masculine noun

  • 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 / 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 / disdainfully / 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 / slight
    • está harto de que le hagan desprecios — he's fed up with being snubbed / slighted