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"to despise" in Spanish
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"to despise" in Spanish
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to despise(also: to disdain, to scorn, to spurn, to pooh-pooh)
Controls on public spending are a despised constraint.
El control del gasto público es un imperativo desdeñado.
to despise(also: to deprecate, to reject, to spurn, to look down on)
In Faust, Mephisto says: ‘Despise reason and science, and you are mine, all mine’.
En Fausto, Mephisto dice: «Desprecia la razón y la ciencia, y serás mío, solo mío».
believers, there is a strong temptation to hate, to despise others and to
creyentes, es fuerte la tentación del odio, del desprecio del otro y de
The triumph of blind ideology over commonsense makes this place into the paper mill that the UK has come to despise.
El triunfo de la ideología ciega sobre el sentido común convierte este lugar en la fábrica de papel que el Reino Unido ha acabado por despreciar.
to despise(also: to deprecate, to disparage, to devalue)
There is still a tendency to undervalue or even to despise the experience that comes with age, although many young people could benefit from it.
Sigue habiendo la tendencia a no prestar atención, e incluso menospreciar, las experiencias adquiridas con la edad, aunque muchos jóvenes podrían aprovecharse de ellas.
For too long, women's role has been despised.
Se ha menospreciado el papel de la mujer durante demasiado tiempo.
(The President cut off the speaker) ... this supreme post was surrendered to a Mr Duisenberg, who despises us and is not even present...
(El Presidente interrumpe al ponente) ...se ha entregado lo más sagrado a un tal Sr. Duisenberg que nos menosprecia y que no está aquí presente...
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I utterly despise him
siento el más absoluto desprecio por él
It is not enough – and this applies to us here– to salve our consciences one day a year and then despise women the rest of the time.
La Europa ampliada, reunificada, tierra de libertad, tierra de los derechos humanos, tiene el deber de cumplir su futura Constitución.
I despise him
lo desprecio profundamente
President Rajapaksa came to power democratically, determined to defeat the LTTE, and his success should be congratulated by all of us who despise terrorism.
El Presidente Rajapaksa llegó al poder democráticamente, decidido a vencer a los LTTE, y su éxito debería ser celebrado por todos los que odiamos el terrorismo.
If Mr Brok and his European and national counterparts fear - or despise - the public so much, they should at least have the decency to stop seeking its approval.
Si el señor Brok y sus homólogos europeos y nacionales temen -o desprecian- tanto al público, al menos deberían tener la honradez de dejar de procurar su aprobación.
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