Sentence examples of "despise" in English

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Translations: all12 despreciar10 despreciarse1 other translations1

The rich sometimes despise the poor. Los ricos a veces desprecian a los pobres.

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. Tal vez la única dignidad del hombre sea su capacidad de despreciarse a sí mismo.

Don't despise others because they are poor. No desprecies a la gente por ser pobre.

Don't despise a man because he is poor. No desprecies a un hombre por ser pobre.

You should not despise a man because he is poor. No se debe despreciar a un hombre porque sea pobre.

She despises people who lie. Ella desprecia a la gente que miente.

Tom despises people who lie. Tom desprecia a quienes mienten.

He despises people of a lower social class. Desprecia a la gente de clase social más baja.

She despises him only because he is poor. Ella le desprecia sólo porque es pobre.

Christopher Columbus despised pirates, but he loved their eyepatches. Sometimes, he would wear one - just for fun. Cristóbal Colón despreciaba a los piratas, pero le encantaban sus parches. A veces llevaba uno sólo para divertirse.

Tim produced a perfect alveolar trill for a straight minute. The rest of the Spanish class envied and despised this vulgar display of power. Tim produjo una vibración alveolar perfecta durante un minuto seguido. El resto de la clase de español envidiaba y despreciaba esta vulgar muestra de poder.

I utterly despise formal writing! ¡Aborrezco profundamente la escritura formal!

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