Polyglot Dictionary

menosprezar

/menospɾeˈzaɾ/

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 Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
menosprezo
preterite (eu)
menosprezei
past participle
menosprezado

Meaning

  1. to belittle

    • Menosprezou o rival.

      He belittled his rival.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

empequeñecer

empequeñecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to belittle."

Spanish

menospreciar

menospreciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to belittle."

Practice

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