contempt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

self-contempt [Brit sɛlfkənˈtɛm(p)t, Am ˈˌsɛlf kənˈtɛm(p)t] N

contempt of court [kənˌtemptəvˈkɔːt] N LAW

contempt of congress [kənˌtemptəvˈkɒŋɡres, -ɡrəs] N (in US)

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haughty contempt
altezzoso
withering contempt
profondo
his envy, contempt was undisguised
la sua invidia, il suo disprezzo era evidente or non mascherava la sua invidia, il suo disprezzo
sovereign contempt, indifference
sovrano
sovereign contempt, indifference
regale

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contempt in the PONS Dictionary

contempt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold sth/sb in contempt
disprezzare qc/qu
she's beneath contempt
non la rispetto assolutamente
to hold sb/sth in contempt
disprezzare qu/qc

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Jim was cited for contempt and ends up back in the slammer.
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Individually they are probably good men, but they are a close corporation, with, it seems to me, a contempt for everyone outside their own clan.
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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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They treat women with contempt -- like property, like a chess piece.
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The punishment for telling anyone about the summons is contempt of court, with a penalty of 8-9 months imprisonment.
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She is annoyed not so much that she has lost her eye but at the insolent air of independence and contempt it had while looking back at her.
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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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He reserved a particular contempt for the sentient doors, despising their blissful satisfaction with existence.
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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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No one that had any expectation from him was safe from his public contempt and derision.
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