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Translations for „deigns“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)

I . deign [deɪn] pej VB intr

II . deign [deɪn] pej VB trans old

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Did they deign to look at our petitions?
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Not that he often deigned to argue with the management.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I tend to have kept letters from women on the rare occasions that woman have deigned to write to me.
www.independent.co.uk
No self-respecting writer would deign to write for television.
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However, if a party approaches the dragon with respect and choice information, chances are even that the dragon deigns to talk.
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The result was that the sweet peas grew plenty of foliage but didn't deign to flower; hence the forced heat treatment.
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The elite apparently don't reside in such places (or at least don't deign to walk the streets there).
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We're lucky this frisky 2-year-old even deigns to be with us, given that both his parents were champion show dogs.
fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com
Early animation didn't deign to credit the voices behind its characters.
www.independent.co.uk
Miles hated his guts and rarely deigned to speak to him afterward unless the interaction was required by the script.
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