contempt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contempt in the English»French Dictionary

contempt [Brit kənˈtɛm(p)t, Am kənˈtɛm(p)t] N

contempt

mépris m

to feel contempt for sb

éprouver du mépris pour qn

his contempt for truth

son mépris de la vérité

to hold sb/sth in contempt

mépriser qn/qc, avoir du mépris pour qn/qc

to be beneath contempt

être en-dessous de tout

self-contempt N

self-contempt

mépris m de soi

contempt of court N LAW

contempt of court

outrage m à magistrat

contempt of congress N Am POL

contempt of congress

outrage m au Congrès

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haughty person, contempt

hautain

withering contempt, comment

cinglant

lordly manner, tone, contempt

hautain

his envy/contempt was undisguised

il ne cachait pas son envie/mépris

Translations for contempt in the French»English Dictionary

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vouer qn aux gémonies

to expose sb to public contempt

mépris

contempt, scorn (de for)

mépris de argent, succès

contempt for

contempt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contempt in the English»French Dictionary

contempt [kənˈtempt] N no pl

contempt

mépris m

to be beneath contempt

être au-dessous de tout

to have contempt for sb/sth

avoir du mépris pour qn/qc

to hold sb/sth in contempt

mépriser qn/qc

to treat sb/sth with contempt

traiter qn/qc avec dédain

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familiarity breeds contempt prov

à trop connaître quelqu'un on risque le mépris

shrug of contempt

haussement d'épaules en signe de dédain

Translations for contempt in the French»English Dictionary

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dédain

contempt

avec dédain

with contempt

dédain de [ou envers] qn/qc

contempt for sb/sth

avoir du dédain pour qn/qc

to feel contempt for sb/sth

manifester du dédain pour qn/qc

to show contempt for sb/sth

mépris

contempt

outrage à magistrat

contempt of court

son mépris envers qn/qc

her contempt for sb/sth

contempt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be beneath contempt

être au-dessous de tout

to have contempt for sb/sth

avoir du mépris pour qn/qc

to hold sb/sth in contempt

mépriser qn/qc

to treat sb/sth with contempt

traiter qn/qc avec dédain

shrug of contempt

haussement d'épaules en signe de dédain

familiarity breeds contempt prov

à trop connaître quelqu'un on risque le mépris

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, contempt may be experienced as a highly visceral emotion similar to disgust, or as cool disregard.

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She goes on to say that had a "masculine understanding" and contempt for anything that savoured of culture.

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In his public debates he oscillates between raffish charm and a finely measured line in contempt.

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He reserved a particular contempt for the sentient doors, despising their blissful satisfaction with existence.

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Throughout the series, he displays sardonic contempt for authority figures.

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When massive factory ships of proven contempt arrive in our coastal waters, both the environment and local fisheries lose out.

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The rarity of major disasters tends to breed complacency and even a contempt for written instructions.

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He copes with his unusual lifestyle by adopting a sardonic sense of humor and a thinly veiled contempt for most of his schoolmates.

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Gossipy neighbors and shop vendors treat them with contempt, fellow tenants complaining that their (already noticeably dilapidated) tenement building has now become filthy.

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They treat women with contempt -- like property, like a chess piece.

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