domineer

[US]/ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə/
[UK]/ˌdɑməˈnɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. agire in modo dominante; comportarsi in modo arrogante
vt. essere opprimente; mostrare il proprio potere
Word Forms
terza persona singolaredomineers
passatodomineered
participio presentedomineering
participio passatodomineered
pluraledomineers

Phrases & Collocations

domineering attitude

atteggiamento dominante

Example Sentences

The castle domineers the town.

Il castello domina la città.

a domineering person

una persona dominante

domineer over one's inferiors

dominare sui propri inferiori

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

Cathy era stata una martire del suo marito burbero e dominante.

Many of her women friends also had domineering husbands.

Molte delle sue amiche donne avevano anche mariti dominanti.

the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context.

L'articolo la ritraeva come dominante facendo cadere citazioni sue fuori contesto.

submissive children can be cowed by a look of disapproval. Tobully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior:

I bambini sottomessi possono essere intimiditi da uno sguardo di disapprovazione. Bullying significa intimidire attraverso spacconeria, dominazione o comportamento minaccioso:

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