Polyglot Dictionary

desprezar

/dʒispɾeˈzaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (eu)
desprezo
preterite (eu)
desprezei
past participle
desprezado

Meaning

  1. to despise

    • Despreza os fracos.

      He despises the weak.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verachten

verachten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to despise."

Spanish

despreciar

despreciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to despise."

French

mépriser

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

Practice

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