contemptible in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contemptible in the English»French Dictionary

contemptible [Brit kənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)l, Am kənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)l] ADJ

contemptible cowardice, person:

contemptible

méprisable

it was a really contemptible thing to do

c'était en-dessous de tout que de faire cela

Translations for contemptible in the French»English Dictionary

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méprisable

contemptible

homme de peu

contemptible individual

contemptible in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contemptible in the English»French Dictionary

contemptible ADJ

contemptible

méprisable

Translations for contemptible in the French»English Dictionary

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abject(e)

contemptible

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English

The result was a society founded on a continuous yet contemptible melodrama.

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The governor also found opposition to his government, or dispute within it to be contemptible, and frequently threatened to resign if such discord was not discontinued.

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I sense that is contemptible, because not interest to the story but physical factor force readers to read.

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This sense of imaginary superiority is the parent of high qualities, and prevents the possessor very often from indulging mean and contemptible propensities.

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The baekjeong were seen as a contemptible and polluted people that others feared and avoided meeting.

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His latest statement, like his earlier writings and pronouncements, is a contemptible insult to all decent and feeling people.

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In this case, the young, witty, and well-bred male character, who dominates the drawing rooms, is in sharp contrast to a contemptible debauch, who indulges in fornication, alcoholism, and hypocrisy.

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The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most absurd and ridiculous; in the most ridiculous modes; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments.

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But they despised him and called him a contemptible old man.

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It is a breach of your duty as governor, and evidences an unsportsmanlike, cowardly and contemptible frame of mind.

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