contemptible

[US]/kənˈtemptəbl/
[UK]/kənˈtemptəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. værdig til foragt; modbydelig; verdigløs.

Example Sentences

a display of contemptible cowardice.

en udvisning af foragtelsesværdig kujoneri.

guilty of contemptible behavior.

skyldig i foragtelsesværdig opførsel.

a contemptible crime

en foragtelsesværdig forbrydelse.

That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.

Det var et foragtelsesværdigt trick at spille på en ven.

stooping to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions;

at sænke sig til foragtelsesværdige metoder for at realisere deres ambitioner;

It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!

Det var foragtelsesværdigt af ham at tale sådan om en respektabel lærer!

His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.

Hans personlige tilstedeværelse er uimponerende, og hans tale er foragtelsesværdig.

It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!

Det var et foragtelsesværdigt trick at lyve og spille på en gammel ven!

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