Polyglot Dictionary

despreciar

/despɾeˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (yo)
desprecio
preterite (yo)
desprecié
past participle
despreciado

Meaning

  1. to despise

    • No desprecies su ayuda.

      Don't look down on his help.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

mépriser

mépriser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to despise."

Portuguese

desprezar

desprezar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to despise."

Practice

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