patronising

[US]/ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at behandle nogen, som om de er mindre intelligente eller vidende.
adj. præget af en nedladende holdning.

Phrases & Collocations

patronising tone

nedladende tone

patronising attitude

nedladende holdning

patronising remarks

nedladende bemærkninger

patronising behavior

nedladende opførsel

patronising smile

nedladende smil

patronising gesture

nedladende gestus

patronising advice

nedladende råd

patronising comments

nedladende kommentarer

patronising way

nedladende måde

Example Sentences

his patronising tone made her feel belittled.

hans nedladende tone fik hende til at føle sig undermineret.

she found his patronising advice quite annoying.

hun fandt hans nedladende råd ret irriterende.

patronising behavior can damage relationships.

nedladende opførsel kan skade relationer.

he often speaks in a patronising manner to his colleagues.

han taler ofte på en nedladende måde til sine kolleger.

her patronising smile irritated everyone in the room.

hendes nedladende smil irriterede alle i rummet.

they dismissed his patronising comments during the meeting.

de afviste hans nedladende kommentarer under mødet.

patronising remarks can undermine a person's confidence.

nedladende bemærkninger kan underminere en persons selvtillid.

she felt his patronising attitude was uncalled for.

hun følte, at hans nedladende holdning var unødvendig.

his patronising behavior alienated his friends.

hans nedladende opførsel fremmedgjorde hans venner.

it's frustrating when people are so patronising.

det er frustrerende, når folk er så nedladende.

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