self-respecting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for self-respecting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-respecting [Am ˈˌsɛlf rəˈspɛktɪŋ, Brit ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛktɪŋ] ADJ attr

no self-respecting editor would work for them

ningún editor que se precie trabajaría para ellos

Translations for self-respecting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

preciarse VB vpr

1. preciarse (estimarse):

un abogado que se precie nunca aceptaría ese caso

no self-respecting lawyer would ever take on that case

2. preciarse (jactarse):

preciarse de algo

to pride oneself on sth

se precia de haber viajado mucho

he boasts of having traveled a lot

se precia de ser la universidad más antigua del país

it prides itself on being the oldest university in the country

I.respetar VB trans

1. respetar persona:

respetar

to respect

debes respetar a tus mayores

you should respect your elders o treat your elders with respect

se hizo respetar de o por todos

he won o gained everyone's respect

2. respetar:

respetar opinión/tradiciones

to respect

respetar ley/norma

to observe

respetar señal de tráfico

to obey

no se respetó su voluntad

his wishes were not respected

respetar el medio ambiente

to respect the environment

“respetad las plantas”

“please respect o be careful of the plants”

no respetan los límites de velocidad

they don't observe the speed restrictions

no respetan los límites de velocidad

they disregard the speed restrictions

reformaron el edificio respetando el diseño original

they renovated the building conserving the original design

II.respetarse VB vpr

respetarse refl:

respetarse

to respect oneself

respetarse

to have self-respect

¿cómo te van a respetar los demás si tú mismo no te respetas?

how can you expect people to respect you if you have no self-respect yourself?

un abogado que se respete no haría eso

no self-respecting lawyer o no lawyer worth his salt would do that

una universidad que se respete no puede aceptar estas prácticas

no university worthy of the name can accept these practices

self-respecting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for self-respecting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-respecting ADJ

self-respecting

con amor propio

every self-respecting man ...

todo hombre que se precie...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Now that consumers were so terrifyingly conscious of their rights, no self-respecting tradesman went anywhere without his brief.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Adherents aside, few self-respecting neuroscientists will even touch the topic of cryonics, given its speculative nature.

www.citynews.ca

There are a few obvious reasons why no self-respecting millennial would be caught dead with a newspaper.

rabble.ca

Though, one might, perhaps all too easily, add: and to work out what any self-respecting radical leftist's next move might be in that situation!

thequietus.com

Now no self-respecting groupie will wear a perfume that hasn't been endorsed by their hero.

www.express.co.uk

Is this the behavior of a self-respecting sovereign state, or a conquered province?

irishecho.com

How could any self-respecting trend list not include gamification?

mashable.com

No self-respecting individual is going to buy that -- unless, of course, they partook in this conspiracy.

city-press.news24.com

The parachute ninja is no self-respecting ninja, though.

www.pocketgamer.co.uk

No self-respecting contest will ever take place again behind closed doors.

en.wikipedia.org